Visitors' Challenge Cup

The Visitors Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's coxless fours at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing clubs and has similar qualifying rules to the Ladies' Challenge Plate. Two or more clubs may combine to make an entry.

Past winners

YearWinnerRunner-Upref 1847 Christ Church, OxfordSt George's Club 1848 Christ Church, Oxfordrow over 1849 Second Trinity, Cambridge row over 1850 Christ Church, Oxford Lincoln College, Oxford 1851 Christ Church, OxfordFirst Trinity, Cambridge 1852 Argonaut Club Christ Church, Oxford 1853 Argonaut Club Trinity College, Cambridge 1854 Lady Margaret Boat Club Pembroke College, Oxford 1855 Lady Margaret Boat ClubBalliol College, Oxford 1856 Lady Margaret Boat ClubRoyal Chester 1857 Pembroke College, OxfordLady Margaret Boat Club 1858 First Trinity, CambridgePembroke College, Oxford 1859 Third Trinity, Cambridgerow over 1860 First Trinity, Cambridgerow over 1861 First Trinity, Cambridge Brasenose College, Oxford 1862 Brasenose College, OxfordThird Trinity, Cambridge 1863 Brasenose College, Oxfordrow over, Third Trinity, Cm (withdrew) 1864 University College, Oxford row over 1865 Third Trinity, Cambridgerow over 1866 University College, OxfordFirst Trinity, Cambridge 1867 University College, Oxfordrow over 1868 University College, Oxford First Trinity, Cambridge 1869 University College, OxfordLady Margaret Boat Club 1870 Trinity College DublinUniversity College, Oxford 1871 First Trinity, CambridgeTrinity College Dublin 1872 Pembroke College, OxfordTrinity College Dublin 1873 Trinity College Dublinrow over 1874 Trinity College DublinBrasenose College, Oxford 1875 University College, OxfordTrinity College Dublin 1876 University College, OxfordBrasenose College, Oxford 1877 Jesus College, CambridgeKeble College, Oxford 1878 Columbia CollegeHertford College, Oxford 1879 Lady Margaret Boat ClubMagdalen College, Oxford 1880 Third Trinity, CambridgeTrinity Hall, Cambridge 1881 First Trinity, Cambridge Lady Margaret Boat Club 1882 Brasenose College, OxfordTrinity Hall, Cambridge 1883 Christ Church, OxfordCaius College, Cambridge 1884 Third Trinity, CambridgeChrist Church, Oxford 1885 Trinity Hall, CambridgeMagdalen College, Oxford 1886 First Trinity, CambridgeClare College, Cambridge 1887 Trinity Hall, Cambridge Jesus College, Cambridge 1888 Brasenose College, OxfordTrinity Hall, Cambridge 1889 Third Trinity, CambridgeLady Margaret Boat Club 1890 Brasenose College, Oxford Pembroke College, Cambridge 1891 Trinity Hall, CambridgeBrasenose College, Oxford 1892 Third Trinity, Cambridge Queen's College, Oxford 1893 Third Trinity, CambridgeFirst Trinity, Cambridge 1894 New College, Oxfordrow over 1895 Trinity College, Oxford Trinity Hall, Cambridge 1896 Caius College, CambridgeMagdalen College, Oxford 1897 Trinity College, OxfordJesus College, Cambridge 1898 New College, OxfordUniversity College, Oxford 1899 Balliol College, OxfordNew College, Oxford 1900 Trinity College, Cambridge Magdalen College, Oxford 1901 Balliol College, OxfordCaius College, Cambridge 1902Jesus College, CambridgeBalliol College, Oxford 1903 University College, OxfordMagdalen College, Oxford 1904 Third Trinity, CambridgeUniversity College, Oxford 1905 Trinity Hall, CambridgeThird Trinity, Cambridge 1906Third Trinity, CambridgeJesus College, Cambridge 1907 Magdalen College, OxfordLeander Club 1908 Magdalen College, OxfordJesus College, Cambridge 1909 Christ Church, OxfordSt. John's College, Oxford 1910Trinity Hall, CambridgeBalliol College, Oxford 1911 Third Trinity, CambridgeTrinity College, Oxford 1912 Christ Church, OxfordChrist Church, Oxford 1913Pembroke College, CambridgeUniversity College, Oxford 1914 Lady Margaret Boat ClubMagdalen College, Oxford 1920Merton College, OxfordKing's College London 1921 Lincoln College, OxfordMagdalen College, Oxford 1922 Third Trinity, CambridgeLincoln College, Oxford 1923Magdalen College, OxfordTrinity College, Oxford 1924 Third Trinity, CambridgeExeter College, Oxford 1925 Third Trinity, Cambridge Brasenose College, Oxford 1926Christ Church, Oxford Corpus Christi College, Cambridge 1927 Christ's College, CambridgeFirst Trinity, Cambridge 1928 First Trinity, CambridgeJesus College, Cambridge 1929 Third Trinity, CambridgeTrinity Hall, Cambridge 1930Brasenose College, OxfordPembroke College, Cambridge 1931 Pembroke College, CambridgeThird Trinity, Cambridge 1932 Jesus College, CambridgeTrinity College, Oxford 1933Christ's College, CambridgeTrinity College, Oxford 1934 First Trinity, CambridgeUniversity College, Oxford 1935 Jesus College, CambridgeFirst Trinity, Cambridge 1936Jesus College, CambridgeOriel College, Oxford 1937 Trinity