World Sculling Championship
Results
Notes: Bill Beach, Bobby Pearce and Evans Fischer all retired undefeated. James Renforth died while champion.

World Sculling Championship

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: Notes: Bill Beach, Bobby Pearce and Evans Fischer all retired undefeated. James Renforth died while champion.

Year	Date	Champion	Beat	Time	Course

1831	9 Sep	Charles Campbell	John Williams	NTT	Thames (Westminster to Hammersmith)

1838	1 Nov	Charles Campbell	Robert Coombes	42 mins	Thames (Westminster to Putney)

1846	19 Aug	Robert Coombes	Charles Campbell	26 mins 15secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1847	19 Sep	Robert Coombes	Robert Newell	23 mins 46 sec	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1851	7 May	Robert Coombes	Thomas J MacKinney	27 mins 30 secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1852	24 May	Tom Cole	Robert Coombes	25 mins 15 secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1852	14 Oct	Tom Cole	Robert Coombes	23 mins 35 secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1854	20 Nov	James Messenger	Tom Cole	24 mins 45 secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1857	12 May	Harry Kelley (GBR)	James Messenger	24 mins 30 secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1859	20 Sep	Robert Chambers (GBR)	Harry Kelley (GBR)	25 mins 25 sec	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1860	18 Sep	Robert Chambers (GBR)	Tom White (GBR)	23 mins 25 sec	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1863	14 Apr	Robert Chambers (GBR)	George W Everson (GBR)	25 mins 27 sec	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1863	16 Jun	Robert Chambers (GBR)	Richard A W Green (AUS)	25 mins 35 secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1865	8 Aug	Harry Kelley (GBR)	Robert Chambers (GBR)	23 mins 23 secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1866	4 Jul	Harry Kelley (GBR)	James Hammill (USA)	32 mins 45 secs	Tyne

1866	22 Nov	Robert Chambers (GBR)	Joseph Sadler (GBR)	25 mins 4 secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1868	6 May	Harry Kelley (GBR)	Robert Chambers (GBR)	31 mins 47 secs	Tyne

1868	17 Nov	James Renforth (GBR)	Harry Kelley (GBR)	23 mins 15secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1874	16 Apr	Joseph Sadler (GBR)	Robert Bagnall (GBR)	24 mins 15 secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1875	15 Nov	Joseph Sadler (GBR)	Robert W Boyd (GBR)	28 mins 5 secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1876	27 Jun	Edward Trickett (AUS)	Joseph Sadler (GBR)	24 mins 35 secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1877	30 Jun	Edward Trickett (AUS)	Michael Rush (rower) (AUS)	23 mins 27secs	Parramatta, Sydney

1879	29 Aug	Edward Trickett (AUS)	Elias C. Laycock (AUS)	23 mins 29 secs	Parramatta, Sydney

1880	15 Nov	Edward Hanlan (CAN)	Edward Trickett(AUS)	26 mins 12 secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1881	14 Feb	Edward Hanlan (CAN)	Elias C. Laycock (AUS)	25 mins 49 secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1882	3 Apr	Edward Hanlan(CAN)	Robert W Boyd (GBR)	21 mins 25 secs	Tyne

1882	1 May	Edward Hanlan(CAN)	Edward Trickett (AUS)	28 mins	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1883	30 May	Edward Hanlan(CAN)	John A Kennedy (USA)	19 min 4 sec	Point of Pines, Boston USA

1883	18 July	Edward Hanlan(CAN)	Wallace Ross (CAN)	27 min 57.5 secs	Odensberg, New York, USA

1884	22 May	Edward Hanlan(CAN)	Elias C. Laycock (AUS)	22 mins 46 secs	Nepean, Sydney

1884	16 Aug	Bill Beach (AUS)	Edward Hanlan(Can)	20 mins 28 secs	Parramatta, Sydney

1885	28 Feb	Bill Beach (AUS)	Thomas Clifford (AUS)	26 mins 1 sec	Parramatta, Sydney

1885	28 Mar	Bill Beach (AUS)	Edward Hanlan(Can)	22 mins 51 secs	Parramatta, Sydney

1885	18 Dec	Bill Beach (AUS)	Neil Matterson (AUS)	24 mins 11 sec	Parramatta, Sydney

