Stewards' Challenge Cup
Event at the Henley Royal Regatta
The Stewards' Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's coxless fours at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing clubs . Two or more clubs may combine to make an entry.
The event was established in 1841.[ 1]
[ 2] It was originally for coxed four crews. In 1868 Walter Bradford Woodgate arranged for his Brasenose cox to jump overboard at the start of the race to lighten his boat. While the unwanted cox narrowly escaped strangulation by the water lilies, Woodgate and his home-made steering device triumphed by 100 yards and were promptly disqualified.[ 3] Whatever passing fame the hapless cox gained on the Henley reach in 1868 was eventually eclipsed by his accomplishments in later life when he, Frederic Edward Weatherly , wrote and published the Irish ballad "Danny Boy ".
A special prize for four-oared crews without coxswains was offered at the regatta in 1869 when it was won by the Oxford Radleian Club. When Stewards' became a coxless race in 1873, Woodgate "won his moral victory", the Rowing Almanack later recalled. "Nothing but defeating a railway in an action at law could have given him so much pleasure."[ 4]
Past winners
1841–1872
Stewards' Challenge Cup – Coxed four
Year
Winner
Crew
Time
Dist
Runner-up
ref
1841
The Midge, Oxford Club, London
D. Stuart, J. J. Rogers, P. L. Powys , S. E. Maberley (stroke), Mackintosh (cox)
10min+
1l
Cambridge Subscription Rooms, London
1842
The Midge, Oxford Club, London
D. Stuart, T. J. Pocock, P. L. Powys , S. E. Maberley (stroke), H. Churchill (cox)
9:16
E
Dreadnought Club, Henley
1843
St George's Club , London
G. Jeffreys, J. Hodding, G. Collier, T. B. Bumpsted (stroke), A. Johnson (cox)
10:15
2l
The Midge, Oxford Club, London
1844
Oxford University
W. Chetwynd-Stapylton, W. J. Dry, F. M. Wilson, F. E. Tuke (stroke), G. B. Lewis (cox)
9:16
1+ 1 ⁄4 l
St George's Club , London
1845
Oxford University
W. Chetwynd-Stapylton, W. H. Milman , J. W. Conant, F. M. Wilson (stroke), G. B. Lewis (cox)
8:25
Aw
St George's Club , London
1846
Oxford University
W. Chetwynd-Stapylton, F. M. Wilson, J. W. Conant, W. H. Milman (stroke), M. Haggard (cox)
ntt
E
Guy's Club, London
1847
Christ Church, Oxford
A. Milman, M. Haggard , E. C. Burton, W. H. Milman (stroke), H. W. P. Richards (cox)
ro
Worcester College (withdrew)
1848
Christ Church, Oxford
A. Milman, M. Haggard , E. C. Burton, W. H. Milman (stroke), R. W. Cotton (cox)
ro
Row over
1849
Leander Club
W. Bovill, M. Shearman, T. H. Fellows , E. C. Wolstenholme (st.), P. Colquhoun (cox)
ntt
E
Second Trinity Boat Club , Cambridge
1850
Oxford University
J. J. Hornby , J. Aitken , C. H. Steward, J. W. Chitty (stroke), W. G. Rich (cox)
