Lightweight Men contested since 1975 Lightweight Women’s Reserves contested since 2016 | Lightweight Women contested since 1984 Collegiate Boat Races contested since 2010 | |
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Lightweight Men’s Reserves 2000 – 2009 and since 2016 Former races Women's Boat Races1977 – 2014 | ||
The Henley Boat Races are a series of rowing races between crews representing the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. The event takes place on the River Thames at Henley, usually the week before the University Boat Race that is held on the Championship Course in London. The Henley Boat races take place over a 2,000m course, downstream — the opposite direction to the Henley Royal Regatta course — and finish halfway down Temple Island.
Contents
- Events
- Results
- Lightweight Mens Boat Race
- Lightweight Womens Boat Race
- Lightweight Mens Reserves Nephthys vs Granta
- Lightweight Womens Reserves Tethys vs
- Womens Boat Race
- Womens Reserves Osiris vs Blondie
- References
The Henley Boat Races continued to enlarge their original event format from purely the Men's Lightweight races in 1975, to incorporating both the Women's Boat Race and their reserve crews from 1977 onwards, and adding the Women's Lightweight Race in 1984. From 2000 until 2009 the Lightweight Men also held a race for their reserve crews Nephthys (Oxford) and Granta (Cambridge). The race of the reserve boats had fallen into abeyance as Cambridge decided not to field a Granta crew. In 2016 Nephthys and Granta faced off racing in 4x- a week prior to the Henley Boat races. A women’s lightweight reserve race is scheduled for the first time on race day for 2016.
The 2013 event was moved to Dorney Lake as a result of flooding on the Thames.
In 2015 the Women's Boat Race moved further down the River Thames to the Tideway to take place on the same course and day as the men's Boat Race and becoming an enlarged form of the race often known as The Boat Races.
Events
The 2016 races included:
Previously, the following races have been held at Henley:
Results
The history of the results of the races are as follows.
Lightweight Men's Boat Race
Lightweight Women's Boat Race
Lightweight Men's Reserves (Nephthys vs Granta)
Lightweight Women's Reserves (Tethys vs ...)
Raced on the Friday before the main event in a 4+ in 2012, and incorporated into main race day in 2016. Second Team Colours are awarded for the Tethys crew.
Women's Boat Race
The Women's Boat Race and its Reserve race became part of the Henley Boat Races in 1977. With the Women's Boat Race moving to the Tideway Championship Course and forming part of The Boat Races 2015, the race as well as the race of the reserve boats Osiris and Blondie ceased to be part of the Henley Boat Races. For the full results tables, see the main article on the Women's Boat Race.
Notes
– The course was shortened in 2007 due to rough water during the Henley Boat Races. It was reduced from 2000 metres to less than 1500 metres with the start between the Upper Thames Rowing Club and Old Blades.