Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
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The Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup is an event in Henley Royal Regatta open to school 1st VIIIs.
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[edit] History
The event was instituted in 1946 for public schools in the United Kingdom. It was opened to entries from overseas in 1964, and that year Washington-Lee High School (USA) became the first overseas crew to win the event.
The inauguration of this race coinciding, as it did, with the first visit to the Regatta of Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth (now Her Majesty The Queen), permission was graciously given to name the trophy "The Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup".
The PE (as it is usually abbreviated) is one of only a few races in the regatta which does not allow composite crews to be entered, and as such each race is a straight competition between one club and another. As the most prestigious race of the schoolboy rowing year, the event attracts strong competition both from the UK and abroad.
[edit] Recent winners
- 1991: Eton College
- 1992: Pangbourne College
- 1993: Brisbane Boys' College, Queensland, Australia
- 1994: St. Paul's School, Concord, USA
- 1995: Eton College
- 1996: Brentwood College School, Canada
- 1997: St Paul's School
- 1998: Radley College
- 1999: St. Edward's School
- 2000: Saint Joseph's Preparatory, USA
- 2001: The King's School, Parramata, Australia
- 2002: Abingdon School
- 2003: Pangbourne College
- 2004: St. Paul's School, Concord, USA
- 2005: Eton College
- 2006: St. Ignatius College Preparatory, USA
[edit] Record times
The course record times for the event are:
- 1.48 to the Barrier (Eton College 1995)
- 3.05 to Fawley (Eton College 1995, Hampton School 1995)
- 6.22 to the Finish (Pangbourne College 1992)
