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UK rowing festival on the river Thames,
inaugurated 1839. It is as much a social as a
sporting occasion. The principal events are
the solo Diamond Challenge Sculls, and the
Grand Challenge Cup, the leading event for
eight-oared shells. The regatta is held in
July. Diamond Sculls: recent winners
1981 Chris Baillieu (UK)
1982 Chris Baillieu (UK)
1983 Steven Redgrave (UK)
1984 Chris Baillieu (UK)
1985 Steven Redgrave (UK)
1986 Bjarne Eltang (Denmark)
1987 Peter-Michael Kolbe (West Germany) 1988
Hamish McGlashan Australia)
1989 Vaclav Chalpa (Czechoslovakia) 1990 Eric
Verduonk (New Zealand)
Grand Challenge Cup
1981 Oxford University/Thames Tradesmen (UK)
1982 Leander/London Rowing Club (UK) 1983
London Rowing Club/University of London (UK)
1984 Leander/London Rowing Club (UK) 1985
Harvard University (USA)
1986 Nautilus (UK)
1987 Soviet Army (USSR)
1988 Leander/University of London (UK) 1989
RC Hansa Dortmund (West Germany) 1990 RC
Hansa Dortmund (West Germany)