Henley Royal Regatta 2014
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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
2014 6th April Oxford 18 mins 36 secs 11 lengths Cambridge 81 Oxford 78
Club France B
6 mins 41 secs
3 1/2 Lengths
Club France
6 mins 15 secs
1 1/2 lengths
Australia National RC
6 mins 38 secs 1 length
J E Collins/J F L Walton
7 mins 17 secs 3 feet
R Braas, Netherlands
8 mins 11 secs 5 lengths
S B Keeling/V A Breet, RSA
7 min 19 secs 2 lengths
Leander Club
6 mins 19 secs 3 feet
Leander Club
7 mins 1 sec 2 1/4 lengths
Bayer Leverkusen BC
6 mins 47 secs 2 3/4 lengths
Sport Imperial BC
6 mins 28 secs Canvas
Tideway Scullers School
Disqualified
Bayer Leverkusen RC
7 mins 17 secs 2 lengths
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.
An excellent 3 minute clip of the 2014 Henley Finals Day is shown below:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA8c7dnH6Ts
A link to the 2014 Boat Race lasting 22 minutes is given below:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRwWVsJHIVE
Brown Univ, USA
6 mins 29 secs 2 3/4 lengths
Windsor Boys School
7 mins 25 secs 2 3/4 lengths
Harvard University
7 mins 21 secs 3 1/2 lengths
Hollandia Roeiclub
7 mins 11 secs 2/3 length
K Gyimes, Hungary
8 mins 50 secs 4 1/2 lengths
Gloucester/Northwich RC
7 mins 31 secs 3 1/4 lengths