Henley Royal Regatta 2002

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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
Danmarks Rocenter, Denmark Victoria RC and Univ BC, Canada Leander Club/London Univ

Gorge Rowing Center, Canada

7 mins 1 sec

1 1/4 Lengths

Hansa Dortmund RC/Munster RC

6 mins 20 secs

1/2 length

Leander Club/Molesey BC

Sculled over
DOUBLE SCULLS CHALLENGE CUP DIAMOND CHALLENGE SCULLS SILVER GOBLET & NICKALLS´
S Vieilledent/A Hardy, de Cannes RC, France P J C Wells, London Univ J E Cracknell/M C Pinsent, Leander

A Haller/T Peto, Szegedi Vizisport, Hungary

7 mins 32 secs 4 lengths

M K Langridge, Leander

8 mins 30 secs Easily

R P DiClemente/D Cech, Trident RC, SA

7 min 35 secs 1/2 length
LADIES´ CHALLENGE PLATE VISITORS CHALLENGE CUP PRINCE PHILIP CHALLENGE CUP
Harvard Univ, USA Oxford Brookes/Imperial College Molesey BC/Oxford Brookes Univ

Molesey Boat Club

6 mins 30 secs 2 3/4 lengths

Cambridge Univ

7 mins 20 secs 2 1/2 lengths

Cambridge University

7 mins 20 secs 2 1/2 lengths
THAMES CHALLENGE CUP WYFOLD CHALLENGE CUP BRITANNIA CHALLENGE CUP
Leander Club Aberdeen Boat Club Harvard Univ B

Nottingham County RA

6 mins 50 secs 3 lengths

London Rowing Club A

7 mins 38 secs 5 lengths

Harvard Univ A

7 mins 30 secs 1 3/4 lengths
This year saw the main trophy travel abroad to Canada when a combined eight from Victoria City Rowing Club and the University of Victoria were successful.
PRINCESS ELIZABETH CHALLENGE CUP

The District Goblets for Pairs took place between 1858 and 1867.
Abingdon School

The Presentation Cup for Coxless Fours took place between 1869 and 1872.
St Pauls School

The Town Challenge Cup ran from 1839 to 1883.
7 mins 0 secs 1 3/4 lengths  
 
TEMPLE CHALLENGE CUP FAWLEY CHALLENGE CUP MENS QUADRUPLE SCULLS
Harvard Univ A. Leander Club/Evesham RC Tideway Scullers School

Oxford Brookes Univ

7 mins 2 secs 3/4 length

The Windsor Boys School

7 mins 32 secs 1/2 length

Leander Club B

7 mins 26 secs 1 3/4 lengths
REMENHAM CHALLENGE CUP PRINCESS ROYAL CHALLENGE CUP WOMENS QUADRUPLE SCULLS
Oxford Brookes Univ R Neykova, Club Academic, Bulgaria Marlow Rowing Club

Tideway Scullers School

7 mins 44 secs 2 3/4 lengths

K Rutschow-Stomporowski, Wannsee, Ger

9 mins 3 secs Easily

Leander/Tideway Scullers

8 mins 7 secs Easily
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