# Grand Challenge Cup

The Grand Challenge Cup is a rowing competition for men's eights. It is the oldest and best-known event at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing clubs. Two or more clubs may combine to make an entry.
The event dates from 1839 and was originally called the "Henley Grand Challenge Cup". The Stewards resolved that a silver cup, for which they incurred 100 guineas, was to be competed for annually by amateur crews in eight-oared boats. One of the prize medals awarded at the first race was donated to the regatta in 1969 and is on display in the Prize Tent.
The cup has since been competed for annually save for the years affected by the two World Wars and the COVID-19 pandemic. The eligibility rules have varied over the years, but the premise that the cup has always been open to all established crews has remained at its core. Subject to rowing together long enough, F.I.S.A. national crew members may enter for this event. In its history the Cup has been won by foreign crews 47 times – 14 times by crews from Germany, 11 from the US, 9 from the former USSR, 4 times each by crews from Australia and Canada, 3 times by Belgian crews, twice by a Dutch crew and once each by crews from Bulgaria, Croatia, France and Switzerland. The Leander Club hold the record of 36 wins.
The cup itself records the names of all winning crews since 1839. The base was added in 1896 and extended in 1954 and again in 1986. The Book of Honour was added as an integral part of the trophy in 1954. In 1964, the winning Harvard crew of 1914 presented the regatta with a new cup, identical to the original of 1839, which is now very fragile. This new cup continues to be used as the trophy presented to the winning crew for lifting and photographs on finals day, with medals as in all other events being awarded permanently to winners.
The current Henley course record is 5:53 set by the winning 2018 entry.

## Past winners
### 1839–1849

| Year | Winner | Crew | Runner-up | Dist |
| 1839 | First Trinity, Cm | W. R. Gough, W. W. Smyth, S. B. T. Taylor, J. G. Lonsdale, C. Penrose, C. W. Strickland, W. A. Cross, W. Massey (stroke), H. D. Barclay (cox) | Oxford Etonian Club | ½l |
| 1840 | Leander Club | E. Shepheard, W. Wood, S. Wallace, J. Layton, T.L Jenkins, O. Ommanney, C. Pollock, A. Dalgleish (stroke), H. Gibson (cox) | Trinity College | 4l |
| 1841 | Cambridge Subscription Rooms, London | Hon. G. Denman, A. H. Shadwell, W. A. Cross, T. A. Anson, W. H. Yatman, W. M. Jones, C. M. Vialls, W. B. Brett (stroke), T. S. Egan (cox) | Leander Club | foul |
| 1842 | Cambridge Subscription Rooms, London | W. H. Yatman, A. H. Shadwell, G. C. Uppleby, J. G. Lonsdale, A. S. Ritchie, W. M. Jones, C. J. Selwyn, J. Beresford, (stroke), T. S. Egan (cox) | Cambridge Univ BC | ft |
| 1843 | Oxford Univ BC | R. Menzies, E. Royds, W. B. Brewster, G. D. Bourne, J. C. Cox, R. Lowndes, G. E. Hughes (st), A. T. W. Shadwell (cox) | Cambridge Subscription Rooms | 1l |
| 1844 | Oxford Etonian Club | W. Chetwynd-Stapylton, W. Spottiswoode, H. Chetwynd-Stapylton, J. Spankie, F. S. Wilson, F. E. Tuke, J. W. Conant, H. Morgan (stroke), A. T. W. Shadwell (cox) | Caius College | 3l |
| 1845 | Cambridge Univ BC | G. Mann, W. Harkness, W. S. Lockhart, W. P. Cloves, F.L Hopkins, H. J. Potts, F. M. Arnold, C. G. Hill (stroke), H. Munster (cox) | Oxford University | 2l |
| 1846 | Thames Club | F. W. Blake, W. Field, E. G. Peacock, E. Webb, J. S. Robinson, F Playford, L D. Strutton, J. R.L Walmisley (stroke), G. Walmisley (cox) | First Trinity | 3-4l |
| 1847 | Oxford Univ BC | E. G. Moon, M. Haggard, J. Oldham, F. C. Royds, E. G. C. Griffiths, W. King, G. R. Winter, E. C. Burton (stroke), C. J. Soanes (cox) | Thames Club | 3l |
| 1848 | Oxford Univ BC] | W. G. Rich, M. Haggard, E. J. Sykes, F. C. Royds, G. R. Winter, A. Mansfield, W. H. Milman, E. C. Burton (stroke), C. J. Soanes (cox) | Thames Club | e |
| 1849 | St John of Malta (Wadham) | O. Ogle, J. Semple, A. Sugden, E. Johnson, W. H. Humphrey, J. E. Clarke, H. Hodgson, D. Wauchope (st)., C. Ranken (cox) | Second Trinity | f |

