Washington's men's rowing team will send two crews to compete at the 176th Henley Royal Regatta, which gets underway June 27, in Henley-on-Thames, England.
 
The Huskies will row in the Temple Challenge Cup, for college eights, and in the Prince Albert Challenge Cup, which is for college coxed fours.
 
Here is the schedule of those two crews' opening races (updated June 25):
 
The Temple Challenge Cup (8+) – 32 entries – Tuesday, June 27:
    UW vs. 91 A.S.R. Nereus "B" (Netherlands), 5:40 p.m. BST/9:40 a.m. PST

The Prince Albert Challenge Cup (4+) – 16 entries – Wednesday, June 28
    UW vs. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (USA), time TBA
 
The draw for the 2023 regatta was held Saturday, June 24, setting the schedule for the regatta. At Henley, crews are paired in match races and compete in a knockout tournament on the 2,112–meter race course on the Thames. In each case, the winning crews advance until a champion in named in each category. While other crews will be required to qualify for their spots in the field for two events, Washington has been granted a place in the final draw in both classes and will not be required to qualify.
 
The regatta hosts an excellent live video stream of all events on its YouTube channel. Once the draw has been held, the full schedule will be posted on this page, as well as linked on UW Rowing's various social media channels.
 
Washington has a long history with Henley, which began to include women's races in 2000.
While the regatta itself is much older – the event was first held in 1839 – the UW has made history on the Thames dating back more than six decades.
 
Sixty–five years ago, Washington's '58 men's crew, in the UW's first trip to Henley, lost in the final of the Grand Challenge Cup, but the Huskies gained their revenge over the Trud Leningrad Club (the Soviet national team) a few weeks later, in the historic rematch in Moscow, one of the marquee events in the history of UW athletics.
 
In 1977, Washington's men won the Grand Challenge Cup, the top prize at Henley, beating the British National Team (rowing as the Leander and Thames Tradesmen). The Huskies were the first American college crew from a non–Ivy League school to win Henley's oldest and most esteemed trophy.
 
In 2018, a UW men's eight won the Temple Challenge Cup for the third, breaking the event record by five seconds. Washington's men also won the Prince Albert Challenge Cup in 2015.
 
Last year, a long roster of UW men's and women's crews competed at Henley, with a UW men's straight four winning the Visitors' Challenge Cup.
 
Huskies at Henley History
Here is a list of UW victories at the Henley Royal Regatta:
 
1977 – Grand Challenge Cup (men's eight)
1977 – Visitors' Challenge Cup (men's coxless four)
1981 – Ladies Challenge Plate (men's eight)
2000 – Henley Prize (women's eight)
2003 – Ladies Challenge Plate (men's eight)
2010 – Temple Challenge Cup (men's eight)
2012 – Temple Challenge Cup (men's eight)
2015 – Prince Albert Challenge Cup (men's coxed four)
2018 – Temple Challenge Cup (men's eight)
2022 – Visitors' Challenge Cup (men's coxless four)
Other appearances: 1958, 1973, 1984, 1995, 1997, 2013
 
Note: UW alumni have competed and won at Henley on numerous occasions, rowing for clubs other than UW. The above list includes only those crews who won their trophy under the University of Washington name.