ro
Row over
1851
Cambridge University
A. S. Page, W. S. Longmore, H. E. Tuckey, F. W. Johnson (stroke), C. H. Crosse (cox)
8:54
4l
Brasenose College, Oxford
1852
Oxford University
R. Greenhall, H. R. Barker , P. H. Nind , W. O. Meade-King (stroke), F. Balguy (cox)
ntt
2-3l
Argonaut Club , London
1853
Oxford University
K. Prescot, P. H. Nind , W. O. Meade-King, J. W. Chitty (stroke), G. Fetch (cox)
8:57
3-4l
Argonaut Club , London
1854
Pembroke College, Oxford
G. O. Clarke, C. F. Cadiz, T. A. Hooper, H. R. Hayward (stroke), W. Fursdon (cox)
9:38
Lady Margaret Boat Club , Cm
1855
Royal Chester Rowing Club
P. Maudsley, E. B. Gibson, E. Dixon, J. B. Littledale (stroke), H. Roberts (cox)
E
Lady Margaret Boat Club , Cm
1856
Argonaut Club
J. Nottidge , A. A. Casamajor , J. Paine , H. H. Playford (stroke), F. Levien (cox)
ro
Royal Chester (withdrew)
[ 5]
1857
London Rowing Club
A. A. Casamajor , J. Nottidge , J. Paine , H. H. Playford (stroke ), H. Weston (cox)
8:25
4l
Lady Margaret Boat Club , Cm
1858
London Rowing Club
A. A. Casamajor , W Farrer, J. Paine , H. H. Playford (stroke ), H. Weston (cox)
ro
Row over
[ 6]
1859
Third Trinity, Cambridge
R. Beaumont, H. H. Collings, J. P. Ingham, F. W. Holland (stroke), T. K. Gaskell (cox)
8:25
2ft
London Rowing Club
1860
First Trinity, Cambridge
S. Heathcote, G. Cox, D. Ingles, N. Royds (stroke), J. T. Morland (cox)
9:26
E
London Rowing Club
1861
First Trinity, Cambridge
H. S. Wright , W. C. Smyly, B. P. Gregson, G. H. Richards (stroke), J. C. Carter (cox)
9:35
2l
London Rowing Club
1862
Brasenose College, Oxford
W. C. Harris, R. Shepherd, W. Champneys , W. B. Woodgate (stroke), C. J. Parkin (cox)
8:40
2l
Third Trinity, Cambridge
1863
University College, Oxford
J. E. Parker , A. E. Seymour, F. H. Kelly, J. H. Forster (stroke), W. Glaister (cox)
8:24
1l
Brasenose College, Oxford
1864
London Rowing Club
J. C. F. May, H. N. Custance, G. Ryan, F. Fenner (stroke), E. Weston (cox)
8:45
1+ 3 ⁄4 l
University College, Oxford
1865
Third Trinity, Cambridge
J. R. Selwyn , J. G. Chambers, R. A. Kinglake , W. R. Griffiths (stroke), F. Walton (cox)
8:13
2 ⁄3 l
London Rowing Club
1866
University College, Oxford
W. P. Bowman, W. W. Wood, A. Brassey , A. H. Hall (stroke), W. H. Lipscombe (cox)
9:28
4l
Kingston Rowing Club
1867
University College, Oxford
W. P. Bowman, W. W. Wood, J. C. Tinne, A. H. Hall (stroke), W. H. Lipscombe (cox)
8:45
1l
Oxford Radleian
1868
London Rowing Club
S. Le B. Smith , F. S. Gulston , A. De L. Long , W. Stout (stroke), V. Weston (cox)
8:22
4l
University College, Oxford
1869
London Rowing Club
G. Ryan, F. S. Gulston , A. De L. Long , W. Stout (stroke), V. Weston (cox)
8:36
2l
