Hambleden Pairs Challenge Cup

Hambleden Pairs Challenge Cup is a rowing event for women's coxless pairs at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England.[1]

Hambleden Pairs Challenge Cup
VenueHenley Royal Regatta, River Thames
LocationHenley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Dates2017–present

The event is open to members of any club but the crew must have British Rowing Senior status in rowing.[2] It was inaugurated in 2017.[3]

Past winners

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Year Winner Club Runner-up Club Time Ref
2017Grace Prendergast
Kerri Gowler
WaiarikiMegan Kalmoe
Tracy Eisser
New York AC7.48
2018Heidi Long
Hannah Scott
Marlow
Bann
Rowan McKellar
Hattie Taylor
Leander Club7.02
2019Grace Prendergast
Kerri Gowler
WaiarikiLin Xinyu
Ju Rui
China7.52
2020No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic[4]
2021Sam Redgrave
Susie Dear
Leander ClubLily Lindsay
Meg Saunders
Tideway Scullers8.46[5]
2022Jessica Morrison
Meghan Musnicki
CaliforniaAnna Campbell-Orde
Sophia Heath
Leander Club7.59[6]
2023Rebecca Edwards
Chloe Brew
Leander ClubEmily M. Lindberg
Elizabeth C. Witt
University of London
Imperial College
9.00[7]
2024Emma Cornelis
Joséphine Cornut-Danjou
Club FranceAlexis Cronk
Kirsten Edwards
Rowing Canada8.42[8]
2025Madeleine Wanamaker
Claire Collins
New York ACIvana Jurković
Josipa Jurković
Croatian Rowing7.57[9]

References

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  1. "Hambleden Pairs Challenge Cup Results". Henley Royal Regatta.
  2. "Events". Henley Royal Regatta.
  3. "Event lists". Thames.me.uk.
  4. "2020 Regatta Cancellation – Statement on Coronavirus (COVID-19)". Henley Royal Regatta. 10 July 2024.
  5. "Results 2021". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  6. "Results 2022". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  7. "2023 Hambleden Pairs Challenge Cup". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  8. "Henley 2024: The Open Finals". Hear The Boat Sing. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  9. "Henley Royal 2025: 'Never Let the Boat Get Heavy'". row2k. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.