The Stewards' Challenge Cup is a

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event for men's

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s at the annual

Henley Royal Regatta Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It differs from the thr ...

on the

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Henley-on-Thames Henley-on-Thames ( ) is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, northeast of Reading, west of Maidenhead, southeast of Oxford and west of London (by road), near the tripoint of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and ...

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. It is open to male crews from all eligible

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s. Two or more clubs may combine to make an entry. The event was established in 1841. It was originally for

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crews. In 1868

Walter Bradford Woodgate Walter Bradford Woodgate (20 September 1841 – 1 November 1920) was a British barrister and oarsman who won the Wingfield Sculls three times, and various events at Henley Royal Regatta including the Silver Goblets five times and the Diamond C ...

arranged for his

Brasenose Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the mi ...

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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. 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 Frederic Edward Weatherly, KC (4 October 1848 – 7 September 1929) was an English lawyer, author, lyricist and broadcaster. He was christened and brought up using the name Frederick Edward Weatherly, and appears to have adopted the spelling 'F ...

, wrote and published the Irish ballad "

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". 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.”

Winners

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London Rowing Club London Rowing Club (LRC, or colloquially, 'London') is the second-oldest of the non-academic active rowing clubs on the Thames in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1856 by members of the long-disbanded Argonauts Club wishing to compete at ...

, , {{small, James B. Close, F. S. Gulston, A. DeL Long, John B. Close, (st) , , 8:23 3L. , ,

Kingston Rowing Club Kingston Rowing Club (KRC) is a rowing club in England founded in 1858 and a member club of British Rowing. The club is located on the River Thames at Kingston upon Thames, downstream and north-east of Kingston Bridge and Kingston Railway Bri ...

, - , 1874 , ,

, , {{small, S. Le B. Smith, F.L Playford, A. DeL Long, F. S. Gulston (stroke) , , 9:00 3L , ,

Thames Rowing Club The Thames Rowing Club (TRC) is a rowing club based on the tidal Thames as it flows through the western suburbs of London. The TRC clubhouse stands on Putney Embankment. The club was founded in 1860. As at July 2022, Thames had won events at H ...

, - , 1875 , ,

, , {{small, S. Le B. Smith, F.L Playford, A. DeL Long, F. S. Gulston (stroke) , , 7:56 2½L , ,

Leander Club Leander Club, founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, and the oldest non-academic club. It is based in Remenham in Berkshire, England and adjoins Henley-on-Thames. Only three other surviving clubs were founded prior t ...

, - , 1876 , ,

, , {{small, C. H. Warren, F. S. Gulston, S. Le B. Smith, F.L Playford (stroke) , , 8:27 sev L , ,

, - , 1877 , ,

, , {{small, S. Le B. Smith, F. S. Gulston, A. DeL Long, F.L Playford (stroke) , , 9:7 2-3L , ,

, - , 1878 , ,

, , {{small, S. Le B. Smith, F. S. Gulston, A. Trower, F.L Playford (stroke) , , 8:37 paddled , , Monroe, Shoe-wae-cae-mette Boat Club, USA , - , 1879 , ,

Jesus College, Cambridge Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's full name is The College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund, near Cambridge. Its common name comes f ...

, , {{small, G. M. Edmonds, C. Gurdon, T. E. Hockin, E. H. Prest (stroke) , , 9:37 2L , ,

Lady Margaret Boat Club The Lady Margaret Boat Club (abbreviated to "LMBC" and known as "Maggie") is the rowing club for members of St John's College, Cambridge, England. The club is named after Lady Margaret Beaufort, founder of the College. History LMBC was found ...

, Cambridge , - , 1880 , ,

, , {{small, W. H. Eyre, J. Hastie, D. E. Brown, F. Canton (stroke) , , 7:58 3L , ,

Molesey Boat Club Molesey Boat Club is a rowing club between Molesey Lock and Sunbury Lock on the River Thames in England. The club was founded in 1866 where its boathouse stands with hardstanding next to the Thames Path. Molesey has been the organising or sup ...

, - , 1881 , ,

Hertford College, Oxford Hertford College ( ), previously known as Magdalen Hall, is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on Catte Street in the centre of Oxford, directly opposite the main gate to the Bodleian Library. The col ...