Oxford Radleian
1870
Oxford Etonian
R. W. B. Mirehouse, A. C. Yarborough, J. C. Tinne, W. D. Benson (stroke), E. E. Grubbe (cox)
8:05
2 ⁄3 l
London Rowing Club
1871
London Rowing Club
C. E. Routh, G. Ryan, A. De L. Long , F. S. Gulston (stroke), V. Weston (cox)
9:09
1l
Kingston Rowing Club
1872
London Rowing Club
S. Le B. Smith , John B. Close , A. De L. Long , F. S. Gulston (stroke), V. Weston (cox)
9:21
sevl
Kingston Rowing Club
1873–1899
Stewards' Challenge Cup – Coxless four
Year
Winner
Crew
Time
Dist
Runner-up
ref
1873
London Rowing Club
James B. Close, F. S. Gulston , A. DeL Long , John B. Close , (stroke)
8:23
3l
Kingston Rowing Club
1874
London Rowing Club
S. Le B. Smith , F.L Playford , A. DeL Long, F. S. Gulston (stroke)
9:00
3l
Thames Rowing Club
1875
London Rowing Club
S. Le B. Smith, F.L Playford, A. DeL Long, F. S. Gulston (stroke)
7:56
2+ 1 ⁄2 l
Leander Club
1876
London Rowing Club
C. H. Warren, F. S. Gulston, S. Le B. Smith, F.L Playford (stroke)
8:27
sev l
Thames Rowing Club
1877
London Rowing Club
S. Le B. Smith, F. S. Gulston, A. DeL Long, F.L Playford (stroke)
9:7
2-3l
Thames Rowing Club
1878
London Rowing Club
S. Le B. Smith, F. S. Gulston, A. Trower , F.L Playford (stroke)
8:37
p
Monroe, Shoe-wae-cae-mette BC, USA
1879
Jesus College, Cambridge
G. M. Edmonds, C. Gurdon , T. E. Hockin, E. H. Prest (stroke)
9:37
2l
Lady Margaret Boat Club , Cambridge
1880
Thames Rowing Club
W. H. Eyre, J. Hastie , D. E. Brown , F. Canton (stroke)
7:58
3l
Molesey Boat Club
1881
Hertford College, Oxford
G. Q. Roberts , E. Buck , D. E. Brown, J. Lowndes (stroke)
8:15
p
Thames Rowing Club
1882
Hertford College, Oxford
G. Q. Roberts, E. Buck, D. E. Brown, J. Lowndes (stroke)
E
Thames Rowing Club
1883
Thames Rowing Club
H. B. Tween, J. Hastie , H. J. Rust, J. A. Drake-Smith (stroke)
London Rowing Club
1884
Kingston Rowing Club
F. H. Cobb, H. A. Harvey, H. S. Till, R. H. Cobb (stroke)
disq
Twickenham Rowing Club
1885
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
W. K. Hardacre, S. Swann, R. H. Coke, C. J. Bristowe (stroke)
7:53
p
Jesus College, Cambridge
1886
Thames Rowing Club
B. W. Looker, A. S. Hutchinson, S. Fairbairn , J. A. Drake-Smith (stroke)
7:39
1l
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
1887
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
R. McKenna , S. Swann, P. Landale, C. J. Bristowe (stroke)
7:53
E
Leander Club
1888
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
F. H. Maugham , C. B. P. Bell, P. Landale, L Hannen (stroke)
8:25
St
Brasenose College, Oxford
1889
Thames Rowing Club
C. W. Hughes, A. :Hutchinson, F. E. C. Clark, B. W. Looker (stroke)
7:53
E
Third Trinity, Cambridge
1890
Brasenose College, Oxford
