Fawley Challenge Cup
Encyclopedia
The Fawley Challenge Cup is a rowing
event for junior boys' quadruple sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta
on the River Thames
at Henley-on-Thames
in England
. It is open to those who have not attained 19 years of age by the end of the Regatta and is open to crews from both clubs and schools.
Sport rowing
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
event for junior boys' quadruple sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. The Royal Regatta is sometimes referred to as Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage...
on the River Thames
River Thames
The River Thames flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford,...
at Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from Reading, 10 miles upstream and west from Maidenhead...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is open to those who have not attained 19 years of age by the end of the Regatta and is open to crews from both clubs and schools.
1992 onwards
- 1992: Mölndals Rk & Strömstads Rk, Sweden
- 1993: Walton R.C. & Burton Leander R.C.
- 1994: Windsor Boys' School & Maidenhead R.C.
- 1995: Windsor Boys' School & Poplar, Blackwall & District Rowing Club
- 1996: Windsor Boys' School & Poplar, Blackwall & District Rowing Club
- 1997: Windsor Boys' School & Claires Court SchoolClaires Court SchoolClaires Court School is a co-educational independent school situated in Maidenhead in Berkshire.- History :Founded in 1960 by David and Josephine Wilding, as a day and boarding school for boys aged 7 to 13, Claires Court grew quickly to 200 pupils from the early 1970s...
- 1998: Windsor Boys' School & Claires Court SchoolClaires Court SchoolClaires Court School is a co-educational independent school situated in Maidenhead in Berkshire.- History :Founded in 1960 by David and Josephine Wilding, as a day and boarding school for boys aged 7 to 13, Claires Court grew quickly to 200 pupils from the early 1970s...
- 1999: Leander ClubLeander ClubLeander Club, founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world. It is based in Remenham in the English county of Berkshire, adjoining Henley-on-Thames...
& Tiffin School - 2000: Leander ClubLeander ClubLeander Club, founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world. It is based in Remenham in the English county of Berkshire, adjoining Henley-on-Thames...
& Llandaff Rowing ClubLlandaff Rowing ClubLlandaff Rowing Club is based on the River Taff in Llandaff, a district in the city of Cardiff, Wales. The Club was founded in 1946 and is affiliated to the Welsh Amateur Rowing Association .- Location :... - 2001: Southport School & St. Joseph's College, AUS
- 2002: Leander ClubLeander ClubLeander Club, founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world. It is based in Remenham in the English county of Berkshire, adjoining Henley-on-Thames...
& Evesham Rowing Club - 2003: Marlow Rowing ClubMarlow Rowing ClubMarlow Rowing Club is an amateur rowing club, on the River Thames in England. It is situated on the southern bank of the Thames at Marlow, Buckinghamshire just beside Marlow Bridge and on the reach above Marlow Lock....
& The King's School, WorcesterThe King's School, WorcesterThe King's School, Worcester is an English independent school refounded by Henry VIII in 1541. It occupies a site adjacent to Worcester Cathedral on the banks of the River Severn in the centre of the city of Worcester... - 2004: Marlow Rowing ClubMarlow Rowing ClubMarlow Rowing Club is an amateur rowing club, on the River Thames in England. It is situated on the southern bank of the Thames at Marlow, Buckinghamshire just beside Marlow Bridge and on the reach above Marlow Lock....
The Tideway Scullers' School - 2005: Sydney Rowing ClubSydney Rowing ClubSydney Rowing Club is the oldest rowing club in New South Wales, Australia. As of the 2008 Olympic Games, rowers from the club had competed at the Olympic Games on 93 occasions http://www.sydneyrowingclub.com.au/Rowing/index.html...
- 2006: The King's School, Parramatta, AUS
- 2007: Henley Rowing Club & Madienhead Rowing Club
- 2008: Peterborough City Rowing Club & Nottingham Rowing ClubNottingham Rowing ClubNottingham Rowing Club is a rowing club in West Bridgford, Nottingham.The club was formed in 2006 as a merger of the Nottingham Boat Club and the Nottingham Britannia Rowing Club, two historic rowing clubs that were established in 1894 and 1869 respectively...
- 2009: Westminster SchoolWestminster SchoolThe Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
- 2010: Banks Rowing Club & Melbourne University, AUS