<page_title> World Sculling Championship </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> 1831 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> 9 Sep <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> <cell> Charles Campbell <col_header> Champion </col_header> </cell> <cell> John Williams <col_header> Beat </col_header> </cell> <cell> Thames (Westminster to Hammersmith) <col_header> Course </col_header> </cell> </table>
The first Championship of the Thames took place between Westminster and Hammersmith, in September 1831, when John Williams challenged Charles Campbell for the Sculling Championship of the Thames.