The Crimson has won the last nine Compton Cups that were contested on the Charles, and earned its 51st Compton Cup in the meet's 64-year history with this victory.
"This result tells us what we have felt from the beginning of the season," Parker said. "We have a good crew, and we're getting faster."
The Crimson's speed will be tested next week in Maryland against Navy and Penn with the Adams Cup at stake.
Women's Heavyweights
Radcliffe finished with a time of 6:19.3, 2.1 seconds ahead of California. No. 19 Syracuse finished third at 6:50.8, followed by Dartmouth, (6:37.5).
"We've been getting a lot faster," captain Anne Browning said. "We didn't make any personnel changes, but we made some significant changes in the positions that definitely gave us a few extra seconds."
Each of those seconds was needed against a California team that began the weekend ranked third in the country. Radcliffe's victory over the Golden Bears was a noteworthy upset, although one that the rowers did not immediately realize due to the race's staggered format.
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