### 1850–1899

| Year | Winner | Crew | Runner-up | Dist |
| 1850 | Oxford Univ BC | H. J. Cheales, W. Houghton, J. J. Hornby, J. Aitken, C. H. Steward, J. W. Chitty, E. J. Sykes, W. G. Rich (stroke), R. W. Cotton (cox) | (no Cambridge crews entered) | ro |
| 1851 | Oxford Univ BC | W. G. Rich, W. Nixon, J. J. Hornby, W. Houghton, J. Aitken, R. Greenall, E. J. Sykes, J. W. Chitty (stroke), E. C. Burton (cox) | Cambridge Univ BC | 6l |
| 1852 | Oxford Univ BC | W. F. Short, H. Blundell, H. S. Polehampton, W. H. Coventry, H. Denne, C. Stephens, H. R. Barker, R. Greenall (stroke), F. Balguy (cox) | Oxford Aquatic Club | |
| 1853 | Oxford Univ BC | W. F. Short, P. H. Moore, W. King, R. J. Buller, H. Denne, P. H. Nind, K. Prescot, W. O. Meade-King (stroke), T. H. Marshall (cox) | Cambridge Univ BC | 18i |
| 1854 | First Trinity, Cm | Hon. G. Pepys, J. S. Wood, R. D. Marshall, E. C. Graham, E. Courage, E Macnaghton, R. C. Galton, H. R. Mansel Jones (stroke), W. Wingfield (cox) | Wadham College | 2l |
| 1855 | Cambridge Univ BC | P. P. Pearson, E. C. Graham, H. W. Schreiber, E. H. Fairrie, H. Williams, H. F. Johnson, H. Blake, H. R. Mansel Jones (stroke), W. Wingfield (cox) | Oxford University | 2½l |
| 1856 | Royal Chester RC | P. Maudsley, T. Grindrod, J. Fairrie, E. B. Gibson, E. Dixon, F. French, J. Elsee, J. B. Littledale (stroke), A. Brittain (cox) | Lady Margaret | e |
| 1857 | London Rowing Club | J. Ireland, F. Potter, C. Schlotel, J. Nottidge, J. Paine, W. Farrar, A. A. Casamajor, H. H. Playford (stroke), H. Edie (cox) | Oxford University | 1¼l |
| 1858 | Cambridge Univ BC | G. A. Paley, A L Smith, W. J. Havart, D. Darroch, A. H. Fairbairn, R. Lewis-Lloyd, N. Royds, J. Hall (stroke), J. T.Morland (cox) | London Rowing Club | ½l |
| 1859 | London Rowing Club | G. Dunnage, W. Foster, F. Potter, W. M. Dunnage, W. Farrar, J. Paine, A. A. Casamajor, H. H. Playford (stroke), H. Weston (cox) | Cambridge Univ BC | ¾l |
| 1860 | First Trinity, Cm | G. H. Richards, G. Cox, H. S. Wright, D. Ingles, J. Lyle, T. E.Beaumont, S. Heathcote, N. Royds (stroke), J. T. Morland (cox) | London Rowing Club | 3l |
| 1861 | First Trinity, Cm | H. A. Ridgway, T. H. Crampton, H. S. Wright, A. M. Channell, B. P. Gregson, W. C. Smyly, J. G. Buchanan, G. H. Richards (st), J. C. Carter (cox) | Trinity College, Oxford | 2½l |
| 1862 | London Rowing Club | H. Hood, W. Stout, G. P. R. Grubb, G. Ryan, C. Boydell, A. Hodgson, F. Fenner, G. R. Cox (stroke), E. Weston (cox) | Trinity College, Oxford | 3l |
| 1863 | Univ College, Ox | J. H. E. Smith, A. Brassey, J. E. Parker, J. M. Collyer, R. A. Seymour, A. E. Seymour, F. H. Kelly, J. H. Forster (stroke), W. Glaister (cox) | Brasenose College | 2l |
| 1864 | Kingston Rowing Club | C. C. Mowbray, G. F. Meynell, A. Wilson, E. A. Thurburn, W. Seymour, W. R. Griffiths, C. A. P. Talbot, G. Cardale (stroke), C. Walton (cox) | University College | 1½l |
| 1865 | Kingston Rowing Club | C. C. Mowbray, G. F. Meynell, H. B. Middleton, F. Willan, W. Seymour, R. F. Wade, W. B. Woodgate, R. W. Risley (stroke), F. Walton (cox) | London Rowing Club | 2½l |
| 1866 | Oxford Etonian Club | W. P. Bowman, C. S. Newton, W. P. Senhouse, R. G. Marsden, F. Willan, W. W. Wood, A. Brassey, A. H. Hall (stroke), C. R. W. Tottenham (cox) | Kingston Rowing Club | ¼l |
| 1867 | Oxford Etonian Club | M. G. Knight, C. S. Newton, W. P. Bowman, R. G. Marsden, J. C. Thine, W. W. Wood, F. Willan, A. H. Hall (stroke), C. R. W. Tottenham (cox) | London Rowing Club | 1½l |
| 1868 | London Rowing Club | C. Warren, B. P. Scare, J. G. Walker, W. Cross, A. DeL Long, C. Ryan, S. Le B. Smith, F. S. Gulston (stroke), V. Weston(cox) | Eton College | 1½l |
| 1869 | Oxford Etonian Club | W. Farrer, F. F. Armitstead, R. W. B. Mirehouse, A. G. P. Lewis, F. Willan, A. C. Yarborough, W. D. Benson, S. H. Woodhouse (stroke), E. E. Grubbe (cox) | London Rowing Club | 2l |
| 1870 | Oxford Etonian Club | W. Farrer, F. E. Armitstead, S. H. Woodhouse, A. G. P. Lewis, J. C. Tinne, A. C. Yarborough, R. W. B. Mirehouse, W. D. Benson (stroke), E. E. Grubbe (cox) | London Rowing Club | 1¼l |
| 1871 | Oxford Etonian Club | F. E. H. Elliot, W. Farrer, M. A. Farrer, J. W. McClintock Bunbury, J. Edwards-Moss, A. G. P. Lewis, S. H. Woodhouse, F. E. Armitstead (stroke), E. E. Grubbe (cox) | London Rowing Club | 1½l |
| 1872 | London Rowing Club | S. Le B. Smith, C. E. Routh, C. S. Routh, B. P. Scare, R. M. Barton, John B. Close, A. DeL Long, F. S. Gulston (stroke), V. Weston (cox) | Kingston Rowing Club | 6l |
| 1873 | London Rowing Club | C. E. Routh, C. S. Routh, James B. Close, W. F. Pitchford, R. :Barton, John B. Close, A. DeL Long, F. S. Gulston (stroke), V. Weston (cox) | Eton College | 3l |
| 1874 | London Rowing Club | B. Horton, C. S. Routh, C. E. Routh, E. B. Parlour, A. DeL Long, F.L Playford, S. Le B. Smith, F. S. Gulston (stroke), V. Weston (cox) | Eton College | ⅔l |
