Image caption John Inverdale believes Henley Royal Regatta deserves a higher profile Organisers of the Henley Royal Regatta say they hope the event will be televised in the future. Chairman Mike Sweeney said the rowing event would be broadcast in some form or other . However, broadcaster John Inverdale said committee members should consider changing the dates of the event from early July, so that it does not clash with the coverage of Wimbledon [...]
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While it may look like a forgone victory for Sir William Borlase School here this week, that’s not to say that this event at one of the most prestigious regattas in the world doesn’t have a group of well matched and competitive crews, both domestic and foreign. The first day will be most interesting in terms of seeing the speed of the American and German crews coming over, and it’s sure to deliver a spectacular start to the regatta. Kingston RC vs [...]
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SEATTLE – Coming off its record fifth straight and 18th overall IRA National Championship, UW men’s crew will participate in the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta July 1-5 in Oxfordshire, England, to cap off a historic 2015 season. “This is really the Wimbledon of rowing, ” Washington men’s rowing head coach Michael Callahan said. “This is one of the most well-respected regattas in the world. Every rower has this on his bucket list. Just to have the [...]
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Now for one of the most popular events at the regatta, The Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup. 8 crews have been selected, and for the first time in a very long while my old school of Abingdon aren’t among them! But of the selected crews there are four British, 3 American, 1 Canadian and 1 German school. The top of the draw has the top US school crew, 135 Gonzaga College High School. They have had an outstanding season winning at both the SRAA championships [...]
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REGISTRATION Registration for the 129th Royal Canadian Henley Regatta opens June 16th. If you are a new user to RegattaCentral, follow these steps to create an account an add athletes to your Roster: Go to the Home tab on Click the Join Now link in the New Users box located on the left side of the page Click the Select Affiliation link to enter the name of your team or city in the Team or Club field Select the name from the list and click the [...]
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