Cambridge University Boat Club has confirmed its line-up for the 2026 Henley Royal Regatta and Henley Women’s Regatta, with a strong and wide-ranging set of entries across both events as the Club looks to close out 2025-26 and build momentum into the coming season.
Cambridge Men | Henley Royal Regatta
Chief Men’s Coach Rob Baker said of this year’s entries:
“We’re really looking forward to Henley, where we have our largest entry for many years. Despite losing four members of the squad to national team commitments, we’re fielding a composite eight in the Ladies’ Plate, including four athletes who will be joining Cambridge next year. It’s a great opportunity to begin building towards next season and to put together a strong crew for Henley.
We have two entries in the Temple Challenge Cup: the first made up of eligible rowers from the Blue Boat, Goldie, and our third eight, and the second a combination of Lightweight Men and members of the third eight. We’re also fielding a strong four in the Prince Albert Challenge Cup, as well as Nikita Mohr in the Diamond Challenge Sculls.
We’re looking forward to competing hard across all four events.”
The Ladies’ Challenge Plate
Composite Entry
Bow: Alex Finger (Wolfson)
2: Julian Thomas
3: Matt Waddell
4: Ben Campbell-Reid
5: Kyle Fram (Lucy Cavendish)
6: Simon Nunayon (Emmanuel)
7: Calvin Tarczy (Wolfson)
Str: Tyler Horler
Cox: Sammy Houdaigui (Fitzwilliam)
The Temple Challenge Cup
Cambridge University A
Bow: Joe Travis (Jesus)
2: Matthew Edge (St. Catharine’s)
3: Max Deering (Peterhouse)
4: Raph Berz (Clare Hall)
5: Simon Hatcher (Peterhouse)
6: Noam Mouelle (Hughes Hall)
7: Will Klipstine (Hughes Hall)
Str: Patrick Wild (Peterhouse)
Cox: Freya Jenkinson (Selwyn)
Cambridge University B
Bow: Victor Viennot-Bourgin (Darwin)
2: Jeremy Wilkinson (Churchill)
3: Alex Myhill (Robinson)
4: Alex Geddes (Fitzwilliam)
5: Josh Moore (Queens’)
6: Freddie Challacombe (St Catharine’s)
7: James Richards (Girton)
Str: Archie Smith (King’s)
Cox: Lidya Acar (Wolfson)
The Prince Albert Challenge Cup
Bow: Sean Hayes (Jesus)
2: Gill Dexter (Jesus)
3: Matt Morgan (Pembroke)
Str: Milo Taylor (Hughes Hall)
Cox: Alex Taylor (Clare)
The Diamond Challenge Sculls
Nikita Mohr (Peterhouse)
Cambridge Women | Henley Royal Regatta
Chief Women’s Coach Paddy Ryan reflects on a promising campaign:
“We have two eights entered in the Island Challenge Cup this year, alongside a crew in the Hambledon Challenge Cup (W2-). At Women’s Eights Head of the River in March, we recorded the fastest and second-fastest student eights, which gave us real confidence and enthusiasm to target Henley this season.
While the crews racing here are not identical to those at WeHORR, due to availability and eligibility, the group has continued to build strongly. Following The Boat Race, we returned to eight-based training ahead of Met Regatta, where we showed encouraging speed against strong crews from Durham, UL and Brookes in the Championship division. It was also particularly pleasing to see our second eight win the Academic category.
The crews are developing real cohesion and maturity, and we’re excited to test ourselves against the very best crews from across the UK and internationally. It’s a fantastic opportunity, and one we hope will lead to a successful and memorable week.”
The Island Challenge Cup
Cambridge University A
Bow: Mia Freischem (Darwin)
2: Phoebe Pryce (Homerton)
3: Charlotte Ebel (Newnham)
4: Mathilda Kitzmann (Christ’s)
5: Alexandra Wiley (Jesus)
6: Aidan Wrenn-Walz (Fitzwilliam)
7: Gemma King (LMBC)
Str: Eloise Etherington (Caius)
Cox: Matt Moran (Emmanuel)
Cambridge University B
Bow: Hannah Warren (Jesus)
2: Anna Golbus (Clare)
3: Katarina Finney (Fitzwilliam)
4: Anna Elvre (Homerton)
5: Imogen Breeze (Lucy Cavendish)
6: Nicole Wojtania (Jesus)
7: Fizz McNally (Sidney Sussex)
Str: Annabel Munro (Peterhouse)
Cox: Lauren Schneiderman (St Edmund’s)
Hambledon Challenge Cup (W2-)
Bow: Lyndsey Bryden (Peterhouse)
Str: Isobel Campbell (Hughes Hall)
The Bridge Challenge Plate
Ellie Sillar (Emmanuel) will race with a composite crew of GB U23s in The Bridge Challenge Plate.
Cambridge Women | Henley Women’s Regatta
The Bernard and Pauline Churcher Cup Aspirational 1x
Hannah Major (Pembroke)
Godfrey Rowsports Trophy Championship Lightweight 1x
Helena Olandi (Hughes Hall)