▁▁ ▁Only ▁A IA W ▁championship ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁The ▁National ▁Women ' s ▁Row ing ▁Association ▁( N W RA ) ▁spons ored ▁an ▁annual ▁open ▁e ights ▁national ▁championship ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁among ▁college ▁and ▁non - col lege ▁teams . ▁ ▁( There ▁were ▁no ▁e ights ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 1 .) ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁only ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁did ▁a ▁college ▁team ▁win ▁the ▁national ▁e ights ▁championship ▁out right . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁US Row ing , ▁contemporary ▁news ▁reports ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁do ▁not ▁mention ▁a ▁national ▁colleg iate ▁title . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁the ▁N W RA ▁spons ored ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Colleg iate ▁National ▁Championship ▁in ▁vars ity ▁e ights . ▁ ▁N W RA ▁Open ▁E ights ▁top ▁college ▁finish ers , ▁ 1 9 7 1 – 1 9 7 9 ▁( ch ampion ▁in ▁parentheses ): ▁▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁Washington ▁( first ▁place : ▁V esper ▁Bo at ▁Club ) ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Washington ▁( first ▁place : ▁College ▁Bo at ▁Club ) ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Rad cl iffe ▁( N W RA ▁open ▁champion ) ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Rad cl iffe ▁( first ▁place : ▁V esper