Princess Royal Challenge Cup

The Princess Royal Challenge Cup is a rowing event for women's single sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to all eligible female scullers.

History

In 1982 an invitation exhibition event for women's singles was added to the race programme. The start for this event was moved to Fawley so that the course was closer to 1000 m. As the intermediate start installations were required for the shorter distance, the races had to take place during intervals in the normal racing programme (the lunch or tea breaks) which meant that only the dedicated stayed to watch.[1]

In the end, the final of the Women's Invitation Single was a highlight of the regatta, with Beryl Mitchell of Thames Tradesmen’s Rowing Club (World Silver medallist in 1981) beating Stephanie Foster of Waiariki Rowing Club, New Zealand (World Bronze medallist in 1982) by one length.

Women's singles disappeared off the race programme until 1993 when an open Women’s Single Sculls event, over the full course, was introduced. From 1993-6 this counted as a round of the FISA World Cup.[2]

The first winner was Maria Brandin of Sweden and she subsequently won a further four times. In 1996, the Stewards purchased a silver cup as a challenge trophy and named it the Princess Royal Challenge Cup; it was presented for the first time in 1997.

Winners
Princess Royal Challenge Cup (Women's Open 1x)
Year Winner Club Runner-up
1982B.E MitchellThames Tradesmen's Rowing Club, GBRS Foster
1993M H BrandinKungalv Roddklubb, SWEA M A Bredael
1994M E McBeanWestern Middlesex RC, CANK Boron
1995M H BrandinKungalv Roddklubb, SWES S Laumann
1996M H BrandinKungalv Roddklubb, SWEC Luthi
1997M H BrandinKungalv Roddklubb, SWEG Batten
1998M H BrandinKungalv Roddklubb, SWEG Douglas
1999K RutschowRC Wannsee Berlin, GERM H Brandin
2000D K FloodTideway Scullers School, GBRM H Brandin
2001E KarstenMinsk City Club, BLRK Rutschow-Stomporowski
2002R NeykovaClub Academic, BULK Rutschow-Stomporowski
2003C J OliverAustralian Institute of Sport, AUSD R Martin
2004C S BishopRiverside Boat Club, USAR Geyser
2005R NeykovaCherno More Club, BULF M Milne
2006S BalmaryClub France, FRAM van Eupen
2007M GueretteRadcliffe Crew, Harvard University, USAJ C Goldsack
2008C RyanGarda Siochana Boat Club, IRLM H Pauls
2009E K TwiggHawkes Bay Rowing Club, NZLG L Stone
2010M KnapkovaV.K. Slavia Praha, CZEG L Stone
2011M KnapkovaV.K. Slavia Praha, CZEG L Stone
2012I PenneyKingston Rowing Club, CANK Pajusalu
2013M KnapkovaV.K. Slavia Praha, CZEEmma Twigg
2014M KnapkovaV.K. Slavia Praha, CZEKrisztina Gyimes
2015M KnapkovaV.K. Slavia Praha, CZEL.I. Scheenaard
2016L I ScheenaardHollandia Roeiclub, NEDA Beenken
2017A K ThieleSport-Club Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur, Leipzig, GERV L Thornley
2018Jeannine GmelienSwitzerlandMadeleine Edmunds
2019Emma TwiggHawkes Bay, RCL.I. Scheenaard

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References
  1. "History". Henley Women's Regatta. Archived from the original on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
  2. "Trophies". Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  3. "Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1946-2013". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  4. Henley Royal Regatta - Results
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