Saturday, 06 September 2025

Clean water campaigner to swim 32km off coast of America for river charity

A WOMAN from Binfield Heath is to embark on a 32km swim off the coast of America in aid of a new river charity she founded. Laura ...

 

Regatta date

THIS year’s Wargrave and Shiplake Regatta will be held on Friday and Saturday, August 8 and 9. Entries will open in May. For more ...

 

Man recovers in hospital after Ironman challenge

A MAN from Henley has completed an Ironman challenge despite discovering an injury which meant he had to go to hospital. Jack ...

 

Man to take on ironman test in friend’s memory

A MAN from Henley will take on an ironman challenge in memory of a teenager who died in a car crash last year. Jack Trailor-Thompson, ...

 

Team-mates take top three places at club to pub swim

MORE than 500 people took part in the annual Henley Club to Pub Swim on Saturday. The participants had to swim 1.5km from Henley ...

 

Headline Henley swim festival 2024

MORE than 2,000 swimmers — and a dog — took part in this year’s Henley Swim Festival. It was the 20th anniversary of the event, which ...

 

Hundreds join swim along regatta course

HUNDREDS of swimmers took part in a swim along the Henley Royal Regatta course. The 2.1km swim, known as the Selkie Henley Classic, ...

 

Women swim non-stop around Manhattan Island during night

A WILD swimmer and river campaigner swam non-stop around Manhattan Island for charity. Laura Reineke, 51, founder of the Henley ...

 

Triathlon postponed due to effect of poor weather

THE Wargrave Sprint Triathlon has been postponed following the poor weather. The event was scheduled to take place at Mill Green on ...

 

Mermaid in 20-bridge US swim

AN outdoor swimmer and river campaigner is to swim around Manhattan Island in New York to raise money for a fish conservation charity ...

 

Boy, 10, receives new TV from his mother after winning diving competition

A BOY won a diving competition after being promised a television by his mother. Thomas Oxlade, 10, a pupil at Sonning Common Primary ...

 

We broke ice and relay world record

NINETEEN members of the Henley Open Water Swimming Club competed at the winter world championships. They brought home a combined total ...

 

Let’s hear it for Swimarathon

SWIMMERS raised £3,341 for charities at Henley Lions Club’s Swimarathon 2024. Eleven teams took part in the event at the Henley ...

 

All four events win awards from website for participants’ reviews

An outdoor swimming events company has won four performance awards. Four events run by Henley Swim were awarded Racecheck Awards which ...

 

20 years of Henley Swim

A CELEBRATION was held at Bix Manor to mark the 20th anniversary of Henley Swim. Volunteers and event marshals who help run the four ...

 

Boy, 10, rewarded with first games console after winning diving competition

A BOY won a diving competition after he was promised a games console by his mother. Thomas Oxlade, 10, said he was spurred on by the ...

 

Mcquillan wins gold

A SYNCRONISED swimmer from Witheridge Hill won a gold medal at a competition in Crawley. Romilly Mcquillan, 10, who swims for Reading ...

 

Diving boy qualifies for national competition

A BOY from Sonning Common Primary School is to represent his school at a national diving competition. Thomas Oxlade, 10, came second ...

 

Swimmers raise £100,000 for cancer charity

HENLEY Swim raised £100,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support this year. Their partnership will continue in 2024, which will be the 20th ...

 

I am a Channel swimmer and it feels fantastic. But it’s not the end...

I AM not sure I want to recount my story because I’m thoroughly enjoying furnishing anyone and everyone with all the gory details at ...