Diamond Challenge Sculls Explained

Diamond Challenge Sculls
Location:	Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Dates:	1844 – present
Venue:	Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames

The Diamond Challenge Sculls is a rowing event for men's single sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. First run in 1844, it is open to male scullers from all eligible rowing clubs.^{[1] [2]}

The Diamond Challenge Sculls, the Wingfield Sculls and the London Cup in the Metropolitan Regatta make up the "Triple Crown" of the three premier single sculling events in the United Kingdom.

Past winners

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1844		Scullers Club, London	H Morgan	Christ Church, Ox
1845	S Wallace		J W Conant	St. John's College, Ox
1846			Thomas Howard Fellows	Leander Club
1847			Edward Moon	Magdalen College, Ox
1848			W Wilberforce	Oxford University BC
1849		London	C S Bagot	Trinity College, Cm
1850		Meteor Club, London	John Erskine Clarke
1851			Edward Macnaghten	Trinity College, Cm
1852			Edward Gryffydh Peacock	London
1853			Martin Howy Irving	Balliol College, Ox
1854		Wandle Club, London	R C Galton	Trinity College, Cm
1855		Wandle Club, London	Herbert Playford	Wandle Club
1856		Argonaut Club, London	C Stephens	Caversham BC	^[3]
1857			James Paine	London RC
1858		London RC	rowed over	n/a	^[4]
1859		Richmond RC	R Beaumont	Third Trinity, Cm
1860			Edwin Brickwood	London
1861		London RC	Edwin Brickwood	London
1862		London RC	Walter Bradford Woodgate	Brasenose College, Ox
1863			Edwin Brickwood	London
1864			Edward Michell	Magdalen College, Ox
1865			Charles Bennett Lawes	Third Trinity, Cm
1866		Magdalen College, Ox	Walter Bradford Woodgate
1867			Frank Willan	Exeter College, Ox
1868			William Crofts	Brasenose College, Ox
1869			A C Yarborough	Lincoln College, Ox
1870			R J Waldie-Griffith	Jesus College, Cm
1871			John Goldie	Lady Margaret BC, Cm
1872			C H Lawton	York
1873			W Chillingworth
1874		Lady Margaret, Cm	William Fawcus	Tynemouth RC
1875		Lady Margaret, Cm	William Brooks Close	Cambridge
1876			Robert Labat	London RC
1877			A V Frere	Kingston RC
1878		Brasenose College, Ox	Jefferson Lowndes	Hertford College, Ox
1879			Frank Lumley Playford	London RC
1880		Derby School RC	C E Adam	Oxford
1881		Derby School RC	Achilles Wild	Frankfurt, GER
1882		Derby School RC	Alexandre Lein	Paris, FRA
1883			Achilles Wild	Frankfurt, GER
1884			R H Smith	Thames RC
1885		Magdalen College, Ox	Frederick I Pitman	Third Trinity, Cm
1886			William Sully Unwin	Magdalen College, Ox
1887			Guy Nickalls	Magdalen College, Oxford
1888			E Doering	F Hammonia BC, GER
1889		Magdalen College, Ox	Charles J Psotta	New York AC, USA
1890		Magdalen College, Ox	Gilbert Kennedy	Kingston RC
1891			rowed over	n/a	^[5]
1892		Neptune RC, NED	S M Boyd	Trinity College, Dublin, IRE
1893			Gilbert Kennedy	Kingston RC
1894		Formosa BC	Vivian Nickalls	Magdalen College, Ox
1895			Guy Nickalls	London RC	^[6]
1896		Leander Club	Rupert Kendall Beaumont	Burton-On-Trent RC
1897		Wachusett, USA	Harry Blackstaffe
1898			Harry Blackstaffe	Vesta RC
1899			Harry Blackstaffe	Vesta RC
1900			Benjamin Hunting Howell	Thames RC
1901		Guards Brigade RC	St G Ashe	Thames RC
1902			Raymond Etherington-Smith	Leander Club
1903			Jack Beresford	Kennsington RC
1904		Toronto RC, CAN	Arthur Cloutte	London RC
1905			Harry Blackstaffe	Vesta RC
1906		Vesta RC	William Darell	Household Brigade
1907		Household Brigade	Alexander McCulloch	University College, Ox
1908			Athol Alexander Stuart
1909		Kingston RC	Rudolph Lucas	Mainz RC, GER
1910			Rudolph Lucas	Mainz RC, GER
1911			Eric Powell	Vikings Club
1912		Vikings Club	Alexander McCulloch	Leander Club
1913		Derwent RC, AUS	Edward Dennis P Pinks	London RC
1914		Lario Club, Como, ITA	Colin M Stuart	Trinity Hall, Cm	^[7]
No races 1915–1919 (WWI)

