Henley Royal Regatta 2017

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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
2017       2nd April               Oxford                  17 mins 3 secs 1 1/4 lengths           Cambridge 82 Oxford 80

Team Italia

6 mins 24 secs

3/4 Length

Leander & Newcastle Univ

6 mins 05 secs

1 length

Waiariki RC, New Zealand

6 mins 13 secs 3/4 length

P H Houin/J A Azou (France)

6 mins 47 secs 1 1/4 lengths

J H Graves (USA)

7 mins 34 secs 1 3/4 lengths

J J Dunkley-Smith/J W Booth (Aus)

7 min 03 secs 2 lengths

Molesey BC & London RC

6 mins 01 secs 3/4 length

Cambridge Univ

7 mins 35 sec 3/4 length

Leander Club B

6 mins 22 secs 1 1/4 lengths

Thames Rowing Club B

6 mins 18 secs 5 lengths

Tideway Scullers School

6 mins 39 secs 2 1/2 Lengths

St Andrew BC

7 mins 06 secs 1 length

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

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

The Town Challenge Cup ran from 1839 to 1883.

A youtube link to 2017 Henley Regatta races is shown below:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4gEudVhE98

Harvard University, USA

6 mins 32 secs 3 1/4 lengths

Claires Court School

6 mins 34 secs 1/2 length

Imperial College London

6 mins 48 secs 2/3 length

Leander/Univ of London

6 mins 44 secs 2/3 length

V L Thornley Leander

8 mins 30 secs easily

Nottingham RC/Warrington RC

6 mins 54 secs 4 1/2 lengths