# Stewards' Challenge Cup

The Stewards' Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's coxless fours 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 was established in 1841. It was originally for coxed four crews. In 1868 Walter Bradford Woodgate arranged for his Brasenose cox to jump overboard at the start of the race to lighten his boat. While the unwanted cox narrowly escaped strangulation by the water lilies, Woodgate and his home-made steering device triumphed by 100 yards and were promptly disqualified. Whatever passing fame the hapless cox gained on the Henley reach in 1868 was eventually eclipsed by his accomplishments in later life when he, Frederic Edward Weatherly, wrote and published the Irish ballad "Danny Boy".
A special prize for four-oared crews without coxswains was offered at the regatta in 1869 when it was won by the Oxford Radleian Club. When Stewards' became a coxless race in 1873, Woodgate "won his moral victory", the Rowing Almanack later recalled. "Nothing but defeating a railway in an action at law could have given him so much pleasure."

## Past winners
### 1841–1872

Stewards' Challenge Cup – Coxed four :
| Year | Winner | Crew | Time | Dist | Runner-up |
| 1841 | The Midge, Oxford Club, London | D. Stuart, J. J. Rogers, P. L. Powys, S. E. Maberley (stroke), Mackintosh (cox) | 10min+ | 1l | Cambridge Subscription Rooms, London |
| 1842 | The Midge, Oxford Club, London | D. Stuart, T. J. Pocock, P. L. Powys, S. E. Maberley (stroke), H. Churchill (cox) | 9:16 | E | Dreadnought Club, Henley |
| 1843 | St George's Club, London | G. Jeffreys, J. Hodding, G. Collier, T. B. Bumpsted (stroke), A. Johnson (cox) | 10:15 | 2l | The Midge, Oxford Club, London |
| 1844 | Oxford University | W. Chetwynd-Stapylton, W. J. Dry, F. M. Wilson, F. E. Tuke (stroke), G. B. Lewis (cox) | 9:16 | 1+1⁄4l | St George's Club, London |
| 1845 | Oxford University | W. Chetwynd-Stapylton, W. H. Milman, J. W. Conant, F. M. Wilson (stroke), G. B. Lewis (cox) | 8:25 | Aw | St George's Club, London |
| 1846 | Oxford University | W. Chetwynd-Stapylton, F. M. Wilson, J. W. Conant, W. H. Milman (stroke), M. Haggard (cox) | ntt | E | Guy's Club, London |
| 1847 | Christ Church, Oxford | A. Milman, M. Haggard, E. C. Burton, W. H. Milman (stroke), H. W. P. Richards (cox) | | ro | Worcester College (withdrew) |
| 1848 | Christ Church, Oxford | A. Milman, M. Haggard, E. C. Burton, W. H. Milman (stroke), R. W. Cotton (cox) | | ro | Row over |
| 1849 | Leander Club | W. Bovill, M. Shearman, T. H. Fellows, E. C. Wolstenholme (st.), P. Colquhoun (cox) | ntt | E | Second Trinity Boat Club, Cambridge |
| 1850 | Oxford University | J. J. Hornby, J. Aitken, C. H. Steward, J. W. Chitty (stroke), W. G. Rich (cox) | | ro | Row over |
| 1851 | Cambridge University | A. S. Page, W. S. Longmore, H. E. Tuckey, F. W. Johnson (stroke), C. H. Crosse (cox) | 8:54 | 4l | Brasenose College, Oxford |
