Goldthwait Cup

The Vincent Bowditch Goldthwait Harvard Class of 1924 Memorial Trophy, better known as the Goldthwait Cup is awarded to the winner of the annual triangular regatta among the varsity lightweight eight-oared crews of Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. The competition has existed since 1918; however, the cup was first presented in 1926 and was made retroactive to 1922.

History

The Goldthwait Cup is awarded to the winner of the annual triangular regatta among the varsity lightweight eight-oared crews of Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. The lightweight category is for 150-pound crews.

Vincent Bowditch Goldthwait Harvard Class of 1924 Memorial Trophy was first presented in 1926 by Henry Kimball Prince, Harvard class of 1924. Prince was the former captain of theHarvard lightweight . Prince named the cup in honor of his Harvard roommate, Vincent Bowditch Goldthwait, who had drowned in a motorboat accident. The cup was made retroactive to 1922, when Princeton won the race.

On the 50th anniversary of the cup in 1977, Harvard had won 29 times, Princeton had won 12 times, and Yale had won 9 times. As of 2026, Harvard has won 48 times, Princeton has won 28 times, and Yale has won 20 times. It was not award during World War II and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since 2006, yhe H-Y-P lightweight crews also compete for the Vogel Cup, awarded based upon total team performance. In the 72 years of Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges varsity lightweight competition between 1938 and 2013, the EARC championship has been won by Harvard, Yale or Princeton 54 times; on 43 of those occasions, the Goldthwait Cup victor was the EARC champion.

Competitions

The following are the Goldthwait Cup competitions and rankings.

Year Location 1st place 2nd place 3rd place Vogel Cup winner References
1918 Harvard
1919 unknown
1920 unknown
1921 unknown
1922 Housatonic River Princeton Yale Harvard
1923 Charles River Yale Harvard Princeton
1924 Lake Carnegie Harvard Yale Princeton
1925 Housatonic River Harvard Princeton Yale
1926 Charles River Princeton Harvard Yale
1927 Lake Carnegie Harvard
1928 Housatonic River Princeton Harvard Yale
1929 Charles River Harvard Yale
1930 Housatonic River Yale Harvard Princeton
1931 Housatonic River Yale Harvard Princeton
1932 Charles River Yale Princeton Harvard
1933 Lake Carnegie Princeton Yale Harvard
1934 Housatonic River Yale Princeton Harvard
1935 Charles River Princeton Yale Harvard
1936 Lake Carnegie Yale Harvard Princeton
1937 Housatonic River Yale Harvard Princeton
1938 Charles River Harvard Yale Princeton
1939 Lake Carnegie Harvard Yale Princeton
1940 Housatonic River Harvard Yale Princeton
1941 Charles River Harvard Princeton Yale
1942 Lake Carnegie Harvard Princeton Yale
1943 no races
1944 no races
1945 no races
1946 no races
1947 Housatonic River Harvard Princeton Yale
1948 Charles River Harvard Yale Princeton
1949 Lake Carnegie Princeton Harvard Yale
1950 Housatonic River Yale Princeton Harvard
1951 Charles River Yale Harvard Princeton
1952 Lake Carnegie Harvard Yale Princeton
1953 Housatonic River Princeton Yale Harvard
1954 Charles River Princeton Harvard Yale
1955 Housatonic River Princeton Harvard Yale
1956 Lake Carnegie Princeton Harvard Yale
1957 Charles River Princeton Harvard Yale
1958 Housatonic River Harvard Yale Princeton
1959 Lake Carnegie Harvard Princeton Yale
1960 Charles River Harvard Princeton Yale
1961 Housatonic River Harvard Yale Princeton
1962 Lake Carnegie Harvard Princeton Yale
1963 Charles River Harvard Princeton Yale
1964 Housatonic River Harvard Princeton Yale
1965 Lake Carnegie Harvard Yale Princeton
1966 Charles River Harvard Princeton Yale
1967 Housatonic River Harvard Princeton Yale
1968 Lake Carnegie Harvard Princeton Yale
1969 Charles River Harvard Yale Princeton
1970 Housatonic River Harvard Yale Princeton
1971 Lake Carnegie Harvard Princeton Yale
1972 Charles River Harvard Princeton Yale
1973 Housatonic River Princeton Harvard Yale
1974 Lake Carnegie Harvard Princeton Yale
1975 Charles River Harvard Princeton Yale
1976 Housatonic River Harvard Yale Princeton
1977 Lake Carnegie Harvard Princeton Yale
1978 Charles River Harvard Princeton Yale
1979 Housatonic River Yale Harvard Princeton
1980 Lake Carnegie Harvard Princeton Yale
1981 Charles River Princeton Yale Harvard
1982 Housatonic River Yale Harvard Princeton
1983 Lake Carnegie Princeton Yale Harvard
1984 Charles River Princeton Yale Harvard
1985 Housatonic River Princeton Yale Harvard
1986 Lake Carnegie Princeton Yale Harvard
1987 Charles River Yale Princeton Harvard
1988 Housatonic River Princeton Harvard Yale
1989 Lake Carnegie Harvard Princeton Yale
1990 Charles River Yale Princeton Harvard
1991 Housatonic River Yale Harvard Princeton
1992 Lake Carnegie Yale Princeton Harvard
1993 Charles River Harvard Princeton Yale
1994 Housatonic River Princeton Yale Harvard
1995 Lake Carnegie Princeton Yale Harvard
1996 Charles River Princeton Harvard Yale
1997 Housatonic River Harvard Princeton Yale
1998 Lake Carnegie Princeton Yale Harvard
1999 Charles River Princeton Harvard Yale
2000 Housatonic River Yale Harvard Princeton
2001 Lake Carnegie Yale Harvard Princeton
2002 Charles River Yale Princeton Harvard
2003 Housatonic River Harvard Yale Princeton
2004 Lake Carnegie Harvard Yale Princeton
2005 Charles River Harvard Yale Princeton
2006 Housatonic River Yale Princeton Harvard
2007 Lake Carnegie Harvard Princeton Yale
2008 Charles River Princeton Yale Harvard
2009 Housatonic River Princeton Harvard Yale
2010 Lake Carnegie Harvard Princeton Yale Yale
2011 Charles River Harvard Princeton Yale Yale
2012 Housatonic River Harvard Princeton Yale Harvard
2013 Lake Carnegie Harvard Yale Princeton Harvard
2014 Charles River Princeton Yale Harvard Harvard
2015 Housatonic River Princeton Yale Harvard Princeton
2016 Lake Carnegie Yale Princeton Harvard Yale
2017 Charles River Harvard Yale Princeton Harvard
2018 Housatonic River Princeton Yale Harvard Princeton
2019 Lake Carnegie Princeton Yale Harvard Yale
2020 no races
2021 no races
2022 Lake Carnegie Yale Princeton Harvard Yale
2023 Charles River Princeton Yale Harvard Princeton
2024 Housatonic River Harvard Princeton Yale Harvard
2025 Lake Carnegie Harvard Harvard Princeton Yale
2026 Housatonic River Harvard Harvard Princeton Yale

References

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