| 1875 | Leander Club | P. J. Hibbert, W. Davy, E. A. Phillips, A. W. Nicholson, C. S. Read, H. E. Rhodes, C. W. Benson, J. H. D. Goldie (stroke), E. O. Hopwood (cox) | Molesey Boat Club | 2l |
| 1876 | Thames Rowing Club | R. H. Labat, J. Howell, G. C. Gordon, C. C. Cream, W.L Slater, J. A. :Robertson, W. H. Eyre, J. Hastie (stroke), E. A. Safford (cox) | Jesus College, Cm | 1l |
| 1877 | London Rowing Club | B. Horton, C. H. Warren, E. Slade, A. Trower, A. DeL Long, F. S. Gulston, S. Le B. Smith, F.L Playford, (stroke), W. F. Sheard (cox) | Thames Rowing Club | 1¼l |
| 1878 | Thames Rowing Club | J. C. Sutherland, J. G. Jones, E. C. Otter, B. J. Angle, G. H. Scales, W. Nottebohm, W. H. Eyre, J. Hastie (stroke), E. A. Stafford (cox) | Jesus College, Cm | 2l |
| 1879 | Jesus College, Cm | L R. Jones, W. W. Baillie, C. N. Armytage, C. Fairbairn, E. A. Phillips, C. Gurdon, T. E. Hockin, E. H. Prest (stroke), R. Williams (cox) | Kingston Harbor Boat Club | e |
| 1880 | Leander Club | R. H. Poole, L R. West, F. H. Capron, H. Sandford, J. H. T. Wharton, H. B. Southwell, T. C. Edwards-Moss, W. A. Ellison (stroke), G.L Davis (cox) | London Rowing Club | 1½l |
| 1881 | London Rowing Club | P. Adcock, W. A. D. Evanson, C G. Ousey, W. W. Hewitt, H. Butler, W. R. Grove, H. H. Playford, jun., F.L Playford (stroke), W. F. Sheard (cox) | Leander Club | 1l |
| 1882 | Exeter College, Ox | W. C. Blandy, L Stock, J. A. G. Bengough, A. B. How, H. H. Walrond, R. A. Pinckney, R. S. Kindersley, W. D. B. Curry (stroke), A. B. Roxburgh (cox) | Thames Rowing Club | 5l |
| 1883 | London Rowing Club | G. R. B. Earnshaw, C. E. Earnshaw, W. Bergh, A. S. J. Hurrell, C. G. Ousey, W. R. Grove, J. T. Crier, W. W. Hewitt (stroke), W. F. Sheard (cox) | Twickenham | 1+l |
| 1884 | London Rowing Club | G. R. B. Earnshaw, C. E. Earnshaw, W, Bergh, J. F. Stilwell, H. J. Hill, A. S. J. Hurrell, J. T. Crier, W. W. Hewitt (stroke), W. F. Sheard (cox) | Twickenham | 3l |
| 1885 | Jesus College, Cm | H. S. Sanford, L P. Bevan, H. Armitage, E. P. Alexander, J. W. Dickson, A. M. Hutchinson, S. Fairbairn, C. H. Bicknell (stroke), C. E. Tyndale-Biscoe (cox) | Twickenham | 2l |
| 1886 | Trinity Hall, Cm | R. McKenna, L Hannen, W. A. D. Bell, P. Landale, J. Walmsley, S. Swann, A. R. Sladen, C. J. Bristowe (stroke), A. G. Salvin (cox) | Etonian Club | ½l |
| 1887 | Trinity Hall, Cm | A. R. Sladen, L Hannen, A. Bousfield, C. B. P. Bell, J. Walmsley, S. Swann, P. Landale, C. J. Bristowe (stroke), J. R. Roxburgh (cox) | Thames Rowing Club | 4 ft |
| 1888 | Thames Rowing Club | B. W. Looker J. W. Fogg- Elliot, P. S. G. Propert, A. S. Falconer, W. Broughton, A. M. Hutchinson, F. E. C. Clark, J. A. Drake-Smith (stroke), E. A. Safford (cox) | Leander Club | ¾l |
| 1889 | Thames Rowing Club | B. W. Looker, B. E. Cole, P. S. G. Propert, A. S. Falconer, W. Broughton, A. M. Hutchinson, F. E. C. Clark, J. Drake-Smith (stroke), E. A. Safford (cox) | New College | 1l |
| 1890 | London Rowing Club | M. W. Mossop, H. W. Reeves, T. E. Coulson, J. Baker, A. G. Aldous, R. S. Farren, R. S. Bradshaw, G. B. James (stroke), W. F. Sheard (cox) | Brasenose College | 1¾l |
| 1891 | Leander Club | W. F. C. Holland, J. A. Ford, V. Nickalls, Lord Ampthill, G Nickalls, W A L Fletcher, R. P. P. Rowe, C. W. Kent (stroke), L S. Williams (cox) | London Rowing Club | 1l |
| 1892 | Leander Club | H. B. Cotton, J. A. Ford, W. A. Hewett, C. M. Pitman, G Nickalls, W A L Fletcher, R. P. P. Rowe, C. W. Kent (stroke), J. P. Heywood-Lonsdale (cox) | Thames Rowing Club | 3l |
| 1893 | Leander Club | W. F. C. Holland, T. G. Lewis, C. T. Fogg-Elliott, J. A. Ford, W. B. Stewart, W A L Fletcher, R. O. Kerrison, C. W. Kent (stroke), L S. Williams (cox) | London Rowing Club | 1¾l |
| 1894 | Leander Club | H. B. Cotton, J. A. Ford, M. C. Pilkington, C. M. Pitman, W. B. Stewart, J. A. Morrison, W. E. Crum, C. W. Kent (stroke), D. Powell (cox) | Thames Rowing Club | ½l |
| 1895 | Trinity Hall, Cm | T. B. Hope, J. A. Bott, W. J. Fernie, F. C. Stewart, W. A. Bieber, B. H. Howell, A. S. Bell, D. A. Wauchope (stroke), T. R. Paget-Tomlinson (cox) | New College | ⅓l |
| 1896 | Leander Club | C. W. N. Graham, J. A. Ford, H. Willis, R. Carr, T. H. E. Stretch, G Nickalls, W. F. C. Holland, H. G. Gold (stroke), H. R. K. Petchell (cox) | Thames Rowing Club | 2¼l |
| 1897 | New College, Oxford | J. J. de Knoop, G. O. Edwards, R. O. Pitman, A. O. Dowson, C. K. Philips, H. Thorpe, W, E, Crum, H. Whitworth (stroke), C. P. Serocold (cox) | Leander Club | 2 ft |
| 1898 | Leander Club | H. A. Steward, W. B. Rennie, J. A. Tinne, H. A. Game, C D Burnell, H. Willis, C J D Goldie, H. G. Gold (stroke), H. R. K. Petchell (cox) | First Trinity, Cm | ¾l |
| 1899 | Leander Club | R. O. Pitman, E. A. Beresford-Peirse, H. W. M. Willis, H. A. Game, C D Burnell, R. Carr, C. K. Philips, H. G. Gold (stroke), G S Maclagan (cox) | London Rowing Club | 1¼l |