| 1852 | Oxford University | R. Greenhall, H. R. Barker, P. H. Nind, W. O. Meade-King (stroke), F. Balguy (cox) | ntt | 2-3l | Argonaut Club, London |
| 1853 | Oxford University | K. Prescot, P. H. Nind, W. O. Meade-King, J. W. Chitty (stroke), G. Fetch (cox) | 8:57 | 3-4l | Argonaut Club, London |
| 1854 | Pembroke College, Oxford | G. O. Clarke, C. F. Cadiz, T. A. Hooper, H. R. Hayward (stroke), W. Fursdon (cox) | 9:38 | | Lady Margaret Boat Club, Cm |
| 1855 | Royal Chester Rowing Club | P. Maudsley, E. B. Gibson, E. Dixon, J. B. Littledale (stroke), H. Roberts (cox) | | E | Lady Margaret Boat Club, Cm |
| 1856 | Argonaut Club | J. Nottidge, A. A. Casamajor, J. Paine, H. H. Playford (stroke), F. Levien (cox) | | ro | Royal Chester (withdrew) |
| 1857 | London Rowing Club | A. A. Casamajor, J. Nottidge, J. Paine, H. H. Playford (stroke ), H. Weston (cox) | 8:25 | 4l | Lady Margaret Boat Club, Cm |
| 1858 | London Rowing Club | A. A. Casamajor, W Farrer, J. Paine, H. H. Playford (stroke ), H. Weston (cox) | | ro | Row over |
| 1859 | Third Trinity, Cambridge | R. Beaumont, H. H. Collings, J. P. Ingham, F. W. Holland (stroke), T. K. Gaskell (cox) | 8:25 | 2ft | London Rowing Club |
| 1860 | First Trinity, Cambridge | S. Heathcote, G. Cox, D. Ingles, N. Royds (stroke), J. T. Morland (cox) | 9:26 | E | London Rowing Club |
| 1861 | First Trinity, Cambridge | H. S. Wright, W. C. Smyly, B. P. Gregson, G. H. Richards (stroke), J. C. Carter (cox) | 9:35 | 2l | London Rowing Club |
| 1862 | Brasenose College, Oxford | W. C. Harris, R. Shepherd, W. Champneys, W. B. Woodgate (stroke), C. J. Parkin (cox) | 8:40 | 2l | Third Trinity, Cambridge |
| 1863 | University College, Oxford | J. E. Parker, A. E. Seymour, F. H. Kelly, J. H. Forster (stroke), W. Glaister (cox) | 8:24 | 1l | Brasenose College, Oxford |
| 1864 | London Rowing Club | J. C. F. May, H. N. Custance, G. Ryan, F. Fenner (stroke), E. Weston (cox) | 8:45 | 1+3⁄4l | University College, Oxford |
| 1865 | Third Trinity, Cambridge | J. R. Selwyn, J. G. Chambers, R. A. Kinglake, W. R. Griffiths (stroke), F. Walton (cox) | 8:13 | 2⁄3l | London Rowing Club |
| 1866 | University College, Oxford | W. P. Bowman, W. W. Wood, A. Brassey, A. H. Hall (stroke), W. H. Lipscombe (cox) | 9:28 | 4l | Kingston Rowing Club |
| 1867 | University College, Oxford | W. P. Bowman, W. W. Wood, J. C. Tinne, A. H. Hall (stroke), W. H. Lipscombe (cox) | 8:45 | 1l | Oxford Radleian |
| 1868 | London Rowing Club | S. Le B. Smith, F. S. Gulston, A. De L. Long, W. Stout (stroke), V. Weston (cox) | 8:22 | 4l | University College, Oxford |
| 1869 | London Rowing Club | G. Ryan, F. S. Gulston, A. De L. Long, W. Stout (stroke), V. Weston (cox) | 8:36 | 2l | Oxford Radleian |
| 1870 | Oxford Etonian | R. W. B. Mirehouse, A. C. Yarborough, J. C. Tinne, W. D. Benson (stroke), E. E. Grubbe (cox) | 8:05 | 2⁄3l | London Rowing Club |
| 1871 | London Rowing Club | C. E. Routh, G. Ryan, A. De L. Long, F. S. Gulston (stroke), V. Weston (cox) | 9:09 | 1l | Kingston Rowing Club |