, , {{small, G. Q. Roberts, E. Buck, D. E. Brown, J. Lowndes (stroke) , , 8:15 paddled , ,

, - , 1882 , ,

, , {{small, G. Q. Roberts, E. Buck, D. E. Brown, J. Lowndes (stroke) , , E , ,

, - , 1883 , ,

, , {{small, H. B. Tween, J. Hastie, H. J. Rust, J. A. Drake-Smith (stroke) , , , ,

, - , 1884 , ,

, , {{small, F. H. Cobb, H. A. Harvey, H. S. Till, R. H. Cobb (stroke) , , Dsq , ,

Twickenham Rowing Club Twickenham Rowing Club was founded on 26 July 1860 so is jointly with Thames Rowing Club the third oldest rowing club on the Thames. The club is on Eel Pie Island in Twickenham, south-west London. Its boat code is TWK. Club colours The club col ...

, - , 1885 , ,

Trinity Hall, Cambridge Trinity Hall (formally The College or Hall of the Holy Trinity in the University of Cambridge) is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is the fifth-oldest surviving college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by ...

, , {{small, W. K. Hardacre, S. Swann, R. H. Coke, C. J. Bristowe (stroke) , , 7:53 paddled , ,

, - , 1886 , ,

, , {{small, B. W. Looker, A. S. Hutchinson, S. Fairbairn, J. A. Drake-Smith (stroke) , , 7:39 1L , ,

, - , 1887 , ,

, , {{small, R. McKenna, S. Swann, P. Landale, C. J. Bristowe (stroke) , , 7:53 E , ,

, - , 1888 , ,

, , {{small, F. H. Maugham, C. B. P. Bell, P. Landale, L Hannen (stroke) , , 8:25 Stopped , ,

Brasenose College, Oxford Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the m ...

, - , 1889 , ,

, , {{small, C. W. Hughes, A. :Hutchinson, F. E. C. Clark, B. W. Looker (stroke) , , 7:53 E , , Third Trinity, Cambridge , - , 1890 , ,

, , {{small, W. F. C. Holland, J. A. Ford, F. Wilkinson, C. W. Kent (stroke) , , 7:37 ¾L , ,

, - , 1891 , ,

, , {{small, B. W. Looker, P. Landale, F. E. C. Clark, J. C. Gardner (stroke) , , 7:45 1¼L , ,

, - , 1892 , ,

Royal Chester Rowing Club Royal Chester Rowing Club is a rowing club based on the Groves in Chester. It rows on the River Dee with both men's and women's squads and members ranging from juniors of 14 upwards to Veteran oarsmen and women. History Founded in 1838, the cl ...

, , {{small, S. G. Cox, A. Fairrie, R. E. R. Brockelbank, H. Fairrie (stroke) , , 8:38 ¼L , ,

, - , 1893 , , Magdalen College, Oxford , , {{small, H. B. Cotton, W. S. Poole, V. Nickalls, G. Nickalls (stroke) , , 7:45 ¾L , ,

, - , 1894 , ,

, , {{small, G. H. McHenry, W. Broughton, S. D. Muttlebury, J. C. Gardner (stroke) , , 8:20 2½ , ,

New College, Oxford New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as its feeder school, New College is one of the oldest colleges at ...

, - , 1895 , ,

, , {{small, A. S. Little, H. W. Stout, V. Nickalls, G. Nickalls (stroke) , , 7:43 1¼L , ,

, - , 1896 , ,

, , {{small, W. B. Richards, H. W. Stout, V. Nickalls, G. Nickalls (stroke) , , 8:42 1L , ,

, - , 1897 , ,

, , {{small, C. W N Graham, J. A. Ford, H. Willis, G. Nickalls (stroke) , , 7:30 2L , ,

, - , 1898 , ,

, , {{small, C. J, D, Goldie, H. Willis, C. D. Burnell, H. G. Gold (stroke) , , 7:42 1¼4L , ,

, - , 1899 , , Magdalen College, Oxford , , {{small, S. C. Thornhill, R. Carr, C. D. Burnell, H. G. Gold (stroke) , , 7:51 5L , , Favorite Hammonia RC, Hamburg, Germany , - , 1900 , ,

, , {{small, R. O. Pitman, F. W. Warre, C. D. Burnell, J. E. Payne (stroke) , , 7:55 1¼L , , Trinity College, Cambridge , - , 1901 , , Third Trinity, Cambridge , , {{small, W. H. Watney, R. H. Nelson, W. Dudley Ward, C. W. H. Taylor (stroke) , , 7:54 E , ,

