Henley Royal Regatta 2000

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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
Leander Club Australia Inst. of Sport ASR Nereus/DSR Laga, Holland

Sydney Univ/Haberfield RC, Aus

6 mins 50 secs

2/3 Length

Australian Inst of Sport

6 mins 19 secs

1 1/2 lengths

Australian Inst of Sport

6 mins 45 secs 3 3/4 lengths
DOUBLE SCULLS CHALLENGE CUP DIAMOND CHALLENGE SCULLS SILVER GOBLET & NICKALLS´
B Kalizan/B samuelson, Danmarks Rc A H Abdullah, Princeton TC G M P Searle/E R Coode, Molesey/Leander

M K Langridge/P J C Wells, Leander/Queen Eliz HS

7 mins 28 secs Easily

S D Goodbrand, Rob Roy BC

8 mins 12 secs 2/3 length

R P DiClemente/D Cech, Trident RC, SA

7 min 32 secs 1 3/4 lengths
LADIES´ CHALLENGE PLATE VISITORS CHALLENGE CUP PRINCE PHILIP CHALLENGE CUP
Brown Univ, USA Oxford Brookes Univ A Leander/Oxford Brookes Univ.

ORC Rostcok/Heidelberger Rg

6 mins 30 secs Canvas

London University

7 mins 4 secs 1 length

Nottinghamshire County RA

7 mins 8 secs 5 lengths
THAMES CHALLENGE CUP WYFOLD CHALLENGE CUP BRITANNIA CHALLENGE CUP
Molesey Boat Club A Worcester Rowing Club Cambridge University

Crabtree Boat Club

6 mins 36 secs 1/2 length

Queens Tower BC

7 mins 15 secs 1 3/4 lengths

Imperial College, London

7 mins 19 secs 1/2 length
This year saw the main event go abroad again, this time in the hands of the Australia Institute of Sport.
PRINCESS ELIZABETH CHALLENGE CUP

The District Goblets for Pairs took place between 1858 and 1867.
St Josephs Prep School, USA

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

The Town Challenge Cup ran from 1839 to 1883.
6 mins 47 secs 1 3/4 lengths  
 
TEMPLE CHALLENGE CUP FAWLEY CHALLENGE CUP HENLEY PRIZE (Trophy not as shown)
Yale Univ, USA Leander/Llanddaff RC Washington Univ.

Exeter University

6 mins 37 secs 2/3 length

Tiffin School

7 mins 16 secs 3 1/2 lengths

Victoria Univ,Canada

7 mins 29 secs 1/2 length
REMENHAM CHALLENGE CUP PRINCESS ROYAL CHALLENGE CUP PRINCESS GRACE CHALLENGE CUP
This event was first staged in 2003. D K Flood, Tideway Scullers This race was first instituted in 2003.
The race is for Womens eights. M H Brandin, Leander Club The event is named after Princess Grace of Monaco.
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