| 1872 | London Rowing Club | S. Le B. Smith, John B. Close, A. De L. Long, F. S. Gulston (stroke), V. Weston (cox) | 9:21 | sevl | Kingston Rowing Club |

### 1873–1899

Stewards' Challenge Cup – Coxless four :
| Year | Winner | Crew | Time | Dist | Runner-up |
| 1873 | London Rowing Club | James B. Close, F. S. Gulston, A. DeL Long, John B. Close, (stroke) | 8:23 | 3l | Kingston Rowing Club |
| 1874 | London Rowing Club | S. Le B. Smith, F.L Playford, A. DeL Long, F. S. Gulston (stroke) | 9:00 | 3l | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1875 | London Rowing Club | S. Le B. Smith, F.L Playford, A. DeL Long, F. S. Gulston (stroke) | 7:56 | 2+1⁄2l | Leander Club |
| 1876 | London Rowing Club | C. H. Warren, F. S. Gulston, S. Le B. Smith, F.L Playford (stroke) | 8:27 | sev l | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1877 | London Rowing Club | S. Le B. Smith, F. S. Gulston, A. DeL Long, F.L Playford (stroke) | 9:7 | 2-3l | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1878 | London Rowing Club | S. Le B. Smith, F. S. Gulston, A. Trower, F.L Playford (stroke) | 8:37 | p | Monroe, Shoe-wae-cae-mette BC, USA |
| 1879 | Jesus College, Cambridge | G. M. Edmonds, C. Gurdon, T. E. Hockin, E. H. Prest (stroke) | 9:37 | 2l | Lady Margaret Boat Club, Cambridge |
| 1880 | Thames Rowing Club | W. H. Eyre, J. Hastie, D. E. Brown, F. Canton (stroke) | 7:58 | 3l | Molesey Boat Club |
| 1881 | Hertford College, Oxford | G. Q. Roberts, E. Buck, D. E. Brown, J. Lowndes (stroke) | 8:15 | p | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1882 | Hertford College, Oxford | G. Q. Roberts, E. Buck, D. E. Brown, J. Lowndes (stroke) | | E | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1883 | Thames Rowing Club | H. B. Tween, J. Hastie, H. J. Rust, J. A. Drake-Smith (stroke) | | | London Rowing Club |
| 1884 | Kingston Rowing Club | F. H. Cobb, H. A. Harvey, H. S. Till, R. H. Cobb (stroke) | | disq | Twickenham Rowing Club |
| 1885 | Trinity Hall, Cambridge | W. K. Hardacre, S. Swann, R. H. Coke, C. J. Bristowe (stroke) | 7:53 | p | Jesus College, Cambridge |
| 1886 | Thames Rowing Club | B. W. Looker, A. S. Hutchinson, S. Fairbairn, J. A. Drake-Smith (stroke) | 7:39 | 1l | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
| 1887 | Trinity Hall, Cambridge | R. McKenna, S. Swann, P. Landale, C. J. Bristowe (stroke) | 7:53 | E | Leander Club |
| 1888 | Trinity Hall, Cambridge | F. H. Maugham, C. B. P. Bell, P. Landale, L Hannen (stroke) | 8:25 | St | Brasenose College, Oxford |
| 1889 | Thames Rowing Club | C. W. Hughes, A. :Hutchinson, F. E. C. Clark, B. W. Looker (stroke) | 7:53 | E | Third Trinity, Cambridge |
| 1890 | Brasenose College, Oxford | W. F. C. Holland, J. A. Ford, F. Wilkinson, C. W. Kent (stroke) | 7:37 | 3⁄4l | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1891 | Thames Rowing Club | B. W. Looker, P. Landale, F. E. C. Clark, J. C. Gardner (stroke) | 7:45 | 1+1⁄4l | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