, - , 1902 , , Third Trinity, Cambridge , , {{small, W. H. Chapman, P. H. Thomas, W. Dudley Ward, C. W. H. Taylor (stroke) , , 7:45 E , ,

, - , 1903 , , Third Trinity, Cambridge , , {{small, W. H. Chapman, P. H. Thomas, W. Dudley Ward, R. H. Nelson (stroke) , , 8:5 1¾L , , Royal Netherlands Rowing and Sailing Club , - , 1904 , , Third Trinity, Cambridge , , {{small, W. H. Chapman, C. W. H. Taylor, P. H. Thomas, R. H. Nelson (stroke) , , 7:30 1½L , ,

Winnipeg Rowing Club Winnipeg Rowing Club (WRC) is a rowing club on the Red River in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba. WRC provides adult and youth competitive rowing programs, and regularly sends crews to events like the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, Western Cana ...

, - , 1905 , ,

, , {{small, H. A. Steward, R. B. Etherington-Smith, F. J. Escombe, G. Nickalls (stroke) , , 8:26 paddled , , Third Trinity, Cambridge , - , 1906 , ,

, , {{small, A. K. Graham,

F. S. Kelly Frederick Septimus Kelly (29 May 1881 – 13 November 1916) was an Australian and British musician and composer and a rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. After surviving the Gallipoli campaign He was killed in action in the Battle ...

, R. B. Etherington-Smith, G. Nickalls (stroke) , , 7:36 2 ft , , Third Trinity, Cambridge , - , 1907 , , Magdalen College, Oxford , , {{small, Hon. R. P. Stanhope, E. H.L Southwell, A. G. Kirby, G. Nickalls (stroke) , , 8:42 3L , ,

, - , 1908 , , Magdalen College, Oxford , , {{small,

Collier Cudmore Sir Collier Robert Cudmore (13 June 1885 – 16 May 1971) was an Australian lawyer, politician and Olympic rower who won the gold medal in the 1908 Summer Olympics for Great Britain. Early life and rowing career Cudmore was born at Avoca, ...

James Angus Gillan Sir James Angus Gillan (11 October 1885 – 23 April 1981) was a Scottish rower and colonial service official. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Biography Gillan was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and was ...

Duncan Mackinnon Duncan Mackinnon (29 September 1887 – 9 October 1917) was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during the First World War. Mackinnon was born in Paddington, London, and was educated at Rugby S ...

John Somers-Smith John Robert Somers-Smith Military Cross, MC (15 December 1887 – 1 July 1916) was an English people, English Rowing (sport), rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during the First World War. Somers-Smi ...

(stroke) , , 7:40 1½L , ,

, - , 1909 , ,

, , {{small, J. Beresford, K Vernon, C G Rought, B Logan (stroke) , , 7:38 1½L , , Magdalen College, Oxford , - , 1910 , ,

, , {{small, F. F. Carruthers, C. E. Allen, G. B. Aldous, C. S. Riley (stroke) , , 7:52 E , ,

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, Germany , - , 1911 , ,

, , {{small, J. Beresford, K Vernon, C G Rought, B Logan (stroke) , , 7:35 1¼L , ,

, - , 1912 , ,

, , {{small, F A H Pitman, A F R Wiggins, C W B Littlejohn, R C Bourne (stroke) , , 7:36 2¼L , ,

, - , 1913 , ,

, , {{small, F A H Pitman, A F R Wiggins, C W B Littlejohn, R C Bourne (stroke) , , Dsq , ,

, Germany , - , 1914 , ,

, , {{small, A. A. Swann, G. L. Thomson, C. E. V. Buxton, R C Bourne (stroke) , , 7:52 alone(stopped) , ,

Mainzer Ruder-Verien Mainzer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Amy Mainzer (born 1974), American astronomer *Ferdinand Mainzer (1871–1943), German-Jewish gynaecologist and historical author *Klaus Mainzer (born 1947), German scholar and philosop ...