W. F. C. Holland, J. A. Ford, F. Wilkinson, C. W. Kent (stroke)
7:37
3 ⁄4 l
Thames Rowing Club
1891
Thames Rowing Club
B. W. Looker, P. Landale, F. E. C. Clark, J. C. Gardner (stroke)
7:45
1+ 1 ⁄4 l
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
[ 7]
1892
Royal Chester Rowing Club
S. G. Cox, A. Fairrie, R. E. R. Brockelbank, H. Fairrie (stroke)
8:38
1 ⁄4 l
Thames Rowing Club
1893
Magdalen College, Oxford
H. B. Cotton, W. S. Poole, V. Nickalls , G. Nickalls (stroke)
7:45
3 ⁄4 l
Thames Rowing Club
1894
Thames Rowing Club
G. H. McHenry, W. Broughton, S. D. Muttlebury , J. C. Gardner (stroke)
8:20
2+ 1 ⁄2 l
New College, Oxford
1895
London Rowing Club
A. S. Little, H. W. Stout, V. Nickalls , G. Nickalls (stroke)
7:43
1+ 1 ⁄4 l
Thames Rowing Club
[ 8]
1896
London Rowing Club
W. B. Richards, H. W. Stout, V. Nickalls , G. Nickalls (stroke)
8:42
1l
Thames Rowing Club
1897
Leander Club
C. W N Graham, J. A. Ford, H. Willis, G. Nickalls (stroke)
7:30
2l
New College, Oxford
1898
Leander Club
C. J, D, Goldie , H. Willis, C. D. Burnell , H. G. Gold (stroke)
7:42
1+ 1 ⁄4 l
New College, Oxford
1899
Magdalen College, Oxford
S. C. Thornhill, R. Carr, C. D. Burnell , H. G. Gold (stroke)
7:51
5l
Favorite Hammonia RC, Hamburg, GER
1900–1939
Year
Winner
Crew
Time
Dist
Runner-up
ref
1900
Leander Club
R. O. Pitman, F. W. Warre , C. D. Burnell , J. E. Payne (stroke)
7:55
1+ 1 ⁄4 l
Trinity College, Cambridge
1901
Third Trinity, Cambridge
W. H. Watney, R. H. Nelson , W. Dudley Ward , C. W. H. Taylor (stroke)
7:54
E
Leander Club
1902
Third Trinity, Cambridge
W. H. Chapman, P. H. Thomas, W. Dudley Ward , C. W. H. Taylor (stroke)
7:45
E
Leander Club
1903
Third Trinity, Cambridge
W. H. Chapman, P. H. Thomas, W. Dudley Ward , R. H. Nelson (stroke)
8:5
1+ 3 ⁄4 l
Royal Netherlands R&SC
1904
Third Trinity, Cambridge
W. H. Chapman, C. W. H. Taylor , P. H. Thomas, R. H. Nelson (stroke)
7:30
1+ 1 ⁄2 l
Winnipeg Rowing Club
1905
Leander Club
H. A. Steward, R. B. Etherington-Smith , F. J. Escombe, G. Nickalls (stroke)
8:26
P
Third Trinity, Cambridge
1906
Leander Club
A. K. Graham, F. S. Kelly , R. B. Etherington-Smith , G. Nickalls (stroke)
7:36
2ft
Third Trinity, Cambridge
1907
Magdalen College, Oxford
R. P. Stanhope, E. H.L Southwell, A. G. Kirby , G. Nickalls (stroke)
8:42
3l
Leander Club
1908
Magdalen College, Oxford
C.R. Cudmore , J.A. Gillan , D. Mackinnon , J.R. Somers-Smith (stroke)
7:40
1+ 1 ⁄2 l
London Rowing Club
1909
Thames Rowing Club
J. Beresford , K Vernon , C G Rought , B Logan (stroke)
7:38
1+ 1 ⁄2 l
Magdalen College, Oxford
1910
Winnipeg Rowing Club
F. F. Carruthers, C. E. Allen, G. B. Aldous, C. S. Riley (stroke)
7:52
E
Mainzer Ruder-Verein , Germany
1911
Thames Rowing Club
