Island Challenge Cup

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Island Challenge Cup
VenueHenley Royal Regatta, River Thames
LocationHenley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Dates2020 – present

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.

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]

Winners[edit]

Year Winner Runner-Up
2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2021 Oxford Brookes[4] University of London
2022 Brown University, USA[5] Yale University BC, USA
2023 Oxford Brookes[6] University of Pennsylvania BC, USA

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Events". Henley Royal Regatta.
  2. ^ "Henley Royal Regatta To Expand To Six Days In 2021". Row 360.
  3. ^ "2020 REGATTA CANCELLATION - STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)". Henley Royal Regatta.
  4. ^ "Results 2021". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Results 2022". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  6. ^ "2023 Island Challenge Cup". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 4 July 2023.