, Germany , - , 1920 , , Magdalen College, Oxford , , , , 8:03 E , ,

, - , 1921 , , Magdalen College, Oxford , , , , 7:32 3L , ,

, - , 1922 , ,

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Maxwell Eley Charles Ryves Maxwell Eley (16 September 1902 – 15 January 1983) was a British rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal with the British coxless four. Family Eley was born in Samford, Suffolk, the eldest of fo ...

James MacNabb James Alexander MacNabb (26 December 1901 – 6 April 1990) was a British rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. MacNabb was born at Keighley, West Yorkshire, the son of Rev. James Frederick MacNabb, and his wife Margaret Elizabeth Wa ...

, Robert Morrison,

Terence Sanders Terence Robert Beaumont Sanders (2 June 1901 – 6 April 1985) was a British rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, a lecturer in engineering at Cambridge, an army officer engaged in countering the V2 threat, civil servant and High She ...

, , 8:25 E , ,

Grasshopper Club Zürich Grasshopper Club Zürich, commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshoppers, is a multisports club based in Zürich, Switzerland. The oldest and best known department of the club is its football team. With 27 titles, Grasshopper holds t ...

, Switzerland , - , 1923 , , Third Trinity, Cambridge , , {{small,

, Robert Morrison,

, , 7:30 E , , Magdalen College, Oxford , - , 1924 , , Third Trinity, Cambridge , , {{small,

, Robert Morrison,

, , 8:37 3L , ,

, - , 1925 , , Third Trinity, Cambridge , , , , 7:27 2L , ,

, - , 1926 , ,

, , , , 7:34 E , ,

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, , , , 8:01 2L , ,

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, , , , 7:43 2 ft , ,

, - , 1929 , , First Trinity, Cambridge , , , , 7:32 1L , ,

, - , 1930 , ,

, , , , 7:34 1½L , ,

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, , , , 8:45 3L , , Sociata Canottieri Vittorino Da Feltre Di Piacenza , - , 1932 , ,

, , {{small, John Badcock,

Jack Beresford Jack Beresford, CBE (1 January 1899 – 3 December 1977), born Jack Beresford-Wiszniewski, was a British rower who won five medals at five Olympic Games in succession. This record in Olympic rowing was not matched until 2000 when Sir Steve Redg ...

, Hugh Edwards,

Rowland George Rowland David George, DSO, OBE (15 January 1905 – 9 September 1997) was a British rower who won gold in the 1932 Summer Olympics. As a World War II wing commander he was the only member of the Royal Air Force Equipment Branch to be ...

, , 8:09 2L , ,

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, Germany , - , 1933 , , Pembroke College, Cambridge , , , , 8:16 1¾L , ,

, - , 1934 , , Pembroke College, Cambridge , , , , 7:24 alone(crab) , ,

, - , 1935 , , Zurich Rowing Club, Switzerland , , , , 7:14 3L , ,

, - , 1936 , , Zurich Rowing Club, Switzerland , , , , 7:50 2L , ,

, - , 1937 , ,

, , P.H. Gaskell, J.M. Couchman, J.C. Cherry, J. D. Sturrock , , 8:32 1L , ,

, - , 1938 , ,

, , , , 7:33 E(hit booms) , ,

Trinity College, Oxford (That which you wish to be secret, tell to nobody) , named_for = The Holy Trinity , established = , sister_college = Churchill College, Cambridge , president = Dame Hilary Boulding , location = Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BH , coordinates ...

, - , 1939 , , Zurich Rowing Club, Switzerland , , H. Betschart, E. Rufli, W. Schweizer, K. Schmid (stroke) , , 8:09 4L , ,

Oriel College, Oxford Oriel College () is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Located in Oriel Square, the college has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford (a title formerly claimed by University College, ...

, - , 1946 , ,

, , J.F. Burgess, R.M.A. Bourne, P. Bradley, N.J. Bradley (stroke) , , 7:48 2½L , ,

, - , 1947 , ,

, , , , 8:04 E , ,

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, , , , 7:48 4L , , Isis and Granta Clubs , - , 1949 , ,

, , , , 7:13 3L , ,

, - , 1950 , , Hellerup Roklubb, Denmark , , , , 8:03 4L , ,

, - , 1951 , ,

, , , , 7:53 1½L , ,

, - , 1952 , ,

, , , , 7:24 2L , ,

, - , 1953 , ,

, , , , 7:25 ¾L , ,

First and Third Trinity Boat Club The First and Third Trinity Boat Club is the rowing club of Trinity College in Cambridge, England. The club formally came into existence in 1946 when the First Trinity Boat Club and the Third Trinity Boat Club merged, although the two clubs h ...