J. Beresford , K. Vernon , C. G. Rought , B. Logan (stroke)
7:35
1+ 1 ⁄4 l
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
1912
New College, Oxford
F.A.H. Pitman , A.F.R. Wiggins , C.W.B Littlejohn , R.C. Bourne (stroke)
7:36
2+ 1 ⁄4 l
Thames Rowing Club
1913
New College, Oxford
F A H Pitman , A F R Wiggins , C W B Littlejohn , R C Bourne (stroke)
n/a
disq
Mainzer Ruder-Verein, GER
1914
Leander Club
A. A. Swann, G. L. Thomson , C. E. V. Buxton, R C Bourne (stroke)
7:52
St
Mainzer Ruder-Verien, GER
[ 9]
No races 1915–1919 (WWI)
1920
Magdalen College, Oxford
S. Earl, A.T.M. Durand, W.E.C.James, E.D.Horsfall, (stroke)
8:03
E
Thames Rowing Club
1921
Magdalen College, Oxford
S. Earl, A.T.M. Durand, W.E.C. James, E.D. Horsfall (stroke)
7:32
3l
Leander Club
1922
Eton Vikings Club
C.R.M. Eley , J.A. MacNabb , R.E. Morrison , T.R.B. Sanders
8:25
E
Grasshopper Club Zürich , SWI
1923
Third Trinity, Cambridge
C.R.M. Eley , J.A. MacNabb , R.E. Morrison , T.R.B. Sanders
7:30
E
Magdalen College, Oxford
1924
Third Trinity, Cm
C.R.M. Eley , J.A. MacNabb , R.E. Morrison , T.R.B. Sanders
8:37
3l
Leander Club
1925
Third Trinity, Cm
R.E. Morrison, J.C. Armitage, H.R. Carver, E.C. Hamilton-Russell
7:27
2l
Leander Club
1926
Thames Rowing Club
H.E. West , H.M. Lane , R. Teale , J.C. Badcock (stroke)
7:34
E
Leander Club
[ 10]
1927
Thames Rowing Club
H.E. West , H.M. Lane , D.H.L. Gollan , J.C. Badcock (stroke)
8:01
2l
Leander Club
[ 11]
1928
Thames Rowing Club
H.E. West , G.O. Nickalls , D.H.L. Gollan , J.C. Badcock (stroke)
7:43
2ft
London Rowing Club
[ 12]
1929
First Trinity, Cambridge
E.V. Bevan, R. Beesly, M.H. Warriner, J.G.H Lander (stroke)
7:32
1l
London Rowing Club
[ 13]
1930
London Rowing Club
F.M.L. Fitzwilliam, A.J. Harby, H.R.A. Edwards, H.C. Boardman (stroke)
7:34
1+ 1 ⁄2 l
Leander Club
[ 14]
1931
London Rowing Club
F.M.L. Fitzwilliam, A.J. Harby, H.R.A. Edwards, P.N. Carpmael (stroke)
8:45
3l
SCV Da Feltre Di Piacenza
[ 15]
1932
Thames Rowing Club
J. Beresford , T.H. Tyler, R.D. George , J.C. Badcock (stroke)
8:09
2l
Berliner Ruder Club , GER
[ 16]
1933
Pembroke College, Cm
D.H.E. McCowen, W.A.T. Sambell, J.H.T. Wilson, N.J. Bradley (stroke)
8:16
1+ 3 ⁄4 l
London Rowing Club
[ 17]
1934
Pembroke College, Cm
A.D. Kingsford, W.A.T. Sambell, J.H.T. Wilson, N.J. Bradley (stroke
7:24
ac
London Rowing Club
[ 18]
1935
Zurich Rowing Club , SWI
H. Betschart, H. Homberger, A. Homberger, K Schmid (stroke)
7:14
3l
London Rowing Club
[ 19]
1936
Zurich Rowing Club, SWI
H. Betschart, H. Homberger, A. Homberger, K. Schmid (stroke)
7:50
2l
Leander Club
[ 20]
1937
Leander Club
P.H. Gaskell, J.M. Couchman, J.C. Cherry , J.D. Sturrock (stroke)
8:32
1l
Thames Rowing Club
[ 21]
