Henley Royal Regatta 1982

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In any sport there are particularly significant events and venues which have great importance. For tennis junkies the venue is Wimbledon and the event the Lawn Tennis Association Championships. For National Hunt racing fans it is Aintree and the Grand National, whilst for Flat racing enthusiasts it is Epsom and The Derby. However, for rowing there are two events, the University Boat Race and the Royal Regatta, yet in the beginning just one important venue, Henley-on-Thames.
The inaugural University Boat race took place in 1829 at Henley-on-Thames. It was the brainchild of a Cambridge student, Charles Merivale who, at the time, was a student at St Johns College. His great friend Charles Wordsworth was a student at Christ Church College, Oxford and it was to be the dark blues of Oxford who easily defeated their light blue rivals. Today the race takes place between Putney and Mortlake and, to date, Cambridge have recorded more wins than Oxford.
The first Henley Regatta was held in 1839 when amateur rowers contested races on one afternoon. The day was so successful that in 1840 the event was extended to two days, and by 1851 it was so popular that Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, attended so enabling the annual event to be called Henley Royal Regatta for the first time. The event has grown in popularity ever since, and this site records the results of the main races since its inception.
STEWARDS CHALLENGE CUP GRAND CHALLENGE CUP QUEEN MOTHER CHALLENGE CUP
RC Schaffhausen/RC Thalwill, Switz Leander/London RC Marlow/Thames Tradesmens RC

London Univ/Tyrian BC

7 mins 10 secs

3 2/3 Lengths

London Univ/Tyrian BC

 

1/2 length

Lea Rowing Club

6 mins 57 secs Easily
DOUBLE SCULLS CHALLENGE CUP DIAMOND CHALLENGE SCULLS SILVER GOBLET & NICKALLS´
D A Clift/S G Redgrave, Marlow RC C L Baillieu, Leander M Ivancic/Z Celent, Veslacki Klub, Yugo.

N A Staite/J Spencer-Jones, Evesham/Bewdley

7 mins 55 secs 3 1/2 lengths

A Whitwell, Thames Tradesmen

8 mins 18 secs Easily

P D Wensley/P L Reynolds, London Univ/Kingston

8 min 11 secs 1 1/2 lengths
LADIES´ CHALLENGE PLATE VISITORS CHALLENGE CUP PRINCE PHILIP CHALLENGE CUP
London University Durham University London University/Tyrian BC

Isis Boat Club

6 mins 56 secs 1/4 length

Natal Univ, SA

7 mins 50 secs 2 lengths

Queensland Univ/Mosman RC, Aus

7 mins 32 secs 2 1/2 lengths
THAMES CHALLENGE CUP WYFOLD CHALLENGE CUP BRITANNIA CHALLENGE CUP
Charles River RA, USA Nottingham Boat Club Neptune Rowing Club, Ireland

Goldie Boat Club

6 mins 47 secs 2 lengths

Trident Rowing Club, SA

7 mins 21 secs 2 2/3 lengths

Molesey Boat Club

7 mins 45 secs 1 3/4 lengths
This year saw the main cup remain on English soil in the hands of a combined 8 from Leander and London Rowing Clubs.
PRINCESS ELIZABETH CHALLENGE CUP

The District Goblets for Pairs took place between 1858 and 1867.
Eton College A

The Presentation Cup for Coxless Fours took place between 1869 and 1872.
Holy Spirit High School, USA

The Town Challenge Cup ran from 1839 to 1883.
7 mins 9 secs 1 1/4 lengths  
 
TEMPLE CHALLENGE CUP FAWLEY CHALLENGE CUP SPECIAL RACE FOR SCHOOLS (Trophy not as shown)
This event was first contested in 1990. This event first took place in 1992. Shrewsbury School
The race is for male eights. The race is for junior boys quads.

Radley College

4 mins 46 secs 2 1/4 lengths
WOMENS INVITATION COXED FOURS (Trophy not as shown) WOMENS INVITATION DOUBLE SCULLS (Trophy not as shown) WOMENS INVITATION SINGLE SCULLS (Trophy not as shown)
Boston Univ, USA R Clugston/A Ayling, Borough Rd/Kingston B E Mitchell, Thames Tradesmen

Princeton Univ, USA

3 mins 36 secs 1 2/3 lengths

H Lenes/S Johnson, Trondheim, Norway

3 mins 56 secs 3/4 length

S Foster, Waiariki RC, NZ

3 mins 56 secs 1 length
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