| 1892 | Royal Chester Rowing Club | S. G. Cox, A. Fairrie, R. E. R. Brockelbank, H. Fairrie (stroke) | 8:38 | 1⁄4l | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1893 | Magdalen College, Oxford | H. B. Cotton, W. S. Poole, V. Nickalls, G. Nickalls (stroke) | 7:45 | 3⁄4l | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1894 | Thames Rowing Club | G. H. McHenry, W. Broughton, S. D. Muttlebury, J. C. Gardner (stroke) | 8:20 | 2+1⁄2l | New College, Oxford |
| 1895 | London Rowing Club | A. S. Little, H. W. Stout, V. Nickalls, G. Nickalls (stroke) | 7:43 | 1+1⁄4l | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1896 | London Rowing Club | W. B. Richards, H. W. Stout, V. Nickalls, G. Nickalls (stroke) | 8:42 | 1l | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1897 | Leander Club | C. W N Graham, J. A. Ford, H. Willis, G. Nickalls (stroke) | 7:30 | 2l | New College, Oxford |
| 1898 | Leander Club | C. J, D, Goldie, H. Willis, C. D. Burnell, H. G. Gold (stroke) | 7:42 | 1+1⁄4l | New College, Oxford |
| 1899 | Magdalen College, Oxford | S. C. Thornhill, R. Carr, C. D. Burnell, H. G. Gold (stroke) | 7:51 | 5l | Favorite Hammonia RC, Hamburg, GER |

### 1900–1939

| Year | Winner | Crew | Time | Dist | Runner-up |
| 1900 | Leander Club | R. O. Pitman, F. W. Warre, C. D. Burnell, J. E. Payne (stroke) | 7:55 | 1+1⁄4l | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| 1901 | Third Trinity, Cambridge | W. H. Watney, R. H. Nelson, W. Dudley Ward, C. W. H. Taylor (stroke) | 7:54 | E | Leander Club |
| 1902 | Third Trinity, Cambridge | W. H. Chapman, P. H. Thomas, W. Dudley Ward, C. W. H. Taylor (stroke) | 7:45 | E | Leander Club |
| 1903 | Third Trinity, Cambridge | W. H. Chapman, P. H. Thomas, W. Dudley Ward, R. H. Nelson (stroke) | 8:5 | 1+3⁄4l | Royal Netherlands R&SC |
| 1904 | Third Trinity, Cambridge | W. H. Chapman, C. W. H. Taylor, P. H. Thomas, R. H. Nelson (stroke) | 7:30 | 1+1⁄2l | Winnipeg Rowing Club |
| 1905 | Leander Club | H. A. Steward, R. B. Etherington-Smith, F. J. Escombe, G. Nickalls (stroke) | 8:26 | P | Third Trinity, Cambridge |
| 1906 | Leander Club | A. K. Graham, F. S. Kelly, R. B. Etherington-Smith, G. Nickalls (stroke) | 7:36 | 2ft | Third Trinity, Cambridge |
| 1907 | Magdalen College, Oxford | R. P. Stanhope, E. H.L Southwell, A. G. Kirby, G. Nickalls (stroke) | 8:42 | 3l | Leander Club |
| 1908 | Magdalen College, Oxford | C.R. Cudmore, J.A. Gillan, D. Mackinnon, J.R. Somers-Smith (stroke) | 7:40 | 1+1⁄2l | London Rowing Club |
| 1909 | Thames Rowing Club | J. Beresford, K Vernon, C G Rought, B Logan (stroke) | 7:38 | 1+1⁄2l | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| 1910 | Winnipeg Rowing Club | F. F. Carruthers, C. E. Allen, G. B. Aldous, C. S. Riley (stroke) | 7:52 | E | Mainzer Ruder-Verein, Germany |
| 1911 | Thames Rowing Club | J. Beresford, K. Vernon, C. G. Rought, B. Logan (stroke) | 7:35 | 1+1⁄4l | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