1938
Leander Club
J.H.T Wilson, J. Turnbull, J.C. Cherry , W.G.R.M. Laurie (stroke)
7:33
E
Trinity College, Oxford
[ 22]
1939
Zurich Rowing Club, Switzerland
H. Betschart, E. Rufli, W. Schweizer, K. Schmid (stroke)
8:09
4l
Oriel College, Oxford
[ 23]
No races 1940–1945 (WWII)
1946–2000
Year
Winner
Crew
Time
Dist
Runner-up
ref
1946
Leander Club
J.F. Burgess, R.M.A. Bourne, P. Bradley, N.J. Bradley (stroke)
7:48
2+ 1 ⁄2 l
Oriel College, Oxford
[ 24]
1947
Thames Rowing Club
J.A. Wilmot, J.P. Dizer, H.W. Rushmere , P.C. Kirkpatrick (stroke)
8:04
E
London Rowing Club
[ 25] [ 26]
1948
Thames Rowing Club
H.W. Rushmere , T.H Christie , A.S.F. Butcher , P.C. Kirkpatrick (stroke)
7:48
4l
Isis and Granta Clubs
[ 27]
1949
Trinity College, Oxford
A.D. Rowe , C.G.V. Davidge
7:13
3l
London Rowing Club
[ 28]
1950
Hellerup Roklubb, DEN
C.R. Nielsen , H.C.L. Nielsen , and P. Locht , K.B. Jensen
8:03
4l
Leander Club
[ 29]
1951
Thames Rowing Club
P.C. Kirkpatrick , H.W. Rushmere , J.P. Dizer, A.J.R. Purssell
7:53
1+ 1 ⁄2 l
Leander Club
[ 30]
1952
Thames Rowing Club
P.A. de Giles, G.C. Fisk, R.A.F. Macmillan, P.M.O. Massey (stroke)
7:24
2l
London Rowing Club
[ 31]
1953
Leander Club
D.D Macklin , C.G.V. Davidge , W.A.D. Windham , R.M.S.Gubbins (stroke)
7:25
3 ⁄4 l
First & Third Trinity BC , Cm
[ 32]
1954
Club Krylia Sovetov, USSR
8:26
1+ 1 ⁄4 l
Royal Air Force
[ 33]
1955
Club Krylia Sovetov, USSR
V. Burachock, Y. Kuznetsov , F. Sukhov, Y. Stirotinsky (stroke)
7:40
3l
Leander Club
[ 34]
1956
Thames Rowing Club
M. Legg, C.F.Porter, A.R. Davidson, J.M. Beresford (stroke)
8:06
3+ 1 ⁄2 l
London Rowing Club
[ 35]
1957
Club Krylia Sovetov, USSR
D. Smirnov, Y. Sorokin, V.Zakonnikov, P. Vajsberg (stroke)
7:35
E
London Rowing Club
[ 36]
1958
Barn Cottage Boat Club
J.M. Beresford, S.C. Crosse, J.P. C. Viguro, C.F. Porter (stroke)
7:16
1 ⁄2 l
National Provincial Bank RC
[ 37]
1959
St Edmund Hall BC Lincoln College, Ox
7:39
E
GS Moto Guzzi, ITA
[ 38]
1960
Barn Cottage Boat Club
J.W. Tilbury, S.C. Crosse, K.R. Knight, J.M Russell (stroke)
7:10
4l
St Edmund Hall Boat Club Lincoln College, Oxford
[ 39]
1961
Trud Club, Leningrad, USSR
I.V. Akbremchik , V. Morkovkin , A.P. Tarabrin , Y. Basurov (stroke)
7:23
2l
Thames Rowing Club
[ 40]
1962
Trud Club, Leningrad, USSR
7:23
1+ 1 ⁄2 l
Nereus Rowing Club
[ 41]
1963
Molesey Boat Club
J.W. Tilbury, B.Gore, M.C. Clay, J.M. Russell (stroke)
7:16
2 ⁄3 l
Thames Rowing Club
[ 42]
1964
Tideway Scullers School
J.J. James, N.P. Cooper, R.N. Carpmael, J.M. Russell (stroke)
7:11
E
Leander Club
[ 43]
1965
Quintin Boat Club
J.J. James, W.L. Barry, M.C. Clay, J.M Russell (stroke)
6:55
E
Nautilus Rowing Club
[ 44]
1966
Roforeningen Kvik, DEN