1920 to 1939

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1920			Donald Gollan	First Trinity, Cm
1921		Delft Univ, Laga, NED	Jack Beresford	Thames RC
1922		Duluth, Minnesota, USA	Jack Beresford	Thames RC
1923	Morris Keele Morris		Donald Gollan	Leander Club
1924			Keith Neville Craig	Pembroke College, Cm
1925		Thames RC	Donald Gollan	Leander Club
1926		Thames RC	Geoffrey Egbert G Goddard	Jesus College, Cm	^[8]
1927	R T Lee		Joseph Wright Jr.	Argonaut RC, CAN	^[9] ^[10]
1928			R T Lee	Worcester College, Oxford	^[11]
1929		De Amstel, NED	Joseph Wright Jr.	Argonaut RC, CAN	^[12]
1930		Don Rowing Club, CAN	Gerhard Boetzelen	Berliner RC, GER	^[13]
1931		Leander BC, Hamilton, CAN	Fred Bradley	Pembroke College, Cm	^[14]
1932		Berliner RC, GER	Gerhard Boetzelen	Berliner RC, GER	^[15]
1933			Humphrey Warren	Trinity Hall, Cm	^[16]
1934		Berliner RC, GER	Winthrop Rutherford	Princeton University, USA	^[17]
1935		FC Zurich RC, SWI		Veslařský Klub, CZE	^[18]
1936		FC Zurich RC, SWI	Thomas Harold Tyler	Thames RC	^[19]
1937		RV Ellida, AUT	John Francis Coulson	Argonaut RC, CAN	^[20]
1938		Penn AC, USA	Len D Habbitts		^[21]
1939		Penn AC, USA	Roger Verey	Akademicki Zwiazek Sportowy, POL	^[22]
No races 1940–1945 (WWII)

