Island Challenge Cup is a rowing event for women's student eights at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England.
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| Venue | Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames |
| Location | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire |
| Dates | 2020 – present |
The event is open to members of a boat club of any university, college or secondary school. Combined entries may only be made by no more than two college boat clubs of any one university.[1] It was inaugurated in 2020 but due to the COVID-19 pandemic was unable to hold its inaugural running.[2]
Past winners
edit| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Time | Ref |
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| 2020 | No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | [3] | ||
| 2021 | Oxford Brookes | University of London | 7.10 | [4] |
| 2022 | Brown University | Yale University BC, USA | 6.57 | [5] |
| 2023 | Oxford Brookes | University of Pennsylvania BC, USA | 7.18 | [6] |
| 2024 | Oxford Brookes | Newcastle University | 7.23 | [7] |
| 2025 | Rutgers University | Newcastle University | 6.45 | [8] |
References
edit- ↑ "Events". Henley Royal Regatta.
- ↑ "Henley Royal Regatta To Expand To Six Days In 2021". Row 360.
- ↑ "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 Island Challenge Cup". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ↑ "Oxford Brookes rowers triumph at Henley Royal Regatta". The Herald Series. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ↑ "Henley Royal 2025: 'Never Let the Boat Get Heavy'". row2k. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
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