, Cambridge , - , 1954 , , Club Krylia Sovetov, USSR , , , , 8:26 1¼L , ,

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, - , 1955 , , Club Krylia Sovetov, USSR , , , , 7:40 3L , ,

, - , 1956 , ,

, , , , 8:6s. 3½L , ,

, - , 1957 , , Club Krylia Sovetov, USSR , , , , 7:35 E , ,

, - , 1958 , , Barn Cottage Boat Club , , , , 7:16 ½L , , National Provincial Bank Rowing Club , - , 1959 , ,

St Edmund Hall Boat Club St Edmund Hall Boat Club (commonly abbreviated to SEHBC) is a rowing club for members of St Edmund Hall, Oxford. It is based in its own boathouse on the Isis. History The early days According to one of the many blades in the boathouse, SEHB ...

Lincoln College, Oxford Lincoln College (formally, The College of the Blessed Mary and All Saints, Lincoln) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, situated on Turl Street in central Oxford. Lincoln was founded in 1427 by Richard Fleming, t ...

, , , , 7:39 E , , GS Moto Guzzi, Italy , - , 1960 , , Barn Cottage Boat Club , , , , 7:10 4L , ,

, - , 1961 , , Trud Club, Leningrad, USSR , , , , 7:23 2L , ,

, - , 1962 , , Trud Club, Leningrad, USSR , , , , 7:23 1½L , ,

Nereus Rowing Club ) , emblem = , image = , blade_image = File:Nereusblad.jpg , motto = , location = Amsterdam, Netherlands , coordinates = , home_water = River Amstel , founded = , former_names ...

, - , 1963 , ,

, , , , 7:16 ⅔L , ,

, - , 1964 , ,

Tideway Scullers School Tideway Scullers School is a rowing club on the Tideway of the River Thames next to Chiswick Bridge in Chiswick, London. The club previously held the headship for the Head of the River Race (2009), the largest UK eights event, and the senior sq ...

, , , , 7:11 E , ,

, - , 1965 , ,

Quintin Boat Club Quintin Boat Club (QBC) is a rowing club based at the University of Westminster Boathouse on the River Thames, close to Chiswick Bridge in Chiswick, West London. Formally constituted in 1907, it evolved out of the Regent Street Polytechnic’s row ...

, , , , 6:55 E , ,

Nautilus Rowing Club The nautilus (, ) is a pelagic marine mollusc of the cephalopod family Nautilidae. The nautilus is the sole extant family of the superfamily Nautilaceae and of its smaller but near equal suborder, Nautilina. It comprises six living species in t ...

, - , 1966 , , Roforeningen Kvik, Denmark , , , , 7:17 1L , ,

Derby Rowing Club Derby Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Derwent, based at Darley Grove, Darley Abbey, Derby, Derbyshire. The History Derby Rowing Club was founded by a few friends who wanted to row. They worked for the train network and met in a pub b ...

, - , 1967 , , SG Dynamo, Potsdam, Germany , , , , 7:31 2L , ,

Nereus Rowing Club ) , emblem = , image = , blade_image = File:Nereusblad.jpg , motto = , location = Amsterdam, Netherlands , coordinates = , home_water = River Amstel , founded = , former_names ...

, - , 1968 , ,

(Midlands) , , , , 8:53 4L , ,

, - , 1969 , ,

Nereus Rowing Club ) , emblem = , image = , blade_image = File:Nereusblad.jpg , motto = , location = Amsterdam, Netherlands , coordinates = , home_water = River Amstel , founded = , former_names ...

, , , , 7:06 E , , Nottingham & Union Boat Club , - , 1970 , , SG Dynamo, Potsdam, GDR , , , , 7:22 3L , ,

, - , 1971 , ,

Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club The Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club is a rowing club on the Tideway (upper estuary of the Thames) in West London, United Kingdom at Chiswick Boathouse, 100 metres north-west of Barnes Railway & Footbridge – beyond which is Barnes Bridge ...

, , , , 7:12 1L , ,

Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

, - , 1972 , , Spartak, Moscow, USSR , , , , NTT Dsq , , University of British Columbia, Canada , - , 1973 , ,

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degre ...