### 1900–1914

| Year | Winner | Crew | Runner-up | Dist |
| 1900 | Leander Club | R. O. Pitman, H. U. Gould, Viscount Grimston, F. W. Warre, C D Burnell, J. E. Payne, M, C. Thornhill, F. O. J. Huntley (stroke), G S Maclagan (cox) | Trinity College | ½l |
| 1901 | Leander Club | C. A. Willis, H. J. du Vallon, W Dudley Ward, G. M. Maitland, C D Burnell, J. E. Payne, C J D Goldie, R. B. Etherington-Smith (stroke), G S Maclagan (cox) | Univ Of Pennsylvania, USA | 1l |
| 1902 | Third Trinity, Cm | W. H. Chapman, V. P. Powell, C J D Goldie, P. H. Thomas, J. Edwards-Moss, C W H Taylor, W Dudley Ward, J. H. Gibbon (stroke), W. H. Brown (cox) | Leander Club | 1½l |
| 1903 | Leander Club | H. Sanger, T. Drysdale, B. C. Cox, F. S. Kelly, R. B. Etherington-Smith, F. W. Warre, F. J. Escombe, A. K. Graham (stroke), G S Maclagan (cox) | Third Trinity, Cm | 6 ft |
| 1904 | Leander Club | W. H. Chapman, F. S. Kelly, B. C. Johnstone, C W H Taylor, F. J. Escombe, P. H. Thomas, A. K. Graham, R H Nelson (stroke), G S Maclagan (cox) | New College BC | 1l |
| 1905 | Leander Club | A. K. Graham, F. S. Kelly, B. C. Johnstone, G. Nickalls, F. J. Escombe, P. H. Thomas, R. B. Etherington-Smith, R H Nelson (stroke), G S Maclagan (cox) | Royal Club Nautique de Gand | 2¼l |
| 1906 | Royal Club Nautique de Gand | Urbain Molmans, Albert Heye, Alphonse Van Roy, Guillaume Visser, Max Orban, Rémy Orban, O. de Somville, Rodolphe Poma (stroke), Raphael Van der Waerden (cox) | Trinity Hall, Cm | 3l |
| 1907 | Royal Sport Nautique de Gand | P. de Geyter, Guillaume Visser, U. Molmans, A. Van Roy, F. Vergucht, P. Veirman, O. de Somville, Rodolphe Poma (stroke), R. Colpaert (cox) | Christ Church, Oxford | 1l |
| 1908 | Christ Church, Ox | A. G. B. Cherry-Garrard, W. A. Akers, F. E. Villiers, A. C. Gladstone, G. E. Hope, E. Majolier, H. R. Barker, C. A. Gladstone (str.), A. St. J. M. Kekewich (cox) | Eton College | 1½l |
| 1909 | Royal Club Nautique de Gand | U. Molmans, Guillaume Visser, St. Kowalski, Rémy Orban, F. Vergucht, P. Veirman, O. de Somville, M. M. R. Poma (str.), A. Vanlandeghem (cox) | Jesus College, Cm | 1l |
| 1910 | Magdalen College, Ox | M. M. Cudmore, L. G. Wormald, J. H. E. V. Millington-Drake, W. D. Nicholson, D. Mackinnon, A. S. Garton, E. R. Burgess, P. Fleming(str.), A. W. F. Donkin (cox) | Jesus College, Cm | 2l |
| 1911 | Magdalen College, Ox | E. R. Burgess, C. Bailieu, L. G. Wormald, J. A. Gillan, D. Mackinnon, A. S. Garton, A. G. Kirby, P. Fleming (str.), H. B. Wells (cox) | Jesus College, Cm | 2¼l |
| 1912 | Sydney Rowing Club | J. A. Ryrie, S. Fraser, K. Heritage, T. Parker, H. Hauenstein, S. A. Middleton, H. Ross-Soden, R. B. Fitzhardinge (str.), R. G. K. Waley (cox) | Leander Club | ¾l |
| 1913 | Leander Club | A. C. Gladstone, S. E.Swann, L. G. Wormald, E. D. Horsfall, C. S. Clark, A. S. Garton, F. F. V. Scrutton, G. E. Tower (str.), H. B. Wells (cox) | Jesus College, Cm | 1l |
| 1914 | Harvard University, USA | L. Saltonstall, J. Talcott, H. H. Meyer, H. S. Middendorf, J. W. Middendorf, D. P. Morgan, L. Curtis, C. C. Lund (str.), H. Kreger (cox) | Union Boat Club, USA | 1¼l |
| 1915–1919 no races (WWI) ||||||

#### Gallery

* Leander defeat University of Pennsylvania in the Grand Challenge Cup final on 5 July 1901, in a race described as 'something wonderful'.
* Royal Sport Nautique de Gand, winners in 1907

