Henley Royal Regatta 2015

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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
2015       11th April                 Oxford                  17 mins 35 secs 6 lengths           Cambridge 81 Oxford 79

N C of Ioannina/Kastona, Greece

6 mins 49 secs

2 Lengths

Ruder Club Hansa, V.Dortmund

6 mins 21 secs

2 3/4 lengths

Rostocker/Potsdamerl RC, Germany

6 mins 39 secs 5 lengths

J M Thompson/J E Smith

7 mins 23 secs 2 1/3 lengths

G Csepregi, Hungary

8 mins 11 secs 5 lengths

O R G Cook/S G Innes

7 min 39 secs 5 lengths

Univ. of Washington, USA

6 mins 34 secs 2 1/4 lengths

Sydney RC, Australia

6 mins 40 sec 1 3/4 lengths

Leander/Oxford Brookes

6 mins 50 secs 1 1/2 lengths

Bayer Leverkusen Rudern

6 mins 37 secs 3 lengths

Tideway Scullers School

7 mins 15 secs 2 Lengths

Thames RC

7 mins 16 secs 4 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.

A Youtube link to the 2015 Boat Race lasting 21 mins 23 secs is given below:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEFGBKTUMIE

Univ. of Lyon, France

6 mins 25 secs 4 3/4 lengths

Nottingham RC

6 mins 44 secs 1 1/4 lengths

Yale University, USA

7 mins 13 secs 1 length

Leander/Imperial College

6 mins 48 secs 2 3/4 lengths

L I Scheenaard, Holland

9 mins 29 secs 2 3/4 lengths

Molesey BC

7 mins 37 secs Easily