| 1912 | New College, Oxford | F.A.H. Pitman, A.F.R. Wiggins, C.W.B Littlejohn, R.C. Bourne (stroke) | 7:36 | 2+1⁄4l | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1913 | New College, Oxford | F A H Pitman, A F R Wiggins, C W B Littlejohn, R C Bourne (stroke) | n/a | disq | Mainzer Ruder-Verein, GER |
| 1914 | Leander Club | A. A. Swann, G. L. Thomson, C. E. V. Buxton, R C Bourne (stroke) | 7:52 | St | Mainzer Ruder-Verien, GER |
| No races 1915–1919 (WWI) ||||||
| 1920 | Magdalen College, Oxford | S. Earl, A.T.M. Durand, W.E.C.James, E.D.Horsfall, (stroke) | 8:03 | E | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1921 | Magdalen College, Oxford | S. Earl, A.T.M. Durand, W.E.C. James, E.D. Horsfall (stroke) | 7:32 | 3l | Leander Club |
| 1922 | Eton Vikings Club | C.R.M. Eley, J.A. MacNabb, R.E. Morrison, T.R.B. Sanders | 8:25 | E | Grasshopper Club Zürich, SWI |
| 1923 | Third Trinity, Cambridge | C.R.M. Eley, J.A. MacNabb, R.E. Morrison, T.R.B. Sanders | 7:30 | E | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| 1924 | Third Trinity, Cm | C.R.M. Eley, J.A. MacNabb, R.E. Morrison, T.R.B. Sanders | 8:37 | 3l | Leander Club |
| 1925 | Third Trinity, Cm | R.E. Morrison, J.C. Armitage, H.R. Carver, E.C. Hamilton-Russell | 7:27 | 2l | Leander Club |
| 1926 | Thames Rowing Club | H.E. West, H.M. Lane, R. Teale , J.C. Badcock (stroke) | 7:34 | E | Leander Club |
| 1927 | Thames Rowing Club | H.E. West, H.M. Lane, D.H.L. Gollan, J.C. Badcock (stroke) | 8:01 | 2l | Leander Club |
| 1928 | Thames Rowing Club | H.E. West, G.O. Nickalls, D.H.L. Gollan, J.C. Badcock (stroke) | 7:43 | 2ft | London Rowing Club |
| 1929 | First Trinity, Cambridge | E.V. Bevan, R. Beesly, M.H. Warriner, J.G.H Lander (stroke) | 7:32 | 1l | London Rowing Club |
| 1930 | London Rowing Club | F.M.L. Fitzwilliam, A.J. Harby, H.R.A. Edwards, H.C. Boardman (stroke) | 7:34 | 1+1⁄2l | Leander Club |
| 1931 | London Rowing Club | F.M.L. Fitzwilliam, A.J. Harby, H.R.A. Edwards, P.N. Carpmael (stroke) | 8:45 | 3l | SCV Da Feltre Di Piacenza |
| 1932 | Thames Rowing Club | J. Beresford, T.H. Tyler, R.D. George, J.C. Badcock (stroke) | 8:09 | 2l | Berliner Ruder Club, GER |
| 1933 | Pembroke College, Cm | D.H.E. McCowen, W.A.T. Sambell, J.H.T. Wilson, N.J. Bradley (stroke) | 8:16 | 1+3⁄4l | London Rowing Club |
| 1934 | Pembroke College, Cm | A.D. Kingsford, W.A.T. Sambell, J.H.T. Wilson, N.J. Bradley (stroke | 7:24 | ac | London Rowing Club |
| 1935 | Zurich Rowing Club, SWI | H. Betschart, H. Homberger, A. Homberger, K Schmid (stroke) | 7:14 | 3l | London Rowing Club |
| 1936 | Zurich Rowing Club, SWI | H. Betschart, H. Homberger, A. Homberger, K. Schmid (stroke) | 7:50 | 2l | Leander Club |
| 1937 | Leander Club | P.H. Gaskell, J.M. Couchman, J.C. Cherry, J.D. Sturrock (stroke) | 8:32 | 1l | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1938 | Leander Club | J.H.T Wilson, J. Turnbull, J.C. Cherry, W.G.R.M. Laurie (stroke) | 7:33 | E | Trinity College, Oxford |