### 1920–1949

| Year | Winner | Crew | Runner-up | Dist |
| 1920 | Magdalen College, Ox | H. C. Irvine (bow), Hon. B. L. Bathurst, S. Earl, A. T. M. Durand, W. E. C. James, R. S. C. Lucas, G. O. Nickalls, E. D. Horsfall (str.), W. H. Porritt (cox) | Leander Club | 2l |
| 1921 | Magdalen College, Ox | H. C. Irvine (bow), R. Armstrong-Jones, S. Earl, A. T. M. Durand, W. E. C. James, R. S. C. Lucas, G. O. Nickalls, E. D. Horsfall (str.), W. H. Porritt (cox) | Jesus College, Cm | 1l |
| 1922 | Leander Club | P. H. G. H.-S. Hartley (bow), H. O. C. Boret, G. O. Nickalls, D. T. Raikes, A. B. Ritchie, R. S. C. Lucas, Hon. J. W. H. Fremantle, E. D. Horsfall (str.), W. H. Porritt (cox) | Thames Rowing Club | 1l |
| 1923 | Thames Rowing Club | C. G. Chandler, R. G. Bare, J. Beresford Jnr., C. H. Rew, A. F. Long, K. C. Wilson, H. L. Holman, S. I. Fairbairn, J. Godwin (cox) | Pembroke College, Cm | ⅓l |
| 1924 | Leander Club | D.C. Bennett, G. Milling, H.O.C. Boret, J.E. Pedder, H.R. Carver, R. S. C. Lucas, G. O. Nickalls, W.P. Mellen, R.T. Johnstone (cox) | Jesus College, Cm | 6 ft |
| 1925 | Leander Club | G. Milling, H.O.C. Boret, S.K.N. Craig, A.D.B. Pearson, H.B. Playford, R. S. C. Lucas, G. O. Nickalls, W.P. Mellen, G.D. Clapperton (cox) | Thames Rowing Club | ¼l |
| 1926 | Leander Club | G.E.G. Gadsden, C.R.M. Eley, K.N. Craig, H.O.C. Boret, H.R. Carver, A.D.B. Pearson, G.O.Nickalls, T.D.A.Collet, G.D.Clapperton (cox) | Lady Margaret | 2l |
| 1927 | Thames Rowing Club | H.E. West, G.D. Smith, D. Wheeler, H.M. Lane, D.H.L. Gollan, J.C. Badcock, G.C. Killick, J. Hamilton, J. Godwin (cox) | London Rowing Club | ¾l |
| 1928 | Thames Rowing Club | J. Hamilton, G.O. Nickalls, J.C. Badcock, D.H.L. Gollan, H.M. Lane, G.C. Killick, J. Beresford Jnr., Harold West, Arthur Sulley | First Trinity | 1½l |
| 1929 | Leander Club | E. Norman-Butler, R.J. Elles, H.R. Carver, T.R.B. Sanders, J.C. Holcroft, J.B. Collins, C.E. Wool-Lewis, T.A. Brocklebank, J.K. Brock (cox) | Thames Rowing Club | 2l |
| 1930 | London Rowing Club | R. Close-Brooks, E.G.L. Howitt, G.H. Crawford, H.C. Boardman, H.R,A. Edwards, A.J. Harby, F.M.L. Fitzwilliams, T.N. O'Brien, J.A. Brown (cox) | Leander Club | 1½l |
| 1931 | London Rowing Club | R. Close-Brooks, T.D.M. Boyland, D. St.J. Gogarty, P.N. Carpmael, H.R.A. Edwards, A.J. Harby, F.M.L. Fitzwilliams, E.G.L. Howitt, P.B. Geoghegan (cox) | Thames Rowing Club | ⅓l |
| 1932 | Leander Club | Tom Askwith, D Haig-Thomas, C J S Sergel, D H E McCowen, K M Payne, H R N Rickett, W A T Sambell, L Luxton, J M Ranking | Thames Rowing Club | ½l |
| 1933 | London Rowing Club | R.J.D. Forbes, T.D.M. Boyland, P.N. Carpmael, G. Bigland Wood, P.H. Jackson, E.G.L. Howitt, D.H. Mays-Smith, T.Turner, W.H.W. Cane (cox) | Berliner Ruderclub, Germany | ¼l |
| 1934 | Leander Club | J.H.C. Powell, J.M. Couchman, J.H. Lascelles, A.V. Sutcliffe, P.Hogg, K.M. Payne, D.J. Wilson, W.G.R.M. Laurie, J.N. Duckworth (cox) | Princeton University, USA | ¾l |
| 1935 | Pembroke College, Cm | T.R.M. Bairstow, M.G. Pascalis, G.M. Lewis, G.C. Wells, A.D. Kingsford, D.G. Kingsford, J.H.T. Wilson, N.P. Rough, H. Walmsley (cox) | Leander Club | 1¾l |
| 1936 | Zurich Rowing Club, SWI | Werner Schweizer, Fritz Feldmann, Rudolf Homberger, Oskar Neuenschwander, Hermann Betschart, Hans Homberger, Alex Homberger, Karl Schmid, Rolf Spring (cox) | Leander Club | 1¼l |
| 1937 | RG Wiking Berlin, GER | U. Beir, H. Friedrich, H. Braun, R. Mosch, G. Vols, W. Loeckle, H.J. Hannemann, H. Schmidt, F.W. Mayer (cox) | Jesus College, Cm | ½l |
| 1938 | London Rowing Club | M.P. Lee, H.C. Fraser, J.H. Pinches, R.Parker, P.H. Jackson, W.F. McMichael, T.R.M. Bristow, P.L.M. Hartley, D.R. Rose (cox) | Trinity Hall | 1⅓l |
| 1939 | Harvard University, USA | W.B. Pirnie, J.R. Richards, D. Talbot, R.L. Fowler, W.N. Kernan, S. Gray, R. Stevens, J.G. Wilson, G.H. Shortlidge (cox) | Argonaut Rowing Club, Canada | 3l |
| 1940–1945 no races (WWII) ||||||

