[1] In 2008, history was written yet again with S.Thomas' returning the favour in kind in a hard-fought regatta of 32-8 resulting in every record being broken.

S'Thomas' College led by Manil Salgadoe and Devaan Hallock made most of the records including the Boat race (3.06).

[2] In 2011, the Royal College Rowing Team led by skipper Chirath Karunanayake added a few more records into the books.

In 2015, for the first time in the Royal Thomian history, both crews managed to clock below 3 minutes at the boat race.

The crew timings were as follows: Royal College 2:56 (Praveen Hapugalle, Prathap Perera, Amrith Fernando, Sajid Ajmal (S), Kaveen Rajapakse) and S.Thomas' 2:57 (Senal Senevirathne, Suramba Serasinghe, Ramith Nanayakkara, Saliya Gunasekera (S), Wishmitha Peiris).

In 2016, the highest number of trophies won in a regatta was achieved by Royal College led by Kaveen Rajapakse with a new tally of 50–02.

In 2019, The Royal Thomian Regatta celebrated its Golden Jubilee event and was attended by a host of past captains and many well wishers.

In another first, the Most Outstanding Oarsman trophy was shared by four oarsmen Sajaad Ajmal, Jehan Hapugalle, Mayukha Gamage & Maliq Hassen each contributing in events worth 20 points in favour of Royal College.

Under the leadership of Newan Perera and Vice Captain Jayden Jayasekara, Royal’s crew excelled across the events, culminating in a decisive triumph.

The competition began with S. Thomas' College taking an early lead by winning the ‘A’ Scull event, earning six points and establishing a 6-0 advantage.

Royal College turned the tide in the second event, winning the A Pair in a stunning finish and regaining the lead with a score of 8-6.

Their strong performance culminated in the prestigious Boat Race, where they triumphed in the ‘A’ Four event, securing the maximum 12 points and ultimately achieving a total score of 44-8.

Previous Winners [1][3] (Exhibition Race - No Points) * denotes series record S. Thomas' Royal