Henley Royal Regatta 2012

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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
2012       7th April                 Cambridge          17 mins 23 secs 4 ¼ lengths         Cambridge 81 Oxford 76
STEWARDS CHALLENGE CUP GRAND CHALLENGE CUP QUEEN MOTHER CHALLENGE CUP
Australia National Rowing Centre California RC, USA Australia National RC

Waiariki RC, NZ

7 mins 15 secs

2/3 Length

Brown Univ, USA

6 mins 35 secs

1 1/4 lengths

Victoria City RC, Canada

7 mins 10 secs 1/2 length
DOUBLE SCULLS CHALLENGE CUP DIAMOND CHALLENGE SCULLS SILVER GOBLET & NICKALLS´
J E Collins/A J Sinclair,Leander P M Lambert/South Africa M M Molina/B L Lang, France

A Berntsen/H G Grepperud, Norway

7 mins 35 secs 4 1/4 lengths

G E Thomas,Agecroft RC

8 mins 28 secs 3 1/4 lengths

K Christomanos/A Lampridis, Greece

8 min 22 secs Easily
LADIES´ CHALLENGE PLATE VISITORS CHALLENGE CUP PRINCE OF WALES CHALLENGE CUP
Harvard University Oxford Brookes/Molesey Leander Club

Leander Club

6 mins 33 secs 1 foot

Amsterdam Nereus, Holland

7 mins 24 secs Easily

Durham/London University

7 mins 15 secs 2 1/4 lengths
THAMES CHALLENGE CUP WYFOLD CHALLENGE CUP BRITANNIA CHALLENGE CUP
Molesey Boat Club Nottingham Rowing Club Star Club

Thames Rowing Club

6 mins 54 secs 2 lengths

ANA Rowing Club, Aus.

7 mins 42 secs 2 lengths

Taurus BC

7 mins 44 secs 3 feet
This year saw the main event dominated by American teams with California University prevailing from Browns.
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.
Radley College

The Town Challenge Cup ran from 1839 to 1883.
6 mins 56 secs 3/4 length  

A very good 32 minute clip of Henley 2012 is provided below:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MIORAF19sw
An excellent 28 minute clip of the 2012 Boat Race is given below:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvW0j5Ua6cI
TEMPLE CHALLENGE CUP FAWLEY CHALLENGE CUP PRINCE ALBERT CHALLENGE CUP
Washington Univ, USA Sir William Borlase, Marlow London Univ A

Brown Univ, USA

6 mins 52 secs 3 lenghs

Marlow RC

7 mins 20 secs 3 1/4 lengths

Newcastle University

7 mins 36 secs 3/4 length
REMENHAM CHALLENGE CUP PRINCESS ROYAL CHALLENGE CUP PRINCESS GRACE CHALLENGE CUP
Western RC, Canada I R Penney, Canada National RC, Aus.

Dortmund RC, Germany

7 mins 27 secs 2 lengths

K Pajusalu, Estonia

9 mins 47 secs Easily

Hollandia Roeiclub

7 mins 47 secs Easily
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