### 1946–1999

| Year | Winner | Crew | Runner-up | Dist |
| 1946 | Leander Club | R.M.T. Raikes, A.J.R. Purssell, P. Bradley, H.W. Mason, R.D. Burnell, R.M.A. Bourne, P.N. Brodie, N.J. Bradley, G.D. Clapperton (cox) | Ruder Club Zurich, Switzerland | ¾l |
| 1947 | Jesus College, Cm | D.C. Bray, G.S.S. Ludford, D.V.L.H. Odhams, F.L. Whalley, G.C.Thomas, J.P. Whalley, N.S. Rogers, C.B.R. Barton, D.S.M. Harriss | Roevereeniging de Delftsche Sport | 1¼l |
| 1948 | Thames Rowing Club | R.C. Morris, J.R. Johnson, J.L. Sangster, U. Burkhard, H.W. Rushmere, T.H. Christie, A.S.F. Butcher, P.C. Kirkpatrick, J.G. Dearlove | Jesus & Pembroke Colleges | 2½l |
| 1949 | Leander Club | J.G.C. Blacker, R.M.T. Raikes, J.R.L. Carstairs, J.R.W. Gleave, W.A.D. Windham, R.D. Burnell, P.A. de Giles, P. Bradley, Alan Palgrave-Brown (cox) | Thames Rowing Club | 1l |
| 1950 | Harvard University, USA | C.T. Asp, K. Keniston, C.O. Iselin, E. Reynolds, S.E. Hedberg, J.E. Slocum, G.H. Gifford, L.B. McCagg, W.T. Leavitt (cox) | K.S.R.V. Njord | 1¼l |
| 1951 | Lady Margaret Boat Club | H.H. Almond, J.S.M. Jones, J.R. Dingle, D.D. Macklin, E.J. Worlidge, R.F.A. Sharpley, N.B.M. Clack, C.B.M. Lloyd, P. Prestt (cox) | DRS Laga, Holland | 1l |
| 1952 | Leander Club | D.D. Macklin, A.L. Macleod, N.B.M. Clack, R.F.A. Sharpley, E.J. Worlidge, C.B.M. Lloyd, W.A.D. Windham, D.M. Jennens, J.F.K. Hinde (cox) | Sydney Rowing Club | ½l |
| 1953 | Leander Club | D.D. Macklin, R.M.S. Gubbins, P.A. de Giles, D.A.T. Leadley, E.A.P. Bircher, C.G.V. Davidge, W.A.D. Windham, G.A. H. Cadbury, J.F.K. Hinde (cox) | USM des Transports, France | ¾l |
| 1954 | Krylia Sovetov, USSR | Y.N. Brago, V.A. Rodimushkin, S.L. Amiragov, I.A. Borisov, Y.B. Samsonov, B. Vaysberg, A.F. Komarov, V. Kryukov, N. Kolosovskiy (cox) | Leander Club | 2½l |
| 1955 | Univ of Pennsylvania, USA | J.E. Weise, H.L. Parker, B.W. Fitzpatrick, C.J. Schaffer, A.T. Friend, F.M. Betts, B.A Crocco, F.S. Lane, J.L. De Gurse (cox) | Vancouver Rowing Club, Canada | ⅓l |
| 1956 | Centre Sportif des Forces de Armee, FRA | S. Marcuzzi, E. Clerc, R. Duc, M. Bas, E. Leguery, J. Vignon, M. Houdayer, R. Massiasse, J. Vilcoq (cox) | Roddklubben Three Towns | 1l |
| 1957 | Cornell University, USA | J.M. van Horn, R.W. Staley, D.F. Davis, O.S. Simpson, W.J. Schumacher, C.W. Chapman, G.F. Ford, P. T Gravink, C.W. Schwarz (cox) | Yale University, USA | ½l |
| 1958 | Trud Leningrad, USSR | O. Vasiljev, Y. Rogozov, Y. Popov, G. Brjulijgart, Y Cherstvy A. Antonov, G. Guschenko, B. Federov, Y. Poljiakov (cox) | Leichhardt Rowing Club | 2½l |
| 1959 | Harvard University, USA | T S Swayze, J O Ellefson, J C Breckinridge, J H Jones, K W Gregg, T Everett, J C A McClennen, P T Boyden, B Peale (Cox). | Thames Rowing Club | 2¾l |
| 1960 | Molesey Boat Club, | J M Beresford, J M Russell, J P C Vigurs, S C Crosse, K R Knight, C F Porter, J W Tilbury, C G V Davidge, T H Rosslyn Smith (Cox). | Oxford University | ⅓l |
| 1961 | Central Sport Club of the USSR Navy | S Derbyshev, V Schipunov, G Borisov, V Rozhkov, D Semenov, A Tkachuk, V Khatuntsev, I Andreev, A Luzgin (Cox). | Leander Club | 1l |
| 1962 | Central Sport Club of the USSR Navy | S Derbyshev, V Schipunov, G Borisov, V Rozhkov, R Mordusas, A Tkachuk, V Khatuntsev, I Andreev, I Luzgin (Cox). | Cannottieri Moto Guzzi, Italy | ⅓l |
| 1963 | Univ of London BC | J.M. Kinnear, S.S. Willder, R.M. Williams, W.G. Hodgson, S. Farquharson, J.D. Lee Nicholson, R.G. Nicholson, D.C.F Latham, C.W. Layton (cox) | Cornell University, USA | ¾l |
| 1964 | Club Zjalghiris Viljnjus, USSR | Juozas Jagelavičius, Petras Karla, Vytautas Briedis, Volodymyr Sterlik, Yury Suslin, Zigmas Jukna, Antanas Bagdonavičius, Ričardas Vaitkevičius, Yuriy Lorentsson (cox) | Univ of London BC | e |
| 1965 | Ratzeburg Rowing Club, FRG | Horst Meyer, Dirk Schreyer, Christian Prey, Klaus Behrens, Dagobert Thometschek, Jürgen Schröder, Hans-Jürgen Wallbrecht, Klaus Aeffke, P. Mainka (cox) | Vesper Boat Club, USA | ½l |
| 1966 | Berliner TSC, GDR | H. Leifke, J. Engel, H-J. Bothe, J. Lucke, E. Wunderlich, K. Wunderlich, K-D. Bahr, P. Hein, K-D. Neubert (cox) | Tideway Scullers School | ½l |
| 1967 | SC DHfK Leipzig, GDR | H. Bunsen, H.J. Friedrich, H. Hackel, H. Lubbert, K. Lubbert, C. Wilke, W. Riemann, K. Stuhlmann, M. Wozniak (cox) | Tideway Scullers School | 2½l |
