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Thames Challenge Cup

Event at the annual Henley Royal Regatta

Thames Challenge Cup
Summary

Event at the annual Henley Royal Regatta

FieldValue
nameThames Challenge Cup
imageFile:Eight (rowing).svg
locationHenley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
dates1868 – present
venueHenley Royal Regatta, River Thames

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.

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

YearWinnerRunner-upref
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
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
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
1927Thames Rowing ClubTwickenham Rowing Club
1928Thames Rowing ClubTwickenham Rowing Club
1929Browne & Nichols School, USAThames Rowing Club
1930Vesta Rowing ClubWorcester College, Oxford
1931London Rowing ClubMagdalen College, Oxford
1932London Rowing ClubImperial College Boat Club
1933Kent School, USABedford Rowing Club
1934Thames Rowing ClubLondon Rowing Club
1935London Rowing ClubPembroke College, Cambridge
1936Tabor AcademyKent School, USA
1937Tabor AcademyLondon Rowing Club
1938Kent School, USALondon Rowing Club
1939Tabor AcademyKent School, USA
1940–1945 no races due to World War II
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

YearWinnerRunner-upref
1946Imperial College Boat ClubIsis Boat Club
1947Kent School, USATabor Academy
1948Princeton University, USARoyal Air Force Rowing Club
1949Princeton University, USALady Margaret Boat Club
1950Kent School, USAThames Rowing Club
1951University Pennsylvania, USARuder. Florsheim-Russelshein, Germany
1952University Pennsylvania, USAChrist's College, Cambridge
1953Royal Air Force Rowing ClubImperial College Boat Club
1954Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USARoyal Navy
1955Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USARoyal Air Force Rowing Club
1956Princeton University, USARoyal Air Force Rowing Club
1957Princeton University, USANational Provincial Bank Rowing Club
1958Harvard University USAThames Rowing Club
1959Harvard University USAUniversity of London Boat Club
1960Harvard University USADetroit Boat Club, USA
1961University of London Boat ClubJesus College, Cambridge
1962National Provincial Bank Rowing ClubThames Rowing Club
1963Queens' College, CambridgeArgosies Rowing Club
1964Eliot House, Harvard, USALondon Rowing Club
1965Isis Boat ClubNottingham Britannia Rowing Club
1966Harvard University USAIsis Boat Club
1967Cornell University, USANottingham & Union Rowing Club
1968Leander ClubCornell University, USA
1969Leander ClubUniversity of Pennsylvania
1970Leander ClubLondon Rowing Club
1971Harvard University USAKingston Rowing Club
1972Harvard University USAKingston Rowing Club
1973Princeton University, USAThames Tradesmen's Rowing Club
1974Quintin Boat ClubRob Roy Boat Club
1975Garda Siochana Boat Club, IrelandHarvard University USA
1976Harvard University USAHenley Rowing Club
1977London Rowing ClubLeander Club
1978London Rowing ClubLeander Club
1979Leander ClubLondon Rowing Club
1980University of London Boat ClubLondon Rowing Club
1981Charles River Rowing Association, USALondon Rowing Club
1982Charles River Rowing Association, USAGoldie Boat Club
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
1990Nottinghamshire County Rowing AssociationHarvard University USA
1991University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of London Boat Club
1992Lea Rowing ClubGoldie Boat Club
1993Nottinghamshire County Rowing AssociationIsis Boat Club
1994Brown University, USAGoldie Boat Club
1995Imperial College Boat ClubUniversity of Washington, USA
1996Neptune Rowing ClubWallingford Rowing Club
1997Nottingham Boat ClubNeptune Rowing Club
1998London Rowing ClubBowbridge Boat Club
1999Molesey Boat Club "A"Crabtree Boat Club

2000 onwards

YearWinnerRunner-upref
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
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
2021Thames Rowing ClubMolesey Boat Club
2022Molesey Boat ClubThames Rowing Club
2023Thames Rowing ClubKARZV 'De Hoop', NED
2024Thames Rowing ClubKARZV 'De Hoop', NED
2025London Rowing ClubThames Rowing Club
Green Lake Crew from Seattle compete in the 2007 Thames Challenge Cup

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