The Princess Grace Challenge Cup is a rowing event for women's quadruple sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to female crews from all eligible rowing clubs. Two or more clubs may combine to make an entry.[1]
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| Venue | Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames |
| Location | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire |
| Dates | 2001 – present |
The event is named after Princess Grace of Monaco, who was the Academy Award-winning American actress Grace Kelly. Upon marrying Rainier III, Prince of Monaco in 1956, she became Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco, but was generally known as Princess Grace of Monaco. Her father John B. Kelly Sr. was an Olympic rowing gold medal winner, and her brother John B. Kelly Jr. won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley in 1947 and 1949. A year before the Princess's death in 1982 she was invited to and presented the prizes of the Royal Regatta.[2]
The event was incepted in 2001[3] and the cup was first presented in 2003 by the president of the Australian Olympic Committee John Coates.[4] In 2004, the son of the Royal guest presenter, Prince Albert of Monaco did likewise, as to all prizes.[5]
Results
edit| Year | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Potsdamer Ruder-Gesellschaft e.V., Germany | Nautilus Rowing Club |
| 2003 | TSSKA Ukraine | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 2004 | Leander Club & University of London | TSSKA Ukraine |
| 2005 | TSSKA Ukraine | Thames Rowing Club |
| 2006 | Marlow Rowing Club & University of London | University of London |
| 2007 | South Australian Institute of Sport | Hollandia Roeiclub |
| 2008 | Wallingford Rowing Club & Reading University | Upper Thames Rowing Club |
| 2009 | Leander Club & Westminster School | Waiariki Rowing Club, New Zealand |
| 2010 | Gloucester Rowing Club & Leander Club | Waiariki Rowing Club, New Zealand |
| 2011 | Princeton Training Center "B", USA | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 2012 | National Rowing Centre of Excellence, Australia | Hollandia Roeiclub |
| 2013 | Leander Club & Minerva Bath Rowing Club | California Rowing Club, U.S.A |
| 2014 | Leander Club & Gloucester Rowing Club | Gloucester Rowing Club & Northwich Rowing Club |
| 2015 | Imperial College & Tees Rowing Club | Molesey Boat Club |
| 2016 | Reading Rowing Club & Leander Club | AZS Warszawa & KW Wisła Grudziądz, Poland |
| 2017 | Hollandia Roeiclub | Nottingham Rowing Club & Warrington Rowing Club |
| 2018 | Cambridge University & Imperial College | Christiania RK |
| 2019 | Chinese National Rowing Team | Hollandia Roeiclub |
| 2020 | No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic[6] | |
| 2021 | Leander Club[7] | Thames & Neptune, Ireland |
| 2022 | Chinese National Rowing Team[8] | Rowing Australia |
| 2023 | Leicester Rowing Club & Leander Club[9] | Shawnigan Lake School BC, Can |
| 2024 | Shawnigan Lake School, Can | Lausanne-Sports Aviron, Swi & Shawnigan Lake School, Can |
References
edit- ^ "Qualification and Rules" (PDF). Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "History of Henley Regatta". BBC. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Twelve Open Events". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Rare Henley Honour for John Coates". Sydney University Boat Club. 21 July 2003. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Hildes-Heim, Norman (5 July 2004). "ROWING; Europeans Vanquish American Crews at the Henley Regatta". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "2020 REGATTA CANCELLATION - STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)". Henley Royal Regatta. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Results 2021". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Results 2022". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "2023 Princess Grace Challenge Cup". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 5 July 2023.