| 1968 | Univ of London BC | | Oxford Univ BC | 3l |
| 1969 | SC Einheit Dresden, GDR | | University Pennsylvania, USA | ¾l |
| 1970 | ASK Vorwärts Rostock, GDR | | GSR Aegir, NED | ½l |
| 1971 | Tideway Scullers School | M Cooper , D Gramolt, R Massara, N Hornsby, W Almand, C Pierce, M Tebay, R 'D' Findlay, A Inns (c) | Cairo Police Rowing Club | 2⅓l |
| 1972 | WMF Moscow, USSR | Mykola Sumatokhin, Alexander Martyshkin, Alexander Ryazankin, Viktor Melnikov, Benjaminas Natsevichius, Mindaugas Vaitkus, Viktor Levchin, Alexander Vysotsky, Viktor Mikheev (c) | Northeastern University, USA | ⅔l |
| 1973 | Trud Leningrad, USSR | Konstantin Yegorov (s), Anushavan Gassan-Dzhalalov, Valeriy Akimov, Vladimir Solovyov, Victor Smolev, Andrey Onezhskiy, Victor Kovrov, Victor Lazutkin, Igor Rudakov (c); coach Kirill Putyrskiy | Northeastern University | 2⅔l |
| 1974 | Trud Kolomna, USSR | | Leander & Thames Tradsmens | ½l |
| 1975 | Leander Club & Thames Tradesmens | | Harvard University, USA | 2l |
| 1976 | Thames Tradesmens | | Leander Club | ⅔l |
| 1977 | University of Washington, USA | | Leander Club & Thames Tradesmens | 1l |
| 1978 | Trakia Club, BUL | | University of Washington, USA | ¾l |
| 1979 | Thames Tradesmens & London RC | | Yale University | 2⅓l |
| 1980 | Charles River RA, USA | | Waiko & Wairau Rowing Clubs | 1¼l |
| 1981 | Oxford Univ BC & Thames Tradesmens | A.C.D Wiggin, A. Whitwell, R.P. Yonge, N.B. Rankov, J.A. Justice, C.J. Mahoney, M.D. Andrews, J.L. Bland (s), C.P. Berners-Lee (c) | Leander & Tyrian | ½l |
| 1982 | Leander & London RC | | Univ of London BC & Tyrian | ½l |
| 1983 | London RC & Univ of London BC | | Cambridge Univ BC | 4l |
| 1984 | Leander & London RC | D. McDougall, C. Mahoney, S. Hassan, J. Pritchard, A. Clift, C. Roberts, M. McGowan, A. Whitwell (s), M. Teather (c) | University of Washington, USA | 3l |
| 1985 | Harvard University, USA | Neil Oleson, Daniel Grout, Arthur Hollingsworth, George Hunnewell, Richard Kennelly, Curt-Michael Pieckenhagen, Andrew Hawley, Andrew Sudduth (s), Devon Mahoney (c), Harry Parker (coach) | Princeton University, USA | 3⅔l |
| 1986 | Nautilus Rowing Club | | University of Pennsylvania, USA | ¾l |
| 1987 | Soviet Army, USSR | | Ridley Boat Club, Canada | 1⅓l |
| 1988 | Leander & Univ of London BC | | Australian Institute for Sport | 1 ft |
| 1989 | RC Hansa von 1898 Dortmund | | Dinamo, USSR | 3l |
| 1990 | RC Hansa von 1898 Dortmund | | Leander & University of London | 2l |
| 1991 | Leander & Star Club | | Dinamo & Soviet Army, USSR | 2½l |
| 1992 | Univ of London BC | | Ruderklub Wannsee, Germany | 1¾l |
| 1993 | RC Hansa von 1898 Dortmund | Roland Baar, Peter Hoeltzenbein, Andreas Lütkefels, Frank Richter, Stefan Scholz, Martin Steffes-Mies, Thorsten Streppelhoff, Colin von Ettingshausen, Peter Thiede (c) | Cambridge Univ BC & Univ of London BC | 2¾l |
| 1994 | Charles River RA and San Diego RC, USA | Jon Brown, William Castle, Fredric Honebein, Jamie Koven, Tom Murray, Michael Peterson, William Porter, Don Smith, Steven Segaloff (c) | SN Compiegne & D’Encouragement, France | e |
| 1995 | San Diego Training Center, USA | Adam Holland, Michael Peterson, Robert Kaehler, Chip McKibben, Jon Brown, Don Smith, Fredric Honebein, James Koven (s), Steven Segaloff (c) | Leander & Molesey | ⅓l |
| 1996 | Imperial College & Queen's Tower | Simon Wall, Rick Dunn, Simon Dennis, Louis Attrill, Luka Grubor, David Gillard, Martin Kettle, Pete Wilson, Jim Goodwin (c) | RSR Skadi & Wageningsche SR Argo | 2l |
| 1997 | NSW & Australian Institute of Sport | Robert Walker, Geoff Stewart, Alastair Gordon, David Porzig, James Stewart, Daniel Burke, Drew Ginn, Richard Wearne (s), David Colvin (c) | Berlin & Tegel RC, Germany | 3l |
| 1998 | RC Hansa von 1898 Dortmund & Berliner Ruderclub | Jörg Dießner, Stefan Forster, Stefan Heinze, Kai Horl, Thomas Jung, Ike Landvoigt, Enrico Schnabel, Marc Weber, Peter Thiede (c) | S d’Encouragement dSN & EN d’Bordeaux, FRA | 2½l |
| 1999 | RC Hansa von 1898 Dortmund & Berliner Ruderclub | Sven Ueck, Mark Kleinschmidt, Jan Herzog, Uwe Steenblock, Sebastian Thormann, Ike Landvoigt, Stefan Forster, Marc Weber, Peter Thiede (c) | Leander & Queen's Tower | ½l |

