Thames Challenge Cup

Event at the annual Henley Royal Regatta From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Thames Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's eights at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from a single rowing club.[1][2]

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Thames Challenge Cup
VenueHenley Royal Regatta, River Thames
LocationHenley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Dates1868 – present
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Boat clubs from any university, college or secondary school are not permitted, neither are squad oarsmen seeking selection for F.I.S.A. Heavyweight or Lightweight Championships. A crew may not include oarsmen who have rowed or sculled in an Olympic Games or a F.I.S.A. Senior World Championships for Heavyweights or Lightweights or who have won a medal at World Under 23 Championships (or the World Under 23 Regatta or The Nations' Cup).

Past winners

1868–1939

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Year Winner Runner-up ref
1868Pembroke College, OxfordRadley College Boat Club
1869Oscillators Club, Surbitonrow over
1870Oscillators Club, KingstonLondon Rowing Club
1871Ino Rowing ClubLondon Rowing Club
1872Thames Rowing ClubLondon Rowing Club
1873Thames Rowing ClubLondon Rowing Club
1874Thames Rowing ClubLondon Rowing Club
1875London Rowing ClubWest London Rowing Club
1876West London Rowing ClubLondon Rowing Club
1877London Rowing ClubThames Rowing Club
1878London Rowing ClubIno Rowing Club
1879Twickenham Rowing ClubLondon Rowing Club
1880London Rowing ClubTwickenham Rowing Club
1881Twickenham Rowing ClubEton College Boat Club
1882Royal Chester Rowing ClubReading Rowing Club
1883London Rowing ClubWest London Rowing Club
1884Twickenham Rowing ClubThames Rowing Club
1885London Rowing ClubThames Rowing Club
1886London Rowing ClubThames Rowing Club
1887Trinity Hall, CambridgeThames Rowing Club
1888Lady Margaret Boat ClubThames Rowing Club
1889Christ Church Boat ClubLondon Rowing Club
1890Thames Rowing ClubMolesey Boat Club
1891Molesey Boat ClubThames Rowing Club
1892Jesus College, CambridgeTrinity College Dublin
1893Thames Rowing ClubEton College Boat Club & Eton Excelsior Rowing Club
1894Trinity College, OxfordLondon Rowing Club
1895Nereus Rowing ClubMolesey Boat Club[3]
1896Emmanuel College, CambridgeSociete d’Encourangement duSport Nautique, FRA
1897Kingston Rowing ClubChrist Church Boat Club
1898Trinity College, OxfordFirst Trinity, Cambridge
1899First Trinity, CambridgeKingston Rowing Club
1900Trinity College, CambridgeTrinity College Dublin
1901Trinity Hall, CambridgeKingston Rowing Club
1902Trinity Hall, CambridgeRoyal School of Mines
1903Trinity College DublinKingston Rowing Club
1904Caius College, CambridgeSt. John's College, Oxford
1905Thames Rowing ClubKingston Rowing Club
1906Christ's College, CambridgeFirst Trinity, Cambridge
1907Christ's College, CambridgeCorpus Christi College, Cambridge
1908Wadham College Boat ClubChrist Church Boat Club
1909Wadham College Boat ClubOriel College, Oxford
1910Anglian Boat ClubClare College, Cambridge
1911First Trinity, CambridgeTwickenham Rowing Club
1912Rowing Club de Paris, FranceSt. John's College, Oxford
1913Oriel College, OxfordChrist's College, Cambridge
1914Caius College, CambridgeJesus College, Cambridge[4]
1915–1919 no races due to World War I
1920Thames Rowing ClubCaius College, Cambridge
1921Christiania RK, NorwayCorpus Christi College, Cambridge
1922Worcester College, OxfordClare College, Cambridge
1923First Trinity, CambridgeMaidenhead Rowing Club
1924Maidenhead Rowing ClubTwickenham Rowing Club
1925First Trinity, CambridgeHenley Rowing Club
1926Selwyn College, CambridgeKingston Rowing Club[5]
1927Thames Rowing ClubTwickenham Rowing Club[6]
1928Thames Rowing ClubTwickenham Rowing Club[7]
1929Browne & Nichols School, USAThames Rowing Club[8]
1930Vesta Rowing ClubWorcester College, Oxford[9]
1931London Rowing ClubMagdalen College, Oxford[10]
1932London Rowing ClubImperial College Boat Club[11]
1933Kent School, USABedford Rowing Club[12]
1934Thames Rowing ClubLondon Rowing Club[13]
1935London Rowing ClubPembroke College, Cambridge[14]
1936Tabor AcademyKent School, USA[15]
1937Tabor AcademyLondon Rowing Club[16]
1938Kent School, USALondon Rowing Club[17]
1939Tabor AcademyKent School, USA[18]
1940–1945 no races due to World War II
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The Tabor Academy boarding the Queen Mary in 1939. They returned home as the champions of the regatta for the third time in four years.