1946 to 1999

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1946		SN Basse Seine, FRA	John B. Kelly Jr.	US Navy, USA	^[23]
1947		University of Penn, USA	Carl H Fronsdal	Bergens Roklubb, NOR	^[24] ^[25]
1948		NSW Police RC, AUS	Bert Bushnell		^[26]
1949		University of Penn, USA	Jack H Trinsey	Notre Dame Club of Phila, USA	^[27]
1950			Rob van Mesdag	Trinity College, Dublin	^[28]
1951			Erik Larsen	Koge Roklubb, DEN	^[29]
1952		Sydney Rowing Club, AUS	Tony Fox	London Rowing Club
1953			Robert George	Union Nautique de Liege, BEL	^[30] ^[31]
1954		Mornar Club, YUG	Alain Colomb	Aviron Romand, SWI	^[32]
1955		AZS Bydgoszsz, POL	Sidney Rand	Royal Air Force	^[33]
1956		AZS Bydgoszsz, POL	Tony Fox	London Rowing Club	^[34]
1957		Sydney RC, AUS	Vyacheslav Ivanov	Krasnoe Znamia, USSR	^[35]
1958		Sydney RC, AUS	Vyacheslav Ivanov	Central Army Club, USSR	^[36]
1959		Sydney RC, AUS	Harry Parker	Vesper BC, USA	^[37]
1960			Teodor Kocerka	AZS Szczecin, POL	^[38]
1961		Mosman RC, AUS	Oleg Tyurin	Trud Club, Leningrad	^[39]
1962			William L. Barry		^[40]
1963		Belvoir RC, SWI	William L. Barry	Quintin BC	^[41]
1964		Nonpareil RC, USA	Alberto Demiddi	Club de Regatas Rosario, ARG	^[42]
1965		NY AC, USA	Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh	Bristol RC	^[43]
1966		BSGM Baumschuleneweg, GDR	Jan Wienese	Roei en Zeilverenging de Amstel	^[44]
1967		Grasshopper Club Zürich, SWI	Jochen Meißner	Mannheimer Rv Amiciitia Von 1876	^[45]
1968		Eton Vikings	Kenny Dwan		^[46]
1969		SC Dynamo Berlin, GER	William B Tytus	Seattle Tennis Club	^[47]
1970		Mannheimer RV Amicitia, GER	Patrick Delafield	Tideway Scullers' School	^[48]
1971		Club de Regatas Rosario, ARG	Jim Dietz	New York AC, USA	^[49]
1972		WMF Moscow, USSR	Seán Drea	Vesper BC, USA	^[50]
1973			David Sturge		^[51]
1974		Neptune RC, IRE	Kenny Dwan	Poplar, Blackwall & District RC	^[52]
1975		Neptune RC, IRE	Jim Dietz	New York AC	^[53]
1976		Sydney Rowing Club, AUS	Peter Zeun		^[54]
1977			Jim Dietz	New York AC	^[55]
1978			Hugh Matheson	Thames Tradesmen's RC	^[56]
1979			Johan Ghoos	Antwerpse RV, BEL	^[57]
1980		Mar del Plata, ARG	Rolf Thorsen	Horten Roklubb, NOR	^[58]
1981			Chris Howell	University of London RC	^[59]
1982			Allan Whitwell	Thames Tradesmen's RC	^[60]
1983			Tim Crooks	Kingston RC
1984			Bjarne Eltang	Danske SR, DEN
1985			Brad Alan Lewis	Dirty Dozen RC, USA	^[61]
1986		Danske Stud RK, DEN	Steve Redgrave	Marlow Rowing Club
1987		RC Hamburg, GER	Vasil Yakusha	Soviet Army, USSR	^[62]
1988		Melbourne University BC	Andrew Sudduth	Harvard University, USA
1989		Dukla Praha, CZE	Kajetan Broniewski	AZS-AWF Warszawa, POL	^[63]
1990		Koru RC, NZL	Wim Van Belleghem	Bruges Trimm-en, BEL
1991		Royal Club Nautique de Gand, BEL	Eric Verdonk	Koru RC, NZL
1992			Paul Reedy	Melbourne University BC
1993		Ruderverein Bollberg-Halle, GER	Václav Chalupa	Dukla Praha, CZE	^[64]
1994		Grasshopper Club Zurich, SWI	Martin Haldbo Hansen	Denmark Rocenter
1995		Parnu Rowing Club, EST	Xeno Müller	Grasshopper Club, Zurich
1996	Merlin L. O. Vervoorn	DSR Proteus-Eretes, Delft, NED	Andy. R Bihrer	Grasshopper Club, Zurich	^[65]
1997			Peter Haining
1998		Brown Alumni, USA	Greg Searle		^[66]
1999		RC Magdeburg, GER	Jamie Koven	Riverside Boat Club, USA

2000 onwards

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2000		Princeton Training Center, USA	Simon D. Goodbrand
2001		Surfers Paradise RC, AUS	Todd Hallett	Amateur AC, CAN
2002			Matt Langridge	Leander Club
2003			Ben P. Hopkins	Vurtin Univ, AUS
2004		Casseler Fraven Ruderverein, GER	Colin Smith	Oxford University
2005	Wyatt Allen	Princeton Training Center, USA	Charlie M. Palmer	Cantabridgeian RC
2006		West End RC, NZL	Charlie M. Palmer	Cambridge University
2007			Mahé Drysdale	West End RC, NZL
2008			Sean M Jacob	Old Collegians BC, IRE
2009		West End RC, NZL	Alan Campbell
2010		West End RC, NZL	Lassi Karonen	Brudpiga Roddklubb, SWE	^[67]
2011			Nick Hudson	Australian Institute of Sport
2012		Old Edwardian BC, RSA	Graeme Thomas
2013		Kur Club, Azerbaijan	Alan Campbell
2014		West End RC, NZL		Hollandia Roeiclub, NED
2015		West End RC, NZL		Danubius Nemzeti Hajos Egylet, HUN
2016		Brugse Trim en RC, BEL		West End RC, NZL
2017		Waiariki RC NZL	John Graves	Craftsbury Sculling Center, USA.
2018		West End RC, NZL		Horten Roklubb, NOR
2019		Donau-Ruder-Club, GER		Hollandia Roeiclub, NED
2020	No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic	^[68]
2021			Sebastian Devereux	Leander Club	^[69]
2022		Frankfurt RS Germany 1869		Rowing Australia	^[70]
2023		Frankfurt RS Germany 1869	Piotr Płomiński	WTW Warszawa, POL	^[71]
2024		Frankfurt RS Germany 1869	James Plihal	Craftsbury Green Racing Project, USA.	^[72]