### 2000–2019

| Year | Winner | Crew | Runner-up | Dist |
| 2000 | Australian Institute of Sport, Australia | Daniel Burke, Jaime Fernandez, Alastair Gordon, Rob Jahrling, Matthew Long, Mike McKay, Nick Porzig, Stuart Welch (s), Brett Hayman (c) | Leander & Queen's Tower | 1½l |
| 2001 | H.A.V.K. Mladost and V.K. Croatia | Damir Vučičić, Oliver Martinov, Tomislav Smoljanović, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Krešimir Čuljak, Igor Boraska, Branimir Vujević, Silvijo Petriško (c) | Sydney Rowing Club & Univ of Technology, Sydney | 4¾l |
| 2002 | Victoria City RC & University of Victoria, CAN | Matt Swick, Kyle Hamilton, Ben Rutledge, Andrew Hoskins, Adam Kreek, Jeff Powell, Joe Stankevicius, Kevin Light (s) Brian Price (c) | RC Hansa von 1898 Dortmund & R. Munster | ½l |
| 2003 | Victoria City RC, CAN | Joe Stankevicius, Kevin Light, David Calder, Kyle Hamilton, Ben Rutledge, Andrew Hoskins, Adam Kreek, Jeff Powell (s), Brian Price (c) | Princeton T.C, USA | 2¾l |
| 2004 | Hollandia Roeiclub | Matthijs Vellenga, Gijs Vermeulen, Jan-Willem Gabriëls, Daniël Mensch, Geert-Jan Derksen, Gerritjan Eggenkamp, Diederik Simon, Michiel Bartman (s), Chun Wei Cheung (c) | Harvard University, USA | ⅔l |
| 2005 | Dortmund Rowing Center | Jochen Urban, Sebastian Schulte, Stephan Koltzk, Jan-Martin Bröer, Jan Tebrügge, Ulf Siemes, Thorsten Engelmann, Andreas Penkner, Peter Thiede (c) | Moseley & Oxford Brookes | ⅔l |
| 2006 | Hollandia Roeiclub | David Kuiper, Peter Vos, Rogier Blink, Roel Haen, Geert Cirkel, Diederik Simon, Gerritjan Eggenkamp, Mitchel Steenman, Noortje Tollenaar (c) | Leander Club & Oxford Brookes | 1l |
| 2007 | Shawnigan Lake RC & Victoria City RC, CAN | Kyle Hamilton, Adam Kreek, Dominic Seiterle, Malcolm Howard, Jake Wetzel, Andrew Byrnes, Ben Rutledge, Kevin Light, Brian Price (c) | Australian Institute of Sport | 1¼l |
| 2008 | Kingston RC, Canada & Victoria City RC, CAN | Anthony Jacob, Conlin McCabe, Will Dean, Blake Pucsek, Chris Aylard, Will Crothers, Stephen Connolly, Rob Gibson, Ronan Sabo-Walsh (c) | University of Southern California | 2l |
| 2009 | Leander & Molesey | Tom Broadway, James Clarke, James Orme, Peter Marsland, Tom Wilkinson, Tom Burton, Tom Solesbury, Tom Ransley, Phelan Hill (c) | Princeton T.C & California RC | ½l |
| 2010 | RC Hansa von 1898 Dortmund | Gregor Hauffe, Maximilian Reinelt, Kristof Wilke, Florian Mennigen, Richard Schmidt, Lukas Müller, Toni Seifert, Sebastian Schmidt, Martin Sauer (c) | Waiariki RC & Tideway Scullers School | 1¾l |
| 2011 | RC Hansa von 1898 Dortmund | Gregor Hauffe, Maximilian Reinelt, Kristof Wilke, Florian Mennigen, Richard Schmidt, Lukas Müller, Toni Seifert, Sebastian Schmidt, Martin Sauer (c) | Leander & Moseley | 1l |
| 2012 | California Rowing Club, USA | Brendan Shald, Brad Bertoldo, Spencer Crowley, Derek Johnson, Andrew Melander, Ryan Monaghan, Silvan Zehnder, Andrew Gallagher, Alexandra Olijnyk (c) | Brown University, USA | 1¼l |
| 2013 | Leander & Moseley | Andrew Triggs Hodge (s), Tom Ransley, Dan Ritchie, Pete Reed, Will Satch, Moe Sbihi, Alex Gregory, George Nash, Phelan Hill (c) | University of Washington | 1l |
| 2014 | Leander & Univ of London BC | Nathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell, Tom Ransley, Paul Bennett, Matt Gotrel, Pete Reed, C Louloudis, Matthew Tarrant, Will Satch, Phelan Hill (c) | Club France | 1½l |
| 2015 | Leander & Moseley | Will Satch (s), George Nash, Alex Gregory, Moe Sbihi, Paul Bennett, Pete Reed, Constantine Louloudis, Matt Gotrel, Phelan Hill (c) | RC Hansa von 1898 Dortmund | 2¾l |
| 2016 | Hollandia Roeiclub | Dirk Uittenbogaard, Boaz Meylink, Kaj Hendriks, Boudewijn Röell, Olivier Siegelaar, Tone Wieten, Mechiel Versluis, Robert Lücken, Peter Wiersum (c) | Nautilus | ¾l |
| 2017 | Passau & Treviris Trier, Germany | Johannes Weißenfeld, Felix Wimberger, Max Planer, Torben Johannesen, Jakob Schneider, Malte Jakschik, Richard Schmidt, Hannes Ocik, Martin Sauer (c) | Leander & Newcastle University | 1l |
| 2018 | Georgina Hope Rinehart NTC, Australia | Angus Moore, Timothy Masters, Alexander Purnell, Josh Booth, Joshua Hicks, Spencer Turrin, Jack Hargreaves, Alex Hill (s), Kendall Brodie (c) | CS Dinamo București & CSA Steaua București | ¾l |
| 2019 | Waiariki Rowing Club, New Zealand | Hamish Bond, Mahe Drysdale, Stephen Jones, Shaun Kirkham, James Lassche, Matt Macdonald, Brook Robertson, Philip Wilson, Sam Bosworth (c) | Leander Club & Oxford Brookes | 1l |

### 2020 onwards

| Year | Winner | Crew | Runner-up | Dist |
| 2020 | No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Oxford Brookes | Freddie Davidson, David Ambler, Sam Nunn, Henry Blois-Brooke, Ollie Wilkes, Sam Bannister, Tom Digby, David Bewicke-Copley, Harry Brightmore (c) | Taurus and Tyrian | e |
| 2022 | Oxford Brookes & Leander | Rory Gibbs, Morgan Bolding, David Bewicke-Copley, Sholto Carnegie, Charlie Elwes, Tom Digby, James Rudkin, Tom Ford, Henry Fieldman (c) | Rowing Australia | 2¾l |
| 2023 | Oxford Brookes & Leander | Will Stewart, Morgan Bolding, Jacob Dawson, Sholto Carnegie, Rory Gibbs, Tom Digby, James Rudkin, Tom Ford, Harry Brightmore (c) | Maple Bay RC, CAN | 3l |
| 2024 | Oxford Brookes & Taurus | Louis Nares, Toby Lassen, Fergus Woolnough, Jake Wincomb, James Doran, Sam Nunn, Thijs Ruiken, Matthew Heywood, Tom Bryce (c) | Univ of Washington RC | 3¾l |
Key
* e - easily
* f - foul
* i - inches
* ro - row over
* ft - feet