# Thames Challenge Cup

The Thames Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's eights at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from a single rowing club.
Boat clubs from any university, college or secondary school are not permitted, neither are squad oarsmen seeking selection for F.I.S.A. Heavyweight or Lightweight Championships. A crew may not include oarsmen who have rowed or sculled in an Olympic Games or a F.I.S.A. Senior World Championships for Heavyweights or Lightweights or who have won a medal at World Under 23 Championships (or the World Under 23 Regatta or The Nations' Cup).

## Past winners
### 1868–1939

| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
| 1868 | Pembroke College, Oxford | Radley College Boat Club |
| 1869 | Oscillators Club, Surbiton | row over |
| 1870 | Oscillators Club, Kingston | London Rowing Club |
| 1871 | Ino Rowing Club | London Rowing Club |
| 1872 | Thames Rowing Club | London Rowing Club |
| 1873 | Thames Rowing Club | London Rowing Club |
| 1874 | Thames Rowing Club | London Rowing Club |
| 1875 | London Rowing Club | West London Rowing Club |
| 1876 | West London Rowing Club | London Rowing Club |
| 1877 | London Rowing Club | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1878 | London Rowing Club | Ino Rowing Club |
| 1879 | Twickenham Rowing Club | London Rowing Club |
| 1880 | London Rowing Club | Twickenham Rowing Club |
| 1881 | Twickenham Rowing Club | Eton College Boat Club |
| 1882 | Royal Chester Rowing Club | Reading Rowing Club |
| 1883 | London Rowing Club | West London Rowing Club |
| 1884 | Twickenham Rowing Club | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1885 | London Rowing Club | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1886 | London Rowing Club | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1887 | Trinity Hall, Cambridge | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1888 | Lady Margaret Boat Club | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1889 | Christ Church Boat Club | London Rowing Club |
| 1890 | Thames Rowing Club | Molesey Boat Club |
| 1891 | Molesey Boat Club | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1892 | Jesus College, Cambridge | Trinity College Dublin |
| 1893 | Thames Rowing Club | Eton College Boat Club & Eton Excelsior Rowing Club |
| 1894 | Trinity College, Oxford | London Rowing Club |
| 1895 | Nereus Rowing Club | Molesey Boat Club |
| 1896 | Emmanuel College, Cambridge | Societe d’Encourangement duSport Nautique, FRA |
| 1897 | Kingston Rowing Club | Christ Church Boat Club |
| 1898 | Trinity College, Oxford | First Trinity, Cambridge |
| 1899 | First Trinity, Cambridge | Kingston Rowing Club |
| 1900 | Trinity College, Cambridge | Trinity College Dublin |
| 1901 | Trinity Hall, Cambridge | Kingston Rowing Club |
| 1902 | Trinity Hall, Cambridge | Royal School of Mines |
| 1903 | Trinity College Dublin | Kingston Rowing Club |
| 1904 | Caius College, Cambridge | St. John's College, Oxford |
| 1905 | Thames Rowing Club | Kingston Rowing Club |
| 1906 | Christ's College, Cambridge | First Trinity, Cambridge |
| 1907 | Christ's College, Cambridge | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
| 1908 | Wadham College Boat Club | Christ Church Boat Club |
| 1909 | Wadham College Boat Club | Oriel College, Oxford |
| 1910 | Anglian Boat Club | Clare College, Cambridge |
| 1911 | First Trinity, Cambridge | Twickenham Rowing Club |
| 1912 | Rowing Club de Paris, France | St. John's College, Oxford |
| 1913 | Oriel College, Oxford | Christ's College, Cambridge |
| 1914 | Caius College, Cambridge | Jesus College, Cambridge |
| 1915–1919 no races due to World War I ||||
| 1920 | Thames Rowing Club | Caius College, Cambridge |
| 1921 | Christiania RK, Norway | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
| 1922 | Worcester College, Oxford | Clare College, Cambridge |
| 1923 | First Trinity, Cambridge | Maidenhead Rowing Club |
| 1924 | Maidenhead Rowing Club | Twickenham Rowing Club |
| 1925 | First Trinity, Cambridge | Henley Rowing Club |
| 1926 | Selwyn College, Cambridge | Kingston Rowing Club |
| 1927 | Thames Rowing Club | Twickenham Rowing Club |
| 1928 | Thames Rowing Club | Twickenham Rowing Club |
| 1929 | Browne & Nichols School, USA | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1930 | Vesta Rowing Club | Worcester College, Oxford |
| 1931 | London Rowing Club | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| 1932 | London Rowing Club | Imperial College Boat Club |
| 1933 | Kent School, USA | Bedford Rowing Club |
| 1934 | Thames Rowing Club | London Rowing Club |
| 1935 | London Rowing Club | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
| 1936 | Tabor Academy | Kent School, USA |
| 1937 | Tabor Academy | London Rowing Club |
| 1938 | Kent School, USA | London Rowing Club |
| 1939 | Tabor Academy | Kent School, USA |
| 1940–1945 no races due to World War II ||||

