Princess Royal Challenge Cup

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]

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

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.[4] [5]

Winners

As Invitation Single Sculls
Invitation Single Sculls (Women's 1x)
Year Winner Club Runner-up Club
1982Beryl MitchellThames Tradesmen'sStephanie FosterWaiariki Rowing Club, New Zealand

As Princess Royal Challenge Cup
Princess Royal Challenge Cup (Women's Open 1x)
Year Winner Club Runner-up Club
1993M H BrandinKungalv Roddklubb, SWEA M A Bredael
1994M E McBeanWestern Middlesex RC, CANK Boron
1995M H BrandinKungalv Roddklubb, SWES S Laumann
1996M H BrandinKungalv Roddklubb, SWEC Luthi
1997M H BrandinKungalv Roddklubb, SWEG BattenThames
1998M H BrandinKungalv Roddklubb, SWEG DouglasMercantile Rowing Club
1999K RutschowRC Wannsee Berlin, GERM H BrandinKungalv Roddklubb, Swe
2000D K FloodTideway Scullers SchoolM H BrandinLeander Club
2001E KarstenMinsk City Club, BLRK Rutschow-StomporowskiRaW Berlin e.V
2002R NeykovaClub Academic, BULK Rutschow-StomporowskiRaW Berlin e.V
2003C J OliverAustralian Institute of Sport, AUSD R MartinBlack Mountain RC, AUST
2004C S BishopRiverside Boat Club, USAR GeyserTrident RC, RSA
2005R NeykovaCherno More Club, BULF M MilneMelbourne University, Australia
2006S BalmaryClub France, FRAM van EupenNED
2007M GueretteRadcliffe Crew, Harvard University, USAJ C Goldsack
2008C RyanGarda Siochana Boat Club, IRLM H Pauls
2009E K TwiggHawkes Bay Rowing Club, NZLG L StoneCambridge Boat Club, USA
2010M KnapkovaV.K. Slavia Praha, CZEG L StoneCambridge Boat Club, USA
2011M KnapkovaV.K. Slavia Praha, CZEG L StoneCambridge Boat Club, USA
2012I PenneyKingston Rowing Club, CANK PajusaluRC Kalev, EST
2013M KnapkovaV.K. Slavia Praha, CZEE TwiggWaiariki Rowing Club, NZL
2014M KnapkovaV.K. Slavia Praha, CZEK GyimesDanubius Nemzeti Hajos Egylet, HUN
2015M KnapkovaV.K. Slavia Praha, CZEL I ScheenaardHollandia Roeiclub NED
2016L I ScheenaardHollandia Roeiclub NEDA BeenkenRuderverein Saarbrücken e.V, GER
2017Annekatrin ThieleSC DHfK Leipzig e.V., GERVictoria ThornleyLeander Club
2018J GmelinRC Uster, SUIMadeleine EdmundsGeorgina Hope Reinhart NTC, AUS
2019Emma TwiggHawkes Bay, NZLL I ScheenaardHollandia Roeiclub NED
2020No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic[6]
2021Lola Anderson[7]Leander ClubLauren HenryLeicester

References
  1. "results". Henley Royal Regatta.
  2. "History". Henley Women's Regatta. Archived from the original on 6 February 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2007.
  3. "Trophies". Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  4. "Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1946-2013". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  5. Henley Royal Regatta - Results
  6. "2020 REGATTA CANCELLATION - STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)". Henley Royal Regatta.
  7. "Results 2021". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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