J.O. Hansen, E. Petersen, K. Helmut, B. Hasler (stroke)
7:17
1l
Derby Rowing Club
[ 45]
1967
SG Dynamo, Potsdam, GDR
D. Schulz, P. Schulz, H. Esslinger, J. Bergman (stroke)
7:31
2l
Nereus Rowing Club
[ 46]
1968
Nautilus Rowing Club (Midlands)
8:53
4l
London Rowing Club
[ 47]
1969
Nereus Rowing Club
7:06
E
Nottingham & Union Boat Club
[ 48]
1970
SG Dynamo, Potsdam, GDR
7:22
3l
London Rowing Club
[ 49]
1971
Thames Tradesmen's RC
7:12
1l
Cambridge Univ BC
[ 50]
1972
Spartak, Moscow, USSR
n/a
disq
Univ of British Columbia, CAN
[ 51]
1973
Univ of London BC
7:03
1 ⁄2 l
Potomac Boat Club, USA
[ 52]
1974
Dynamo Club, USSR
7:12
E
Leander Club Tideway Scullers School
[ 53]
1975
Potomac Boat Club, USA
6:50
2+1/3l
Lady Margaret BC , Cm
[ 54]
1976
Univ of British Columbia, CAN
7:10s
1 ⁄3 l
Thames Tradesmen's RC
[ 55]
1977
London Rowing Club
7:24
n/a
row over
[ 56]
1978
Trakia Club, Bulgaria
n/a
ro
London Rowing Club withdrew
[ 57]
1979
London Rowing Club
7:19
E
Oxford Univ BC
1980
Charles River RA Dartmouth College, USA
D. Sayner, B. Epke, J. Terwilliger, T. Hull (stroke)
7:04
2l
Avon Rowing Club Petone Rowing Club , NZL
[ 58]
1981
London Rowing Club Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club
7:48
E
Vesper Boat Club , USA
[ 59]
1982
RC Schaffhausen RC Thalwill, Switzerland
7:10
3+ 2 ⁄3 l
Tyrian Boat Club
[ 60]
1983
RC Schaffhauser RC Thalwil, Switzerland
7:02
E
Cambridge University
1984
NCRA Tyne
6:57
cv
University of London Tyrian Boat Club
1985
Tyrian Boat Club
7:08
3l
Bagsvaerd Roklub, Denmark
1986
Ridley Boat Club, Canada
6:41
1 ⁄2 l
Tyrian Boat Club
1987
Dinamo Moscow, USSR
6:40
1l
Tyrian Boat Club
1988
Leander Club
6:44
E
Pennsylvania AC, USA
1989
University of London Oxford University
R. Obholzer , J. Walker , J. Searle , J. Hulls (stroke)
6:28
2 ⁄3 l
Nautilus Rowing Club
[ 61]
1990
Star Club Leander Club 'A'
7:16
4+ 3 ⁄4 l
Star Club Leander Club
'B'
1991
Leander Club Molesey Boat Club
J. Garrett , G.Stewart , J. Walker , G. Searle (stroke)
6:55
2l
Leander Club
1992
NCRA
6:36
1l
Malmo Ruddklubb Brudpiga Ruddklubb, Sweden
1993
Leander Club University of London
6:44
2 ⁄3 l
RC Hansa Dortmund, Germany
[ 62]
1994
EN Boulogne AUN Lyon, France
M.Andrieux , D. Fauché, P. Lot, J-C.Rolland
6:44
1+ 1 ⁄2 l
London Rowing Club
1995
Cambridge University CARC "Mladost"
6:31
2+ 1 ⁄4 l
College Boat Club, Philadelphia, USA
1996
NCRA London Rowing Club
6:44
4l
Goldie Boat Club
[ 63]
1997
Leander Club Oxford University
6:47
2+ 1 ⁄2 l
NCRA
1998
Leander Club
6:41
3 ⁄4 l
Danmarks Rocenter, Denmark
[ 64]
1999
Leander Club Queen's Tower
6:51
1l
Danmarks Rocenter, Denmark
2000 onwards
Year
Winner
Crew
Time
Dist
Runner-up
ref
2000
Leander Club
6:50
2 ⁄3 l
Univ. Technology, Sydney, Haberfield RC, Australia
