Princess Royal Challenge Cup

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Princess Royal Challenge Cup
VenueHenley Royal Regatta, River Thames
LocationHenley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Dates1993 – present

The Princess Royal Challenge Cup is a rowing event for women's single sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to all eligible female scullers.[1][failed verification]

History

In 1982 an invitation exhibition event for women's singles was added to the race programme. The start for this event was moved to Fawley so that the course was closer to 1000 m. As the intermediate start installations were required for the shorter distance, the races had to take place during intervals in the normal racing programme (the lunch or tea breaks) which meant that only the dedicated stayed to watch.[2]

In the end, the final of the Women's Invitation Single was a highlight of the regatta, with Beryl Mitchell of Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club (World Silver medallist in 1981) beating Stephanie Foster of Waiariki Rowing Club, New Zealand (World Bronze medallist in 1982) by one length.

Women's singles disappeared off the race programme until 1993 when an open Women's Single Sculls event, over the full course, was introduced. From 1993 to 1996 this counted as a round of the FISA World Cup.[3]

The first winner was Maria Brandin of Sweden and she subsequently won a further four times. In 1996, the Stewards purchased a silver cup as a challenge trophy and named it the Princess Royal Challenge Cup; it was presented for the first time in 1997.

Winners

As Invitation Single Sculls

Invitation Single Sculls (Women's 1x)
Year Winner Club Runner-up Club
1982 Beryl Mitchell Thames Tradesmen's Stephanie Foster Waiariki Rowing Club, New Zealand

As Princess Royal Challenge Cup

Princess Royal Challenge Cup (Women's Open 1x)
Year Winner Club Runner-up Club
1993 M H Brandin Kungalv Roddklubb, SWE A M A Bredael
1994 M E McBean Western Middlesex RC, CAN K Boron
1995 M H Brandin Kungalv Roddklubb, SWE S S Laumann
1996 M H Brandin Kungalv Roddklubb, Swe C Luthi
1997 M H Brandin Kungalv Roddklubb, Swe G Batten Thames
1998 M H Brandin Kungalv Roddklubb, Swe G Douglas Mercantile Rowing Club
1999 K Rutschow RC Wannsee Berlin, GER M H Brandin Kungalv Roddklubb, Swe
2000 D K Flood Tideway Scullers School M H Brandin Leander Club
2001 E Karsten Minsk City Club, BLR K Rutschow-Stomporowski RaW Berlin e.V
2002 R Neykova Club Academic, BUL K Rutschow-Stomporowski RaW Berlin e.V
2003 C J Oliver Australian Institute of Sport, AUS D R Martin Australia
2004 C S Bishop Riverside Boat Club, USA R Geyser Trident RC, South Africa
2005 R Neykova Cherno More Club, BUL F M Milne Melbourne University, Australia
2006 S Balmary Club France, FRA M van Eupen Netherlands
2007 M Guerette Radcliffe Crew, Harvard University, USA J C Goldsack
2008 C Ryan Garda Siochana Boat Club, IRL M H Pauls
2009 E K Twigg Hawkes Bay Rowing Club, NZL G L Stone Cambridge Boat Club, USA
2010 M Knapkova V.K. Slavia Praha, CZE G L Stone Cambridge Boat Club, USA
2011 M Knapkova V.K. Slavia Praha, CZE G L Stone Cambridge Boat Club, USA
2012 I Penney Kingston Rowing Club, CAN K Pajusalu Estonia
2013 M Knapkova V.K. Slavia Praha, CZE E Twigg Waiariki Rowing Club
2014 M Knapkova V.K. Slavia Praha, CZE K Gyimes Hungary
2015 M Knapkova V.K. Slavia Praha, CZE L I Scheenaard Hollandia Roeiclub
2016 L I Scheenaard Hollandia Roeiclub A Beenken Ruderverein Saarbrücken e.V
2017 Annekatrin Thiele SC DHfK Leipzig e.V., Germany Victoria Thornley Leander Club
2018 J Gmelin Switzerland Madeleine Edmunds Australia
2019 Emma Twigg Hawkes Bay, RC L I Scheenaard Netherlands
2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[4]

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References

  1. ^ "results". Henley Royal Regatta.
  2. ^ "History". Henley Women's Regatta. Archived from the original on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
  3. ^ "Trophies". Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  4. ^ "2020 REGATTA CANCELLATION - STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)". Henley Royal Regatta.
  5. ^ "Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1946-2013". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  6. ^ Henley Royal Regatta - Results