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Marvel-lous morning dip
05/07/21
MORE than 600 people took part in the 16th annual Selkie Henley Classic swim on Sunday. It was the 16th year of the event, which takes place from dawn and participants swim 2.1km upstream from Temple Island Meadows. Participants arrived in darkness ...
Olympic champion to attempt Classic swim
23/06/14
OLYMPIC swimming champion Adrian Moorhouse will take part in the Henley Classic swim next Sunday. The GB athlete, who won gold at Seoul in 1988, has entered to celebrate turning 50 this year. Up to 750 people are due to take part in the event, ...
Early morning dip
07/07/14
A TELEVISION presenter and two members of Leander Club took part in the 11th annual Henley Classic swim early on Sunday. They were among 85 swimmers from around the world who joined the 2.1km race along the royal regatta course, beginning by ...
Olympic swimmers on regatta course
16/07/14
ABOUT 400 people took part in the fourth Henley Mile swim in the River Thames on Sunday. They were joined by 10km open water world champion and Olympic silver medallist Keri-Anne Payne, who took part in two races on the regatta course and ...
Swim ale goes on sale
21/07/14
A NEW beer to commemorate the inaugural Henley Club to Pub Swim goes on sale today (Friday). Two Bells is available only at the Angel on the Bridge in Henley, where the competitors will finish the event on Saturday, August 9 after ...
Swimming events attract hundreds
18/08/14
HUNDREDS of people took part in two swims in Henley at the weekend. One was a new, fun event for locals while the other was a 14k endurance race from Henley Bridge to Marlow Bridge featuring international competitors. Both were ...
Henley residents back triathlon plans
18/09/14
Shoppers surveyed by the Henley Standard backed plans for a new triathlon following Challenge Henley's departure.
Henley Swim to host Oxford v Cambridge race
22/03/14
THE inaugural Open Water Varsity Swimming Race will take place as part of the Henley Swim on Sunday, June 29. The Oxford versus Cambridge race will be the final event of the Henley Classic swim which takes place on the Henley ...
Varsity swim
24/03/14
THE inaugural Open Water Varsity Swimming Race will take place as part of the Henley Swim on Sunday, June 29. The Oxford versus Cambridge race will be the final event of the Henley Classic swim which takes place on the ...
All four events win awards from website for participants’ reviews
19/02/24
AN outdoor swimming events company has won four awards. Four events run by Henley Swim were awarded Racecheck Awards, which are given to the top-performing races reviewed on the website for mass participation sports ...
Women raise £2,000 for disabled children's charity
02/10/17
TWO women raised more than £2,000 for the Chiltern Centre for disabled children in Henley with a 10km open water swim. Mel Hall and Penny Marshall, of Waltham St Lawrence, took on The Dart 10km on the River Dart in ...
Sign up now to join charity swim
12/02/18
REGISTRATION for this year’s Henley Mile swim has opened. Hundreds of swimmers from around the world will tackle the Henley Royal Regatta course on Sunday, July 15. Swimmers aged 14 and over can take part in the ...
Are you in the swim?
17/07/17
THIS year’s Club to Pub swim will take place next Saturday. The event, run by Henley Swim, starts at Henley Rowing Club at 7pm and finishes at the Angel on the Bridge pub, a distance of about 1.5km. To enter, ...
Henley Swimming Club
01/05/17
THE club are very pleased with the results of the third and final gala of the Chilterns League at the weekend. We finished second on the night, which means we finished second in Division 2 of the league and ...
Gala Gang
24/04/17
Members of Henley Swimming Club’s junior squad took part in a novice gala in Aylesbury on April 1. Lilia McMahon and Chloe Potter were making their gala debut. Head coach Sarah Williams said: “As a club we ...
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