Queen Victoria Challenge Cup
| Queen Victoria Challenge Cup | |
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| Venue | Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames |
| Location | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire |
| Dates | 2026 – present |
The Queen Victoria Challenge Cup is a rowing event for women's quadruple sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to female members of a boat club of any university or college. Combined entries may only be made by no more than two college boat clubs of any one university. It has similar qualifying rules to the Island Challenge Cup.[1]
History
[edit]The introduction of three new events for women's quadruple sculls, in the Intermediate, Club and Student categories, was announced by the Stewards of Henley Royal Regatta on 9 December 2025.[2]
On 26 March 2026 the names of these new events were announced as the Princess of Wales Challenge Trophy, the Danesfield Challenge Cup and the Queen Victoria Challenge Cup.[3]
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Reading University 'A' | Algemene Amsterdamse Studenten Roeivereniging Skøll, NED | [4] |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Proposed amendments to the qualification rules" (PDF). Henley Royal Regatta. 17 November 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ "Henley Royal Regatta announces three new Women's events for 2026 in a final step towards gender parity". Henley Royal Regatta. 9 December 2025. Archived from the original on 15 January 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ "Henley Royal Regatta announces the names of the three new women's events for 2026". Henley Royal Regatta. 26 March 2026. Archived from the original on 13 April 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ "A.A.S.R. Skøll, NED vs Reading Univ. 'A' , Queen Victoria Challenge Cup , Day 6 , Henley 2026". Henley Royal Regatta. 5 July 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
Events at Henley Royal Regatta | ||
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| Men's eights |  | |
| Men's coxed fours | ||
| Men's coxless fours | ||
| Men's coxless pairs | ||
| Men's quad sculls | ||
| Men's double sculls | ||
| Men's single sculls | ||
| Women's eights | ||
| Women's coxless fours | ||
| Women's coxless pairs | ||
| Women's quad sculls | ||
| Women's double sculls | ||
| Women's single sculls | ||
| Former events | ||
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