1946–1999

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Year Winner Runner-up ref
1946Imperial College Boat ClubIsis Boat Club[19]
1947Kent School, USATabor Academy[20][21]
1948Princeton University, USARoyal Air Force Rowing Club[22]
1949Princeton University, USALady Margaret Boat Club[23]
1950Kent School, USAThames Rowing Club[24]
1951University Pennsylvania, USARuder. Florsheim-Russelshein, Germany[25]
1952University Pennsylvania, USAChrist's College, Cambridge
1953Royal Air Force Rowing ClubImperial College Boat Club[26][27]
1954Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USARoyal Navy[28]
1955Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USARoyal Air Force Rowing Club[29]
1956Princeton University, USARoyal Air Force Rowing Club[30]
1957Princeton University, USANational Provincial Bank Rowing Club[31]
1958Harvard University USAThames Rowing Club[32]
1959Harvard University USAUniversity of London Boat Club[33]
1960Harvard University USADetroit Boat Club, USA[34]
1961University of London Boat ClubJesus College, Cambridge[35]
1962National Provincial Bank Rowing ClubThames Rowing Club[36]
1963Queens' College, CambridgeArgosies Rowing Club[37]
1964Eliot House, Harvard, USALondon Rowing Club[38]
1965Isis Boat ClubNottingham Britannia Rowing Club[39]
1966Harvard University USAIsis Boat Club[40]
1967Cornell University, USANottingham & Union Rowing Club[41]
1968Leander ClubCornell University, USA[42]
1969Leander ClubUniversity of Pennsylvania[43]
1970Leander ClubLondon Rowing Club
1971Harvard University USAKingston Rowing Club[44]
1972Harvard University USAKingston Rowing Club[45]
1973Princeton University, USAThames Tradesmen's Rowing Club[46]
1974Quintin Boat ClubRob Roy Boat Club[47]
1975Garda Siochana Boat Club, IrelandHarvard University USA[48]
1976Harvard University USAHenley Rowing Club[49]
1977London Rowing ClubLeander Club[50]
1978London Rowing ClubLeander Club[51]
1979Leander ClubLondon Rowing Club
1980University of London Boat ClubLondon Rowing Club[52]
1981Charles River Rowing Association, USALondon Rowing Club[53]
1982Charles River Rowing Association, USAGoldie Boat Club[54]
1983University of London Boat ClubKoninklijke Rv Sport Gent, Belgium
1984Cantabrigian Rowing ClubLeander Club
1985Ridley College, CanadaUniversity College, Dublin, Ireland
1986Ridley College, CanadaImperial College Boat Club
1987University College, Galway, IrelandNeptune Rowing Club
1988Tideway Scullers SchoolThames Rowing Club
1989University of London Boat ClubRidley College, Canada[55]
1990Nottinghamshire County Rowing AssociationHarvard University USA
1991University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of London Boat Club
1992Lea Rowing ClubGoldie Boat Club
1993Nottinghamshire County Rowing AssociationIsis Boat Club[56]
1994Brown University, USAGoldie Boat Club
1995Imperial College Boat ClubUniversity of Washington, USA
1996Neptune Rowing ClubWallingford Rowing Club[57]
1997Nottingham Boat ClubNeptune Rowing Club
1998London Rowing ClubBowbridge Boat Club[58]
1999Molesey Boat Club "A"Crabtree Boat Club
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2000 onwards

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Year Winner Runner-up ref
2000Molesey Boat Club "A"Crabtree Boat Club
2001Royal Club Nautique de Gand, BelgiumThames Rowing Club
2002Leander ClubNottinghamshire County Rowing Association 'A'
2003Homberger Ruderklub, GermanyLondon Rowing Club
2004London Rowing Club "A"R.C Reuss Luzern, Switzerland
2005Henley Rowing ClubLady Elizabeth Boat Club, Ireland
2006London Rowing Club "A"Tideway Scullers School
2007Leander ClubAgecroft Rowing Club
2008Leander ClubTideway Scullers School
2009Molesey Boat ClubHenley Rowing Club
20101829 Boat ClubWest End Rowing Club
2011Upper Yarra Rowing Club, AustraliaStar Club[59]
2012Molesey Boat ClubThames Rowing Club
2013Griffen Boat ClubUpper Thames Rowing Club
2014FFRG 1869, GermanySport Imperial Boat Club
2015Thames Rowing Club 'A'RTHC Bayer Leverkusen, Germany
2016Molesey Boat ClubN.S.R. Oslo, Norway
2017Thames Rowing Club 'A'Thames Rowing Club 'B'
2018Thames Rowing Club 'A'N.S.R. Oslo, Norway
2019R.S.V.U Okeanos, NetherlandsThames Rowing Club 'A'
2020No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic[60]
2021Thames Rowing ClubMolesey Boat Club[61]
2022Molesey Boat ClubThames Rowing Club[62]
2023Thames Rowing ClubKARZV 'De Hoop', NED
2024Thames Rowing ClubKARZV 'De Hoop', NED[63]
2025London Rowing ClubThames Rowing Club
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Green Lake Crew from Seattle compete in the 2007 Thames Challenge Cup

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