| 1939 | Zurich Rowing Club, Switzerland | H. Betschart, E. Rufli, W. Schweizer, K. Schmid (stroke) | 8:09 | 4l | Oriel College, Oxford |
| No races 1940–1945 (WWII) |||||||

### 1946–2000

| Year | Winner | Crew | Time | Dist | Runner-up | ref |
| 1946 | Leander Club | J.F. Burgess, R.M.A. Bourne, P. Bradley, N.J. Bradley (stroke) | 7:48 | 2+1⁄2l | Oriel College, Oxford | |
| 1947 | Thames Rowing Club | J.A. Wilmot, J.P. Dizer, H.W. Rushmere, P.C. Kirkpatrick (stroke) | 8:04 | E | London Rowing Club | |
| 1948 | Thames Rowing Club | H.W. Rushmere, T.H Christie, A.S.F. Butcher, P.C. Kirkpatrick (stroke) | 7:48 | 4l | Isis and Granta Clubs | |
| 1949 | Trinity College, Oxford | A.D. Rowe, C.G.V. Davidge | 7:13 | 3l | London Rowing Club | |
| 1950 | Hellerup Roklubb, DEN | C.R. Nielsen, H.C.L. Nielsen, and P. Locht, K.B. Jensen | 8:03 | 4l | Leander Club | |
| 1951 | Thames Rowing Club | P.C. Kirkpatrick, H.W. Rushmere, J.P. Dizer, A.J.R. Purssell | 7:53 | 1+1⁄2l | Leander Club | |
| 1952 | Thames Rowing Club | P.A. de Giles, G.C. Fisk, R.A.F. Macmillan, P.M.O. Massey (stroke) | 7:24 | 2l | London Rowing Club | |
| 1953 | Leander Club | D.D Macklin, C.G.V. Davidge, W.A.D. Windham, R.M.S.Gubbins (stroke) | 7:25 | 3⁄4l | First & Third Trinity BC, Cm | |
| 1954 | Club Krylia Sovetov, USSR | | 8:26 | 1+1⁄4l | Royal Air Force | |
| 1955 | Club Krylia Sovetov, USSR | V. Burachock, Y. Kuznetsov, F. Sukhov, Y. Stirotinsky (stroke) | 7:40 | 3l | Leander Club | |
| 1956 | Thames Rowing Club | M. Legg, C.F.Porter, A.R. Davidson, J.M. Beresford (stroke) | 8:06 | 3+1⁄2l | London Rowing Club | |
| 1957 | Club Krylia Sovetov, USSR | D. Smirnov, Y. Sorokin, V.Zakonnikov, P. Vajsberg (stroke) | 7:35 | E | London Rowing Club | |
| 1958 | Barn Cottage Boat Club | J.M. Beresford, S.C. Crosse, J.P. C. Viguro, C.F. Porter (stroke) | 7:16 | 1⁄2l | National Provincial Bank RC | |
| 1959 | St Edmund Hall BC Lincoln College, Ox | | 7:39 | E | GS Moto Guzzi, ITA | |
| 1960 | Barn Cottage Boat Club | J.W. Tilbury, S.C. Crosse, K.R. Knight, J.M Russell (stroke) | 7:10 | 4l | St Edmund Hall Boat Club Lincoln College, Oxford | |
| 1961 | Trud Club, Leningrad, USSR | I.V. Akbremchik, V. Morkovkin, A.P. Tarabrin, Y. Basurov (stroke) | 7:23 | 2l | Thames Rowing Club | |
| 1962 | Trud Club, Leningrad, USSR | | 7:23 | 1+1⁄2l | Nereus Rowing Club | |
| 1963 | Molesey Boat Club | J.W. Tilbury, B.Gore, M.C. Clay, J.M. Russell (stroke) | 7:16 | 2⁄3l | Thames Rowing Club | |
| 1964 | Tideway Scullers School | J.J. James, N.P. Cooper, R.N. Carpmael, J.M. Russell (stroke) | 7:11 | E | Leander Club | |
| 1965 | Quintin Boat Club | J.J. James, W.L. Barry, M.C. Clay, J.M Russell (stroke) | 6:55 | E | Nautilus Rowing Club | |
| 1966 | Roforeningen Kvik, DEN | J.O. Hansen, E. Petersen, K. Helmut, B. Hasler (stroke) | 7:17 | 1l | Derby Rowing Club | |
| 1967 | SG Dynamo, Potsdam, GDR | D. Schulz, P. Schulz, H. Esslinger, J. Bergman (stroke) | 7:31 | 2l | Nereus Rowing Club | |
