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Prince Albert Challenge Cup
Rowing competition
Rowing competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Prince Albert Challenge Cup |
| image | File:Coxed four (rowing).svg |
| location | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire |
| dates | 2004 – present |
| venue | Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames |
The Prince Albert Challenge Cup is an event at Henley Royal Regatta. It is contested by Men's Student Crews in Coxed fours. It has been held since 2004.
Creation in 2004
The Britannia Challenge Cup was originally presented in 1969 as an event for four-oars with coxswain (Coxed Fours) open to club and student crews, and was contested for its first 35 years by an entry of 32 crews, racing over 5 days - with many times its entry number entering qualification and pre-qualifying races.
The Britannia Challenge Cup was split between club and student crews in 2004, having created additional competition time by removing the Prince Philip Challenge Cup, which had been contested by a small entry (usually between 2–4) of international elite oarsmen but was removed from the racing programme in line with the continued removal of coxed fours racing from international regattas meaning that it had lost value.
The Britannia Challenge Cup remained as the club coxed fours' competition, while the Prince Albert Challenge Cup for men's student coxed fours created in a similar mould, but with entry restricted to:
- Universities
- Colleges
- Schools
No composite crews are allowed to enter. The entry for each competition was set at 16 for both cups. There are now coxed fours events for both clubs and universities at the regatta, and both events have been heavily contested since the change meaning qualifying races have been held for the events. The Prince Albert has attracted international competitors from the US, the Netherlands and Ireland.
The Prince Albert Trophy
Given the success of the fledgling Students Coxed Fours event the stewards agreed to accept and to fund a permanent trophy to be awarded to the winners of the event, two years after its start. The trophy was designed and created by Hector Miller and was presented by Imperial College London - the 2004 winners. It is named after Prince Albert who became the first Royal Patron of the Regatta in 1851 and was also closely associated with the origins of Imperial College. The Cup was accepted by the Regatta in the presence of H.M. The Queen at Buckingham Palace in June 2006. As with other competitions at the Royal Regatta the names of the winning crew are inscribed on the trophy.
Past winners
| Year | Winner | Winning crew | Runner-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Imperial College Boat Club | Simon Hislop, George Whittaker, Hugh Mackenzie, Ed Johnson, Seb Pierce (c) | Isis Boat Club | |
| 2005 | Durham University Boat Club | P. Evans, Patrick Thomas, J. Foster, N. Jones, T. Hill (c) | National University of Ireland, Galway | |
| 2006 | Imperial College Boat Club | Simon Hislop, Jonty McNuff, Ed Johnson, Ole Tietz, Alison Williams (c) | University of London Boat Club | |
| 2007 | University of London Boat Club | Nathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell, Cameron Nichol, Robert Irving, Matt Neame, M. Eldridge (c) | Goldie Boat Club | |
| 2008 | Newcastle University Boat Club | Nathan O'Reilly, Murray Wilcojc, Mason Durant, Fred Gill, Carolyn Johnson (c) | University of the West of England Boat Club | |
| 2009 | Oxford Brookes University Boat Club | Karl Hudspith, Chris Abraham, Matthew Tarrant, Scott Durant, Hannah Clews (c) | Yale University | |
| 2010 | University College Dublin | Tom Doyle, Finbar Manning, Colm Pierce, Dave Neale, cox: Jennie Lynch (c) | University of Bristol | |
| 2011 | Harvard University | J.P Hogan, Ben French, Justin Mundt, Peter Scholle, David Fuller (c) | Oxford Brookes University Boat Club | |
| 2012 | University of London Boat Club | Jamie Cook, Paul Bennett, Ollie Cook, Rory Buffachi, Max Gander (c) | Newcastle University Boat Club | |
| 2013 | Imperial College Boat Club | Jonny Rankin, Henry Goodier, Ben Spencer-Jones, Tim Richards, Ellie Smith (c) | Isis Boat Club | |
| 2014 | Newcastle University Boat Club | Jasper Holst, Tom Ford, James Rudkin, Sam Arnot, Calum McRoberts (c) | Harvard University | |
| 2015 | University of Washington | Jake Zier, Ed Nainby-Luxmoore, Sean Raffetto, Philip Walczak, Lisa Caldwell (c) | Yale University | |
| 2016 | Edinburgh University Boat Club | Rufus Scholefield, Calum Irvine, Kieran Tierney, James Temple, Rosie Margolis (c) | Newcastle University Boat Club | |
| 2017 | Newcastle University Boat Club | James Robson, Will New, Alex Haynes, William Stewart, Alex Turner (c) | Imperial College Boat Club | |
| 2018 | Imperial College Boat Club | David Simmonds, Oliver Hines, Casper Woods, Alex Ball, Wilf Le Brocq (c) | Goldie Boat Club | |
| 2019 | Harvard University | Lucas Clarke, Sam Monkley, Ethan Seder, Pieter Quinton, Ed Bracey (c) | Durham University Boat Club | |
| 2020 | No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | University of London Boat Club | Isaac Workman, Henry Marles, Tom Worthington, Tom Cross, Jasper Couper (c) | Newcastle University Boat Club | |
| 2022 | Oxford Brookes University Boat Club | Jack Prior, Louis Nares, Blaise Ivers-Dreux, Marco Tognazzi, Amie Jones (c) | University of California BC, Berkeley, USA | |
| 2023 | Oxford Brookes University Boat Club | Marine Arnerich, Jack Cooper, Dominiko Arnerich, Evan Falstrup, Bakang Zondi (c) | University of Washington BC, USA | |
| 2024 | Oxford Brookes 'A' | Charlie Chick, Shay Bradley, Kai Schlottman, Richard Hawes, Sam DeSilva (c) | Oxford Brookes 'B' | |
| 2025 | University of London Boat Club | George Lauchlan, Joe Middleton, Theo Doyle, David Wallace, Amelia Cataldi (c) | Edinburgh University |
Records
| Crew | Barrier | Fawley | Finish | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial College London | 1:55 | 3:15 | 6:46 |
References
References
- "results".
- (10 July 2024). "2020 REGATTA CANCELLATION - STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)".
- "Results 2021".
- "Results 2022".
- (3 July 2023). "Leander, Oxford Brookes and Thames dominate at Henley Royal Regatta".
- (15 July 2024). "Oxford Brookes rowers triumph at Henley Royal Regatta with six trophies on finals day".
- "Results".
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