, , , , 7:03 ½L , , Potomac Boat Club, USA , - , 1974 , , Dynamo Club, USSR , , , , 7:12 E , ,

, - , 1975 , , Potomac Boat Club, USA , , , , 6:50 2+1/3L , ,

, Cambridge , - , 1976 , , University of British Columbia, Canada , , , , 7:10s. 1/3 L. , ,

, - , 1977 , ,

, , , , 7:24 , , row over , - , 1978 , , Trakia Club, Bulgaria , , , , NTT RO , ,

withdrew , - , 1979 , ,

, , , , 7:19 E , ,

Oxford University Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

, - , 1980 , , Charles River RA
Dartmouth College, USA , , {{small, D. Sayner, B. Epke, J. Terwilliger, T. Hull (stroke) , , 7:04 2L , , Avon Rowing Club

Petone Rowing Club The Petone Rowing Club (PRC) is a non-profit organisation, located on the Petone foreshore, in the harbour of Wellington, New Zealand. Formed in the year 1900, the club has a long-standing history of developing champion rowers, with a proud histor ...

, New Zealand , - , 1981 , ,

, , , , 7:48 E , ,

Vesper Boat Club The Vesper Boat Club is an amateur rowing club located at #10 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1865 as the Washington Barge Club, the Club changed its name to Vesper Boat Club in 1870. Vesper' ...

, USA , - , 1982 , , RC Schaffhausen
RC Thalwill, Switzerland , , , , 7:10 3⅔L , , Tyrian Boat Club , - , 1983 , , RC Schaffhauser
RC Thalwil, Switzerland , , , , 7:02 E , ,

, - , 1984 , , NCRA

Tyne Tyne may refer to: __NOTOC__ Geography * River Tyne, England *Port of Tyne, the commercial docks in and around the River Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England *River Tyne, Scotland * River Tyne, a tributary of the South Esk River, Tasmania, Australia Peop ...

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Tyrian Boat Club , - , 1985 , , Tyrian Boat Club , , , , 7:08 3L , , Bagsvaerd Roklub, Denmark , - , 1986 , , Ridley Boat Club, Canada , , , , 6:41 ½L , , Tyrian Boat Club , - , 1987 , , Dinamo Moscow, USSR , , , , 6:40 1L , , Tyrian Boat Club , - , 1988 , ,

, , , , 6:44 E , , Pennsylvania Athletic Club, USA , - , 1989 , ,

, , , , 6:28 ⅔L , ,

, - , 1990 , ,

Star Club The Star-Club was a music club in Hamburg, Germany, that opened on Friday 13 April 1962, and was initially operated by Manfred Weissleder and Horst Fascher. In the 1960s, many of the giants of rock music played at the club. The club closed on ...

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'B' , - , 1991 , ,

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, - , 1992 , , NCRA , , , , 6:36 1L , , Malmo Ruddklubb
Brudpiga Ruddklubb, Sweden , - , 1993 , ,

, , , , 6:44 ⅔L , , RC Hansa Dortmund, Germany , - , 1994 , , EN Boulogne
AUN Lyon, France , , M.Andrieux, D. Fauché, P. Lot, J-C.Rolland , 6:44 1½L , ,

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CARC "Mladost" , , , , 6:31 2¼L , , College Boat Club, Philadelphia, USA , - , 1996 , , NCRA

, , , , 6:44 4L , , Goldie Boat Club , - , 1997 , ,

, , , , 6:47 2½L , , NCRA , - , 1998 , ,

, , , , 6:41 ¾L , , Danmarks Rocenter, Denmark , - , 1999 , ,

Queen's Tower Queen's Tower can refer to: * Queen's Tower, Brisbane, residential skyscraper in Brisbane, Australia * Queen's Tower (London), a building of Imperial College London * Queen's Tower (Serpieri), a former royal estate near Athens * Queen's Tower (Shef ...

, , , , 6:51 1L , , Danmarks Rocenter, Denmark , - , 2000 , ,

, , , , 6:50 ⅔L , , Univ. Technology, Sydney, Haberfield RC, Australia , - , 2001 , ,

, , , , 6:50 4L , , George Rowing Center, Canada , - , 2002 , , Danmarks Rocenter, Denmark , , {{small, H T Kristensen, S Madsen, T Ebert, E B Ebberson , , 7:01 1¼L , , Gorge Rowing Center, Canada , - , 2003 , ,

Victoria City Rowing Club The Victoria City Rowing Club is a non-profit rowing club located at Elk Lake in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. VCRC offers a variety of recreational and seasonal rowing programs and services including programs for beginners, corporate re ...