| 1968 | Nautilus Rowing Club (Midlands) | | 8:53 | 4l | London Rowing Club | |
| 1969 | Nereus Rowing Club | | 7:06 | E | Nottingham & Union Boat Club | |
| 1970 | SG Dynamo, Potsdam, GDR | | 7:22 | 3l | London Rowing Club | |
| 1971 | Thames Tradesmen's RC | | 7:12 | 1l | Cambridge Univ BC | |
| 1972 | Spartak, Moscow, USSR | | n/a | disq | Univ of British Columbia, CAN | |
| 1973 | Univ of London BC | | 7:03 | 1⁄2l | Potomac Boat Club, USA | |
| 1974 | Dynamo Club, USSR | | 7:12 | E | Leander Club Tideway Scullers School | |
| 1975 | Potomac Boat Club, USA | | 6:50 | 2+1/3l | Lady Margaret BC, Cm | |
| 1976 | Univ of British Columbia, CAN | | 7:10s | 1⁄3l | Thames Tradesmen's RC | |
| 1977 | London Rowing Club | | 7:24 | n/a | row over | |
| 1978 | Trakia Club, Bulgaria | | n/a | ro | London Rowing Club withdrew | |
| 1979 | London Rowing Club | | 7:19 | E | Oxford Univ BC | |
| 1980 | Charles River RA Dartmouth College, USA | D. Sayner, B. Epke, J. Terwilliger, T. Hull (stroke) | 7:04 | 2l | Avon Rowing Club Petone Rowing Club, NZL | |
| 1981 | London Rowing Club Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club | | 7:48 | E | Vesper Boat Club, USA | |
| 1982 | RC Schaffhausen RC Thalwill, Switzerland | | 7:10 | 3+2⁄3l | Tyrian Boat Club | |
| 1983 | RC Schaffhauser RC Thalwil, Switzerland | | 7:02 | E | Cambridge University | |
| 1984 | NCRA Tyne | | 6:57 | cv | University of London Tyrian Boat Club | |
| 1985 | Tyrian Boat Club | | 7:08 | 3l | Bagsvaerd Roklub, Denmark | |
| 1986 | Ridley Boat Club, Canada | | 6:41 | 1⁄2l | Tyrian Boat Club | |
| 1987 | Dinamo Moscow, USSR | | 6:40 | 1l | Tyrian Boat Club | |
| 1988 | Leander Club | | 6:44 | E | Pennsylvania AC, USA | |
| 1989 | University of London Oxford University | R. Obholzer, J. Walker, J. Searle, J. Hulls (stroke) | 6:28 | 2⁄3l | Nautilus Rowing Club | |
| 1990 | Star Club Leander Club 'A' | | 7:16 | 4+3⁄4l | Star Club Leander Club | 'B' |
| 1991 | Leander Club Molesey Boat Club | J. Garrett, G.Stewart, J. Walker, G. Searle (stroke) | 6:55 | 2l | Leander Club | |
| 1992 | NCRA | | 6:36 | 1l | Malmo Ruddklubb Brudpiga Ruddklubb, Sweden | |
| 1993 | Leander Club University of London | | 6:44 | 2⁄3l | RC Hansa Dortmund, Germany | |
| 1994 | EN Boulogne AUN Lyon, France | M.Andrieux, D. Fauché, P. Lot, J-C.Rolland | 6:44 | 1+1⁄2l | London Rowing Club | |
| 1995 | Cambridge University CARC "Mladost" | | 6:31 | 2+1⁄4l | College Boat Club, Philadelphia, USA | |
| 1996 | NCRA London Rowing Club | | 6:44 | 4l | Goldie Boat Club | |
| 1997 | Leander Club Oxford University | | 6:47 | 2+1⁄2l | NCRA | |
| 1998 | Leander Club | | 6:41 | 3⁄4l | Danmarks Rocenter, Denmark | |
| 1999 | Leander Club Queen's Tower | | 6:51 | 1l | Danmarks Rocenter, Denmark | |

### 2000 onwards

| Year | Winner | Crew | Time | Dist | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Leander Club | | 6:50 | 2⁄3l | Univ. Technology, Sydney, Haberfield RC, Australia |
| 2001 | Leander Club Queen's Tower | | 6:50 | 4l | George Rowing Center, Canada |
