The Marlow Regatta is an international rowing
regatta, that takes place annually at
Dorney Lake
Dorney Lake (also known as Eton College Rowing Centre, and as Eton Dorney as a 2012 Summer Olympics venue) is a purpose-built rowing lake in England. It is near the village of Dorney, Buckinghamshire, and is around 3 km (2 miles) west of Wi ...
,
Buckinghamshire near
Eton next to the
River Thames
The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the R ...
in southern England. It attracts crews from schools, clubs and universities from around the United Kingdom,
Europe
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and the United States. The regatta takes place on the same weekend as
Henley Women's Regatta
Henley Women's Regatta, often abbreviated to "HWR" or "Women's Henley", is a rowing regatta held at Henley-on-Thames, England. Chris Aistrop and Rosemary Mayglothling were jointly responsible for setting up the Regatta in June 1988 and Aistrop ...
and two weeks before
Henley Royal Regatta.
History
In 2001, after 145 years on the River Thames in
Marlow, the regatta moved to the multi-lane rowing course at Dorney Lake, Eton (near Windsor). This move has allowed the regatta to expand and to attract a larger number of international competitors.
Marlow Regatta is one of the top
Marlow Regatta History Page events in the British rowing calendar and attracts top crews from schools, clubs and universities from around the UK, Europe and the USA.
The regatta takes place two weeks prior to Henley Royal Regatta and for some competitors this will be the last chance to pre-qualify for Henley Royal. Racing takes place on Saturday between 08:30 and 19:00, with heats, repechages and finals, and for some years in the past also took place on the Sunday. Races use 6-7 lanes of the 10 lane 2000m lake.
2007 saw the first 2 day Marlow Regatta at Dorney, with over 11 hours of racing on the Saturday and racing on the Sunday for the first time.
See also
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Marlow Town Regatta, held in
Marlow
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Rowing on the River Thames
The Thames is one of the main rowing rivers in Europe. Dorney Lake between Slough and Windsor, Berkshire is an international Cup, standard-distance rowing lake besides the Thames, and hosts the three main annual entry regattas for Henley: sti ...
External links
Marlow Regatta website
References
Regattas on the River Thames
Sport in Buckinghamshire
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
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