#### Gallery
### 1946–1999

| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
| 1946 | Imperial College Boat Club | Isis Boat Club |
| 1947 | Kent School, USA | Tabor Academy |
| 1948 | Princeton University, USA | Royal Air Force Rowing Club |
| 1949 | Princeton University, USA | Lady Margaret Boat Club |
| 1950 | Kent School, USA | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1951 | University Pennsylvania, USA | Ruder. Florsheim-Russelshein, Germany |
| 1952 | University Pennsylvania, USA | Christ's College, Cambridge |
| 1953 | Royal Air Force Rowing Club | Imperial College Boat Club |
| 1954 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA | Royal Navy |
| 1955 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA | Royal Air Force Rowing Club |
| 1956 | Princeton University, USA | Royal Air Force Rowing Club |
| 1957 | Princeton University, USA | National Provincial Bank Rowing Club |
| 1958 | Harvard University USA | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1959 | Harvard University USA | University of London Boat Club |
| 1960 | Harvard University USA | Detroit Boat Club, USA |
| 1961 | University of London Boat Club | Jesus College, Cambridge |
| 1962 | National Provincial Bank Rowing Club | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1963 | Queens' College, Cambridge | Argosies Rowing Club |
| 1964 | Eliot House, Harvard, USA | London Rowing Club |
| 1965 | Isis Boat Club | Nottingham Britannia Rowing Club |
| 1966 | Harvard University USA | Isis Boat Club |
| 1967 | Cornell University, USA | Nottingham & Union Rowing Club |
| 1968 | Leander Club | Cornell University, USA |
| 1969 | Leander Club | University of Pennsylvania |
| 1970 | Leander Club | London Rowing Club |
| 1971 | Harvard University USA | Kingston Rowing Club |
| 1972 | Harvard University USA | Kingston Rowing Club |
| 1973 | Princeton University, USA | Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club |
| 1974 | Quintin Boat Club | Rob Roy Boat Club |
| 1975 | Garda Siochana Boat Club, Ireland | Harvard University USA |
| 1976 | Harvard University USA | Henley Rowing Club |
| 1977 | London Rowing Club | Leander Club |
| 1978 | London Rowing Club | Leander Club |
| 1979 | Leander Club | London Rowing Club |
| 1980 | University of London Boat Club | London Rowing Club |
| 1981 | Charles River Rowing Association, USA | London Rowing Club |
| 1982 | Charles River Rowing Association, USA | Goldie Boat Club |
| 1983 | University of London Boat Club | Koninklijke Rv Sport Gent, Belgium |
| 1984 | Cantabrigian Rowing Club | Leander Club |
| 1985 | Ridley College, Canada | University College, Dublin, Ireland |
| 1986 | Ridley College, Canada | Imperial College Boat Club |
| 1987 | University College, Galway, Ireland | Neptune Rowing Club |
| 1988 | Tideway Scullers School | Thames Rowing Club |
| 1989 | University of London Boat Club | Ridley College, Canada |
| 1990 | Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association | Harvard University USA |
| 1991 | University of Pennsylvania | University of London Boat Club |
| 1992 | Lea Rowing Club | Goldie Boat Club |
| 1993 | Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association | Isis Boat Club |
| 1994 | Brown University, USA | Goldie Boat Club |
| 1995 | Imperial College Boat Club | University of Washington, USA |
| 1996 | Neptune Rowing Club | Wallingford Rowing Club |
| 1997 | Nottingham Boat Club | Neptune Rowing Club |
| 1998 | London Rowing Club | Bowbridge Boat Club |
| 1999 | Molesey Boat Club "A" | Crabtree Boat Club |

### 2000 onwards

| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Molesey Boat Club "A" | Crabtree Boat Club |
| 2001 | Royal Club Nautique de Gand, Belgium | Thames Rowing Club |
| 2002 | Leander Club | Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association 'A' |
| 2003 | Homberger Ruderklub, Germany | London Rowing Club |
| 2004 | London Rowing Club "A" | R.C Reuss Luzern, Switzerland |
| 2005 | Henley Rowing Club | Lady Elizabeth Boat Club, Ireland |
| 2006 | London Rowing Club "A" | Tideway Scullers School |
| 2007 | Leander Club | Agecroft Rowing Club |
| 2008 | Leander Club | Tideway Scullers School |
| 2009 | Molesey Boat Club | Henley Rowing Club |
| 2010 | 1829 Boat Club | West End Rowing Club |
| 2011 | Upper Yarra Rowing Club, Australia | Star Club |
| 2012 | Molesey Boat Club | Thames Rowing Club |
| 2013 | Griffen Boat Club | Upper Thames Rowing Club |
| 2014 | FFRG 1869, Germany | Sport Imperial Boat Club |
| 2015 | Thames Rowing Club 'A' | RTHC Bayer Leverkusen, Germany |
| 2016 | Molesey Boat Club | N.S.R. Oslo, Norway |
| 2017 | Thames Rowing Club 'A' | Thames Rowing Club 'B' |
| 2018 | Thames Rowing Club 'A' | N.S.R. Oslo, Norway |
| 2019 | R.S.V.U Okeanos, Netherlands | Thames Rowing Club 'A' |
| 2020 | No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Thames Rowing Club 'A' | Molesey Boat Club 'A' |
| 2022 | Molesey Boat Club 'A' | Thames Rowing Club 'A' |
| 2023 | Thames Rowing Club 'A' | KARZV 'De Hoop', NED |
| 2024 | Thames Rowing Club 'A' | KARZV 'De Hoop', NED |