| 2002 | Danmarks Rocenter, Denmark | H T Kristensen, S Madsen, T Ebert, E B Ebberson | 7:01 | 1+1⁄4l | Gorge Rowing Center, Canada |
| 2003 | Victoria City Rowing Club, Canada | C W Baerg, T A Herschmiller, J A Wetzel, B G Williams | 6:33 | 2⁄3l | Gorge Rowing Center, Canada |
| 2004 | Leander Club Imperial College Boat Club | J Cracknell, S D Williams, E R Coode, M C Pinsent | 6:46 | 3ls | Melbourne University University of Queensland |
| 2005 | Leander Club Oxford University | S D Williams, P K Reed, A M Partridge, A Triggs Hodge | 6:57 | E | Victoria City Rowing Club, Canada |
| 2006 | Hollandia Roeiclub, Holland | | 6:43 | row over | row over |
| 2007 | Leander Club Molesey Boat Club | | 7:14 | 2+1⁄4l | Brentwood College Shawnigan Lake, Canada |
| 2008 | Cambridge University | | 7:09 | 3+1⁄2l | O.E.A. & N.A.V, Volos N.C. Thessaloniki, Greece |
| 2009 | Leander Club Reading University Boat Club | | 7:05 | 3+1⁄2l | Waiariki R.C. New Zealand |
| 2010 | Princeton Training Center, USA | | 7:09 | 3⁄4l | Club France, France |
| 2011 | Leander Club Molesey Boat Club | | 6:19 | 2+1⁄2l | Chula Vista Training Center, U.S.A. |
| 2012 | National Rowing Centre of Excellence 'A', Australia | Owen Symington, Josh Hicks, Louis Snelson, Tim Masters | 7:15 | 2⁄3l | Waiariki Rowing Club, New Zealand |
| 2013 | Oxford Brookes University University of London | Alan Sinclair, Nathaniel Reilly O’Donnell, Scott Durant, Mat Tarrant | 6:27 | 1+1⁄4l | Tuks Rowing Club, South Africa |
| 2014 | Molesey Boat Club Leander Club | | 6:41 | 3+1⁄2l | Club France 'B', France |
| 2015 | Leander Club University of London | | 6:49 | 2l | Nautical Club of Ioannina Nautical Club of Kastoria, Greece |
| 2016 | Hollandia Roeiclub | | 6:53 | 1+3⁄4l | Erster Wiener Ruderclub 'LIA' Ruderverein Villach, Austria |
| 2017 | Molesey Boat Club Leander Club | | 6:24 | 3⁄4l | Team Italia, Italy |
| 2018 | Leander Club | Tom Ford, Jacob Dawson, Adam Neill, James Johnston | 6:24 | +3⁄4l | Leander Club Oxford University |
| 2019 | Leander Club Oxford Brookes University | Ollie Cook, Matt Rossiter, Rory Gibbs, Sholto Carnegie | 6:38 | 2+1⁄2l | Leander Club |
| 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 | No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Oxford Brookes University | Sam Nunn, Sam Bannister, Oliver Wilkes, David Ambler | 6:43 | 1+1⁄2l | Hollandia Roeiclub |
| 2022 | Rowing Australia | Alexander Purnell, Spencer Turrin, Jack Hargreaves, Jack O'Brien | 6:26 | 1ft | Oxford Brookes & Leander |
| 2023 | Oxford Brookes University | Oliver Wilkes, Matt Aldridge, Freddie Davidson, David Ambler | 7:07 | E | Thames Rowing Club |
| 2024 | Oxford Brookes University | Louis Nares, Thijs Ruiken, Fergus Woolnough, Jake Wincomb | 6:50 | 2l | Leander |
Key
* ntt - no time taken
* l - Length/lengths
* e - easily
* + - a few sconds over 10 minutes
* sev - several
* ro -Row over
* Aw - Awarded
* p - paddled
* st - stopped
* ac - Alone (crab)
* cv = Canvas