See also

• Rowing on the River Thames

Notes and References

1. http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1839-1939.htm Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939
2. http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1946-2000.htm Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1946–2009
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27. News: FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT (1949) 'Henley Royal Regatta' . 4 July 1949 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
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31. News: FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT (1953) 'A Great Henley' . 6 July 1953 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 10 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
32. News: FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT (1954) 'Foreign Competitors Win Six Trophies At Henley' . 5 July 1954 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 5 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
33. News: From Our Rowing Correspondent (1955) 'Henley Royal Regatta Finals . 4 July 1955 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 4 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
34. News: French Army Crew Worthy Winners At Henley . 9 July 1956 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 4 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
35. News: "Cornell Beat Yale In Remarkable Yet Dull Grand Challenge Cup." . 8 July 1957 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 12 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
36. News: Superb Racing On Final Day Of Henley . 7 July 1958 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 4 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
37. News: FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT (1959) 'Grand And Thames For Harvard' . 6 July 1959 . The Times . 3 August 2024 . 3 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
38. News: Fastest English Eights Well Matched . 4 July 1960 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 15 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
39. News: 'Mackenzie Takes Pride Of Place At Henley' . 10 July 1961 . The Times . 3 August 2024 . 4 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
40. News: Golden Henley Spoiled By Dull Finals . 9 July 1962 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 3 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
41. News: London University Outrow Cornell In Grand . 8 July 1963 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 3 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
42. News: Russians Prove Invincible In Grand . 6 July 1964 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 4 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
43. News: From Our Rowing Correspondent. "Henley Rowing Produces Records Galore." . 5 July 1965 . The Times . 3 August 2024 . 3 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
44. News: Germans Dominate in Five Events . 4 July 1966 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
45. News: British rowing improving, but Germans win trophies . 3 July 1967 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 12 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
46. News: Much Of Henley Meaningless . 15 July 1968 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 13 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
47. News: CALDER,, D. (1969) 'Perfect Day's Racing At Henley . 7 July 1969 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
48. News: RAILTON, J. (1970) 'Foreign Supremacy Again At Henley' . 6 July 1970 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 12 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
49. News: Why Lucerne is more important to Britain than Henley . 5 July 1971 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 9 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
50. News: Railton, J. (1972) 'One week when you drift back to the Edwardian era . 3 July 1972 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 10 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
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52. News: Russians pull back British lead . 8 July 1974 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 9 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
53. News: A Grand triumph for British eight . 7 July 1975 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 7 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
54. News: Railton, J. (1976) Three major successes for Britain' . 5 July 1976 . The Times . 2 August 2024 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
55. News: Rowing . 4 July 1977 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
56. News: Crooks runs away with Diamonds to prove he is Britain's top sculler . 3 July 1978 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 10 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
57. News: Penny's Grand . Daily Mirror . 9 July 1979 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 3 August 2024.
58. News: Railton, J. (1980) 'Rowing' . 7 July 1980 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 10 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
59. News: Powerful Oxford find a winning formula . 6 July 1981 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
60. News: National eight keep afloat for testing Amsterdam event . 5 July 1982 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 15 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
61. Web site: Royal Henley Regatta : Lewis Reaches Finals of Single, Double Sculls . Los Angeles Times . 5 August 2024.
62. Web site: Rowing Canadian Crew defeats Harvard . New York Times . 1 August 2024.
63. News: Railton, J. (1989) 'Redgrave takes Goblets with Ms new partner', . 3 July 1989 . The Times . 4 August 2024 . 39 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
64. News: 'Results from Henley' . 5 July 1993 . The Times . 5 August 2024 . 24 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
65. News: 'Results from Henley Royal Regatta' (1996) . 8 July 1996 . The Times . 4 August 2024 . 33 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
66. News: Results from Henley Royal Regatta' (1998) . 6 July 1998 . The Times . 4 August 2024 . 34 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
67. Web site: Henley sculling title stays with Mahe Drysdale . BBC Sport . 1 August 2024.
68. Web site: 2020 REGATTA CANCELLATION - STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Henley Royal Regatta.
69. Web site: 2021 Regatta – Henley Comes Home! . Henley Herald . 1 August 2024.
70. Web site: Results 2022. Henley Royal Regatta. 10 July 2022.
71. Web site: Olympians thrive in unique Henley waters . Henley Royal Regatta . 5 July 2023.
72. Web site: Henley 2024: The Open Finals . Hear the Boat Sing . 1 August 2024.