Princess Grace Challenge Cup | |
Location: | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire |
Dates: | 2001 – present |
Venue: | Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames |
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]
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]
width=50 | Year | width=500 | Winner | width=500 | Runner-Up |
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2001 | Potsdamer Ruder-Gesellschaft e.V., Germany | Nautilus Rowing Club | |||
2003 | TSSKA Ukraine | Australian Institute of Sport | |||
2004 | TSSKA Ukraine | ||||
2005 | TSSKA Ukraine | Thames Rowing Club | |||
2006 | University of London | ||||
2007 | South Australian Institute of Sport | Hollandia Roeiclub | |||
2008 | Upper Thames Rowing Club | ||||
2009 | Waiariki Rowing Club, New Zealand | ||||
2010 | 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 | Gloucester Rowing Club & Northwich Rowing Club | ||||
2015 | Molesey Boat Club | ||||
2016 | AZS Warszawa & KW Wisła Grudziądz, Poland | ||||
2017 | Hollandia Roeiclub | Nottingham Rowing Club & Warrington Rowing Club | |||
2018 | 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 |