2023 "50th" Alumni Return to Henley
Tue, Jun 27
|Henley Royal Regatta
Join Alumni and Friends to the Henley Royal Regatta at Henley-on-Thames and Celebrate the 50th Anniversary Row of the NU 1973 Men's Grand Challenge Team Finalists


Time & Location
Jun 27, 2023, 12:00 AM – Jul 02, 2023, 5:00 PM
Henley Royal Regatta, nr Henley Bridge, Henley-on-Thames RG9 2LP, UK
About the event
2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the NU 1973 Grand Challenge crew at Henley that rowed in the final against the Russian National team. 50 years later, that whole nine man crew is returning to Henley to do an historic row over the Henley-on-Thames course and celebrate with other NU Alumni and friends the history of NU Men's rowing at Henley. Come join the 1973 crew of Cox Frank Leahy, Stroke Calvin Coffey, 7 Brian O'Connor, 6 John Maslowski, 5 Peter Karasski, 4 Chris Meehan, 3 Jack Irving, 2 Bill Backman, Bow Geoff Marshall at this historic reunion. There have been 13 different NU boats that have rowed at Henley in the 68 year history of the Men's Program. See the list of all the NU teams that have raced at Henley.
If you have never been to Henley, this could be a great opportunity to join other alumni and…