1886	18 Sep	Bill Beach (AUS)	Jake Gaudaur Snr. (CAN)	22 mins 29 sec	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1886	25 Sep	Bill Beach (AUS)	Wallace Ross (CAN)	23 min 5 sec	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1887	26 Nov	Bill Beach (AUS)	Edward Hanlan(Can)	19 mins 25 sec	Nepean, Sydney

1888	11 Feb	Peter Kemp (AUS)	Thomas Clifford (AUS)	23 mins 27secs	Parramatta, Sydney

1888	5 May	Peter Kemp (AUS)	Edward Hanlan(Can)	21 mins 36 sec	Parramatta, Sydney

1888	28 Sep	Peter Kemp (AUS)	Edward Hanlan(Can)	21 mins 25 secs	Parramatta, Sydney

1888	27 Oct	Henry Ernest Searle (AUS)	Peter Kemp (AUS)	22 mins 44 secs	Parramatta, Sydney

1889	9 Sep	Henry Ernest Searle (AUS)	William Joseph O'Connor (CAN)	22 mins 42 sec	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1890	25 Apr	Peter Kemp (AUS)	Neil Matterson (AUS)	21 mins 13 sec	Parramatta, Sydney

1890	15 May	Peter Kemp (AUS)	John McLean(AUS)	21 mins 45 sec	Parramatta, Sydney

1890	15 Dec	John McLean (AUS)	Peter Kemp (AUS)	22 mins 13 secs	Parramatta, Sydney

1891	28 Apr	Jim Stanbury * (AUS)	John McLean (AUS)	22 mins 15 secs	Parramatta, Sydney

1891	7 Jul	Jim Stanbury * (AUS)	John McLean (AUS)	18 mins 25 secs	Parramatta, Sydney (short Course)

1892	2 May	Jim Stanbury * (AUS)	Tom Sullivan (NZL)	17 mins 26 secs	Parramatta, Sydney (short Course)

1896	13 Jul	Jim Stanbury * (AUS)	Charles R. Harding (GBR)	21 mins 51 secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1896	7 Sep	Jake Gaudaur Snr. (CAN)	Jim Stanbury (AUS)	23 mins 1 sec	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1898	4 Jul	Jake Gaudaur Snr. (CAN)	Robert Johnston (CAN)	20 mins 25 sec	Vancouver Harbour

1901	7 Sep	George Towns (AUS)	Jake Gaudaur Snr. (CAN)	20 mins 30 sec	Lake of the Woods, Ontario

1904	30 Jul	George Towns (AUS)	Richard Tresidder (AUS)	21 mins 28 sec	Parramatta, Sydney

1905	22 Jul	Jim Stanbury * (AUS)	George Towns (AUS)	19 mins 4 sec	Parramatta, Sydney

1906	28 Jul	George Towns (AUS)	Jim Stanbury (AUS)	19 mins 53 sec	Parramatta, Sydney

1907	2 Mar	George Towns (AUS)	Edward Durnan (CAN)	22 mins 27 secs	Nepean, Sydney

1907	3 Aug	William Webb (NZL)	Charles Towns (AUS)	20 mins 35 secs	Parramatta, Sydney

1908	25 Feb	William Webb (NZL)	Richard Tresidder (AUS)	20 mins 28 secs	Wanganui, New Zealand

1908	15 Dec	Richard Arnst (NZL)	William Webb (NZL)	19 mins 51 secs	Wanganui, New Zealand

1909	21 Jun	Richard Arnst (NZL)	William Webb (NZL)	18 mins 15 secs	Wanganui, New Zealand

1910	4 Apr	Richard Arnst (NZL)	George Whelch (NZL)	21 mins 51 secs	Akaroa Harbour, New Zealand

1910	18 Aug	Richard Arnst (NZL)	Ernest Barry (GBR)	20 mins 14 secs	Zambezi River, Northern Rhodesia

1911	29 Jul	Richard Arnst(NZL)	Harry Pearce (AUS)	19 mins 46 secs	Parramatta, Sydney