, Canada , , {{small, C W Baerg, T A Herschmiller, J A Wetzel, B G Williams , , 6:33 ⅔L , , Gorge Rowing Center, Canada , - , 2004 , ,

Imperial College Boat Club Imperial College Boat Club is the rowing club for Imperial College and has its boat house on the River Thames on the Putney embankment, London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1919. The alumni also run a boat club which is known as the Q ...

, , {{small, J Cracknell, S D Williams, E R Coode, M C Pinsent , , 6:46 3L , , Melbourne University
University of Queensland , - , 2005 , ,

, , {{small, S D Williams, P K Reed, A M Partridge, A Triggs Hodge , , 6:57 E , ,

, Canada , - , 2006 , , Hollandia Roeiclub, Holland , , , , 6:43 , , row over , - , 2007 , ,

, , , , 7:14 2¼L , , Brentwood College
Shawnigan Lake, Canada , - , 2008 , ,

, , , , 7:09 3½L , , O.E.A. & N.A.V, Volos
N.C. Thessaloniki, Greece , - , 2009 , ,

Reading University Boat Club Reading University Boat Club (RUBC, boat code RDU) is the rowing club for the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. It is based at a boat house in Christchurch Meadows on the River Thames in the Reading suburb of Caversham. The club ha ...

, , , , 7:05 3½L , , Waiariki R.C. New Zealand , - , 2010 , , Princeton Training Center, USA , , , , 7:09 ¾L , , Club France, France , - , 2011 , ,

, , , , 6:19 2½L , , Chula Vista Training Center, U.S.A. , - , 2012 , , National Rowing Centre of Excellence 'A', Australia , , {{small, Owen Symington, Josh Hicks, Louis Snelson, Tim Masters , , 7:15 {{frac, 2, 3L , , Waiariki Rowing Club, New Zealand , - , 2013 , ,

Oxford Brookes University Oxford Brookes University (formerly known as Oxford Polytechnic) is a public university in Oxford, England. It is a new university, having received university status through the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. The university was named ...

, , , , 6:27 {{frac, 1, 1, 4L , , Tuks Rowing Club, South Africa , - , 2014 , ,

, , , , 6:41 3½L , , Club France 'B', France , - , 2015 , ,

, , , , 6:49 2L , , Nautical Club of Ioannina
Nautical Club of Kastoria, Greece , - , 2016 , , Hollandia Roeiclub , , , , 6:53 {{frac, 1, 3, 4L , , Erster Wiener Ruderclub 'LIA'
Ruderverein Villach, Austria , - , 2017 , ,

, , , , 6:24 {{frac, 3, 4L , , Team Italia, Italy , - , 2018 , ,

, , , , 6:24 {{frac, , 3, 4L , ,

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, , , , 6:38 {{frac, 2, 1, 2L , ,

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, , {{small, Sam Nunn, Sam Bannister, Ollie Wilkes, David Ambler , , 6:43 {{frac, 1, 1, 2L , , Hollandia Roeiclub , - , 2022 , , Rowing Australia{{cite web, url=https://www.hrr.co.uk/results/?race-year=2022&result-page=1&trophy=the-stewards-challenge-cup, title=Results 2022, website=Henley Royal Regatta, access-date=10 July 2022 , , {{small,

Alexander Purnell Alexander (Steve) Purnell (born 30 January 1995) is an Australian rower. He is an Olympic and national champion who has represented at underage and senior world championships. In 2018 in an Australian eight, he won the Grand Challenge Cup at ...

Spencer Turrin Spencer Alf Turrin (born 29 August 1991) is an Australian representative rower. He is a national champion, twice world champion, a dual Olympian and an Olympic champion. He competed and won medals in the Australian senior men's coxless four at ...

Jack Hargreaves Jack Hargreaves OBE (1911–1994) was an English television presenter and writer whose enduring interest was to comment without nostalgia or sentimentality on accelerating distortions in relations between the city and the countryside, seeking � ...

, Jack O’Brien , , 6:26 1 foot , , Oxford Brookes & Leander

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