Henley Royal Regatta 2011

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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.

University Boat Race
2011       26th March           Oxford                  17 mins 32 secs 4 lengths              Cambridge 80 Oxford 76
STEWARDS CHALLENGE CUP GRAND CHALLENGE CUP QUEEN MOTHER CHALLENGE CUP
Leander/Molesey RC Ruder Club Hansa von 1898 Dortmund Leander/Reading Univ.

Chula Vista TC, USA

6 mins 19 secs

2 1/2 Lengths

Molesey/Leander

5 mins 57 secs

1 length

Mladosr RC/Trenjevka RC, Croatia

6 mins 17 secs 1 1/4 lengths
DOUBLE SCULLS CHALLENGE CUP DIAMOND CHALLENGE SCULLS SILVER GOBLET & NICKALLS´
M W Wells/R M Bateman, Leander A W Campbell, Tideway Scullers P K Reed/A Triggs Hodge, Leander/Molesey

D W Crawshay/S Brennan, Aust.

6 mins 52 secs 2 1/2 lengths

N Hudson, Australia

7 mins 37 secs Easily

L Carboncini/N Mornati, Italy

6 min 56 secs Easily
LADIES´ CHALLENGE PLATE VISITORS CHALLENGE CUP PRINCE OF WALES CHALLENGE CUP
Berliner/Olympische RC Leander/Imperial College Leander Club

Leander Club

6 mins 9 secs 1/2 length

Galway/Grainne Mhaol BC, Ire

6 mins 45 secs 3 lengths

Tideway Scullers School

6 mins 30 secs 1 length
THAMES CHALLENGE CUP WYFOLD CHALLENGE CUP BRITANNIA CHALLENGE CUP
Upper Yarra RC, Aust. London Rowing Club Bank RC, Australia

Star Club

6 mins 13 secs 1 length

Nottingham Rowing Club

6 mins 51 secs 2 lengths

London Rowing Club

6 mins 59 secs 3/4 length
This year saw the Dortmund Club, Ruder Hansa von 1898 retain their crown in the principal event.
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 Andrews School, USA

The Town Challenge Cup ran from 1839 to 1883.
6 mins 23 secs 1 3/4 lengths  

A short clip of the 2011 Henley Regatta is given below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2DyWoD5edo
The 2011 Boat Race is shown below:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOz9L6cjhMk
TEMPLE CHALLENGE CUP FAWLEY CHALLENGE CUP PRINCE ALBERT CHALLENGE CUP
California Univ. Berkeley Sydney RC, Australia Harvard Univ A

Amsterdam Nereus, Holland

6 mins 12 secs 4 1/2 lengths

Walton RC

6 mins 49 secs 4 lengths

Oxford Brookes Univ

6 mins 58 secs 1 3/4 lengths
REMENHAM CHALLENGE CUP PRINCESS ROYAL CHALLENGE CUP PRINCESS GRACE CHALLENGE CUP
Princeton TC, USA M Knapkova, Cz Princeton TC, USA

Leander/Gloucester RC

6 mins 38 secs 1 3/4 lengths

G L Stone, USA

8 mins 17 secs 2 1/2 lengths

Australia Institute

7 mins 2 secs 1 1/4 lengths
If you have photos, racecards, badges, or newspaper cuttings about Henley Royal Regatta this year which could enhance this page then email johnslusar@fsmail.net