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THE EVENTS can be grouped into a number of different categories.
At the top level there are six open events for men and six for women. At
the intermediate level there are three events for men, catering for the best
of the club and student crews. The next level offers five men’s events for the
majority of club and student oarsmen. Finally, there are two events for junior
men and one event for junior women under the age of 19.
Open Men
Grand Challenge Cup (8+)
Stewards’ Challenge Cup (4–)
Queen Mother Challenge Cup (4×)
Silver Goblets & Nickalls’ Challenge Cup (2–)
Double Sculls Challenge Cup (2×)
Diamond Challenge Sculls (1×)
Intermediate Men
Open Women
Remenham Challenge Cup (8+)
Town Challenge Cup (4–)
Princess Grace Challenge Cup (4×)
Hambleden Pairs Challenge Cup (2–)
Stonor Challenge Trophy (2×)
Princess Royal Challenge Cup (1×)
Club Men
Ladies’ Challenge Plate (8+)
Visitors’ Challenge Cup (4–)
Prince of Wales Challenge Cup (4×)
Thames Challenge Cup (8+)
Wyfold Challenge Cup (4–)
Britannia Challenge Cup (4+)
Student Men
Junior Men
Temple Challenge Cup (8+)
Prince Albert Challenge Cup (4+)
Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup (8+)
Fawley Challenge Cup (4×)
Junior Women
Diamond Jubilee Challenge Cup (4×)
THE SIX OPEN EVENTS FOR MEN
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THE GRAND CHALLENGE CUP dates from 1839, in which year
the Stewards resolved that a Silver Cup, value 100 guineas, to be called
the “Henley Grand Challenge Cup”, be rowed for annually by amateur
crews in eight-oared boats.
At this first Regatta, J. D. Bishop, of Leander Club, umpired on
horseback. The race, which was between First Trinity, Cambridge,
Brasenose College, Oxford, Wadham College, Oxford and Eton College,
was won by Trinity.
The Grand Challenge Cup has been competed for annually since 1839
with the exception of the years affected by the two World Wars. While
the text of the qualification rules has varied over the years, the Cup has
always been open, except in the Olympic Games year of 1908, to all
established amateur clubs. The Cup has been won by overseas crews
fifty one times from eleven different countries.
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