2001
Leander Club Queen's Tower
6:50
4l
George Rowing Center, Canada
2002
Danmarks Rocenter, Denmark
H T Kristensen , S Madsen, T Ebert , E B Ebberson
7:01
1+ 1 ⁄4 l
Gorge Rowing Center, Canada
2003
Victoria City Rowing Club , Canada
C W Baerg , T A Herschmiller , J A Wetzel , B G Williams
6:33
2 ⁄3 l
Gorge Rowing Center, Canada
2004
Leander Club Imperial College Boat Club
J Cracknell , S D Williams , E R Coode , M C Pinsent
6:46
3ls
Melbourne University University of Queensland
2005
Leander Club Oxford University
S D Williams , P K Reed , A M Partridge , A Triggs Hodge
6:57
E
Victoria City Rowing Club , Canada
2006
Hollandia Roeiclub , Holland
6:43
row over
row over
2007
Leander Club Molesey Boat Club
7:14
2+ 1 ⁄4 l
Brentwood College Shawnigan Lake, Canada
2008
Cambridge University
7:09
3+ 1 ⁄2 l
O.E.A. & N.A.V, Volos N.C. Thessaloniki, Greece
2009
Leander Club Reading University Boat Club
7:05
3+ 1 ⁄2 l
Waiariki R.C. New Zealand
2010
Princeton Training Center, USA
7:09
3 ⁄4 l
Club France, France
2011
Leander Club Molesey Boat Club
6:19
2+ 1 ⁄2 l
Chula Vista Training Center, U.S.A.
2012
National Rowing Centre of Excellence 'A', Australia
Owen Symington, Josh Hicks , Louis Snelson, Tim Masters
7:15
2 ⁄3 l
Waiariki Rowing Club, New Zealand
2013
Oxford Brookes University University of London
6:27
1+ 1 ⁄4 l
Tuks Rowing Club, South Africa
2014
Molesey Boat Club Leander Club
6:41
3+ 1 ⁄2 l
Club France 'B', France
2015
Leander Club University of London
6:49
2l
Nautical Club of Ioannina Nautical Club of Kastoria, Greece
2016
Hollandia Roeiclub
6:53
1+ 3 ⁄4 l
Erster Wiener Ruderclub 'LIA' Ruderverein Villach, Austria
2017
Molesey Boat Club Leander Club
6:24
3 ⁄4 l
Team Italia, Italy
2018
Leander Club
Tom Ford , Jacob Dawson , Adam Neill , James Johnston
6:24
+ 3 ⁄4 l
Leander Club Oxford University
2019
Leander Club Oxford Brookes University
Ollie Cook , Matt Rossiter , Rory Gibbs , Sholto Carnegie
6:38
2+ 1 ⁄2 l
Leander Club
2020
No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic
[ 65]
2021
Oxford Brookes University
Sam Nunn , Sam Bannister, Oliver Wilkes , David Ambler
6:43
1+ 1 ⁄2 l
Hollandia Roeiclub
[ 66]
2022
Rowing Australia
Alexander Purnell , Spencer Turrin , Jack Hargreaves , Jack O'Brien
6:26
1ft
Oxford Brookes & Leander
[ 67]
2023
Oxford Brookes University
Oliver Wilkes , Matt Aldridge , Freddie Davidson , David Ambler
7:07
E
Thames Rowing Club
[ 68]
2024
Oxford Brookes University
Louis Nares, Thijs Ruiken, Fergus Woolnough, Jake Wincomb
6:50
2l
Leander
Key
References
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^ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1946–2009
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