Hall, CambridgeThames Rowing Club 1938 Oriel College, OxfordThird Trinity, Cambridge 1939 Trinity Hall, CambridgeNew College, Oxford 1946First & Third Trinity, CambridgeNew College, Oxford 1947 Trinity Hall, CambridgeEmmanuel College, Cambridge 1948 Magdalen College, OxfordNew College, Oxford 1949Clare College, CambridgeFirst & Third Trinity, Cambridge 1950 Lady Margaret Boat ClubEmmanuel College, Cambridge 1951 Trinity Hall, CambridgeFirst & Third Trinity, Cambridge 1952 Pembroke College, CambridgeTrinity College, Oxford 1953Magdalen College, OxfordKing's College, Cambridge 1954First & Third Trinity, CambridgeMagdalen College, Oxford 1955 Trinity Hall, CambridgeLady Margaret Boat Club 1956Merton College, OxfordMagdalene College, Cambridge 1957 Pembroke College, CambridgeChrist Church, Oxford 1958 Keble College, OxfordSt Edmund Hall, Oxford 1959 Pembroke College, CambridgeLady Margaret Boat Club 1960First & Third Trinity, CambridgeKing's College, Cambridge 1961 St Edmund Hall, OxfordSt. Catharine's College, Cambridge 1962 Keble College, OxfordChelsea College, London 1963Christ's College, CambridgePembroke College, Cambridge 1964 Pembroke College, CambridgeSt. Catharine's College, Cambridge 1965 St Edmund Hall, OxfordFitzwilliam House, Cambridge 1966Lady Margaret Boat ClubImperial College 1967Magdalene College, CambridgeFirst & Third Trinity, Cambridge 1968 Imperial College Boat Club Trinity College, Dublin 1969 Eton College Clare College, Cambridge 1970 Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge St. Thomas's Hospital, London 1971 University of London Keble College, Oxford 1972 University of LondonFirst & Third Trinity, Cambridge 1973 First & Third Trinity, Cambridge Exeter University 1974Pembroke College, Cambridge Christ Church, Oxford 1975 Ealing High Schools Vesper Boat Club 1976 University of London Salisbury School, USA 1977 University of Washington, USA Lady Margaret Boat Club 1978 Durham University University College & Hospital, London 1979 Strode's College & Wallingford School Lady Margaret Boat Club 1980 University of London Lady Margaret Boat Club 1981 University of London Durham University 1982 Durham University Natal University, South Africa 1983 University of London Imperial College 1984 Shiplake College & Sir William Borlase's Reading University 1985 Imperial College Boat Club University of London 1986 Reading University University of London 1987 Imperial College Boat Club University of London 1988 Durham University Imperial College 1989 Isis Boat Club Durham University 1990 University of London Goldie Boat Club 1991 Goldie Boat Club University of London 1992 Durham University University of British Columbia, Canada 1993 The King's School, Chester University of London 1994 Imperial College Boat Club University of London 1995 Isis Boat Club University of London 1996 W.S.R. Argo, Holland Isis Boat Club 1997 Oxford Brookes University Imperial College & Charing Cross & Westminster 1998 Isis Boat Club Imperial College 1999 Oxford Brookes University Imperial College Boat Club 2000 Oxford Brookes University University of London 2001 Oxford Brookes University & Taurus Molesey Boat Club 2002 Oxford Brookes University & Imperial College Boat Club Cambridge University 2003 NUI Galway & Skibbereen Rowing Club Cambridge University 2004 Oxford Brookes University & Oxford University Cambridge University 2005 NUI Galway Oxford Brookes University 2006 Oxford Brookes University & Leander Club Molesey Boat Club & Imperial College Boat Club 2007 Leander Club Reading University Boat Club & Agecroft Rowing Club 2008 Imperial College Boat Club & Kingston Rowing Club Martyrs Boat Club & Christ Church, Oxford 2009 Isis Mercyhurst College, U.S.A 2010 Leander Club & Durham University Leander Club A 2011 Leander Club & Imperial College Boat Club NUI Galway & Gráinne Mhaol Rowing Club 2012 Oxford Brookes University & Molesey Boat Club Nereus Rowing Club 2013 Harvard University A Harvard University B 2014 Harvard University Leander Club 2015 University of California, Berkeley, USA Sydney Rowing Club 2016 Thames Rowing Club University of California, Berkeley, USA 2017 Leander Club Cambridge University 2018 Leander Club University of London 2019 Cambridge University & Leander Club Nereus Rowing Club & D.S.R.V. Laga2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Oxford Brookes University Leander Club 2022 University of Washington, USA Tideway Scullers' School & Molesey Boat Club2023 Oxford Brookes University Leander Club2024 Leander ClubOxford Brookes University & Taurus2025 Leander Club & Tideway ScullersOxford Brookes University 2026 Nautilus Rowing Club 'A'Leander Club 'B'

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