1912	29 Jul	Ernest Barry (GBR)	Richard Arnst (NZL)	23 mins 8 secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1912	14 Oct	Ernest Barry (GBR)	Edward Durnan (CAN)	22 mins 31 secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1913	21 Jul	Ernest Barry (GBR)	Harry Pearce (AUS)	24 mins 9 secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1914	7 Sep	Ernest Barry (GBR)	Jim Paddon (AUS)	21 mins 28 sec	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1919	27 Oct	Alf Felton (AUS)	Ernest Barry (GBR)	25 mins 40 secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1920	31 Aug	Ernest Barry (GBR)	Alf Felton (AUS)	24 mins 32 sec	Parramatta, Sydney

1921	11 Jun	Richard Arnst (NZL)	Pat Hannan (NZL)	22 mins 34 sec	Wairau, New Zealand

1922	5 Jan	Darcy Hadfield (NZL)	Richard Arnst (NZL)	19 mins 46 secs	Wanganui, New Zealand

1922	18 Apr	Jim Paddon (AUS)	Darcy Hadfield (NZL)	19 mins 19 secs	Wanganui, New Zealand

1923	21 Jul	Jim Paddon (AUS)	Darcy Hadfield(NZL)	19 mins 46 secs	Richmond

1924	12 Aug	Jim Paddon (AUS)	Alf Felton (AUS)	17 mins 55 secs	Brisbane

1924	20 Sep	Jim Paddon (AUS)	Major Goodsell (AUS)	17 mins 7 secs	Richmond

1925	21 Mar	Major Goodsell (AUS)	Bill McDevitt (AUS)	22 mins 20 secs	Clarence

1925	27 Jun	Major Goodsell (AUS)	Pat Hannan (NZL)	21 mins 31 secs	Parramatta, Sydney

1925	7 Nov	Major Goodsell (AUS)	Jim Paddon (AUS)	22 mins 50 secs	Parramatta, Sydney

1926	3 May	Major Goodsell (AUS)	Tom Saul (AUS)	23 mins 11 sec	Parramatta, Sydney

1927	5 Sep	Major Goodsell (AUS)	Bert Barry (GBR)	24 mins 13 secs	Burrand Inlet, Vancouver

1927	6 Dec	Bert Barry (GBR)	Major Goodsell (AUS)	21 mins 40 secs	Burrand Inlet, Vancouver

1930	31 May	Ted Phelps (GBR)	Bert Barry (GBR)	22 mins 45 secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1930	11 Oct	Ted Phelps (GBR)	Bert Barry (GBR)	22 mins 48 secs	Thames (Putney to Mortlake)

1932	5 Sep	Ted Phelps (GBR)	Major Goodsell (USA)	17 mins 2 secs	Long Beach, California

1933	1 Sep	Bobby Pearce (CAN)	Ted Phelps (GBR)	19 mins 26 secs	Lake Ontario,

1934	5 Sep	Bobby Pearce (CAN)	W G Miller (USA)	19 mins 52 secs	Toronto

1938	9 Sep	Bobby Pearce (CAN)	Evans Paddon (AUS)	20 mins 35 secs	Toronto

1948	20 Nov	Evans Paddon (AUS)	Max Fisher (AUS)	17 mins 20 secs	Parramatta, Sydney

1949	7 May	George Cook (AUS)	Evans Paddon (AUS)	15 mins 09 secs	Evans River

1950	22 April	Evans Paddon (AUS)	George Cook (AUS)	21 mins 58 secs	Evans River

1952	5 April	Jim Saul (AUS)	Evans Paddon (AUS)	20 min 33 secs	Richmond River

1952	Sept 13th	Evans Paddon (AUS)	Jim Saul (AUS)	21 min 50 secs	Richmond River

1953	13 June	Evans Fischer (AUS)	Evans Paddon (AUS)	20 min 55 secs	Richmond River

1954	7 Aug	Evans Fischer (AUS)	Evans Paddon (AUS)	20 min 57 secs	Clarence River

1957	25 May	Evans Fischer (AUS)	Evans Paddon (AUS)	20 min 46 secs	Clarence River

Sentence(s)

The first Championship of the Thames took place between Westminster and Hammersmith, in September 1831, when John Williams challenged Charles Campbell for the Sculling Championship of the Thames.

final_sentence: The first Championship of the Thames took place between Westminster and Hammersmith, in September 1831, when John Williams challenged Charles Campbell for the Sculling Championship of the Thames.