Thames Marathon 2018 – Registration opens 8th November 2017
The date for the Thames Marathon 2018 has been announced as Sunday 5th August 2018. Online registration will go live at 8am on Wednesday 8th November, for both wetsuit and non-wetsuit places. Wetsuit...
View ArticleHenley Classic Registration Opens 8am on Wednesday 20th December
Registration for the Henley Classic on 1st July 2018 will open on Wednesday 20th December at 8am More information about the event and a link to the registration page can be found at...
View ArticleThames Marathon Wins Best UK Swimming Event in 2017 Racecheck Awards
The Thames Marathon, a 14km open water swim in the River Thames between Henley and Marlow, has been awarded the Best UK Swimming Event in the 2017 Racecheck Awards, as voted by race participants. The...
View ArticleRacing Tactics & Other Urban Myths About The Henley Classic
BY HENLEY SWIM CO-FOUNDER TOM KEAN The Henley Classic is our original event here at Henley Swim, and it’s still the one that gives me goose bumps. Back in 2004, jumping in the river at four in the...
View Article2018 London City Swim
We are excited to confirm that for the second year, we will be working with the London City Swim Foundation, to help raise money for Motor Neurone Disease research. Open Water Swimming Ltd, the team...
View ArticleA message from Henley Swim co-founders Tom & Jeremy regarding Environmental...
Photo by Katerha via Creative Commons v.2.0 “As a company organising outdoor events in the Thames, Henley Swim has always been mindful of the environmental impact of our events. We have tried wherever...
View ArticleWetsuits at the Thames Marathon
We have had a number of requests to swim without a wetsuit at the Thames Marathon if the weather is too hot because of concerns about over-heating. As organisers of one of the largest mass...
View ArticleSchool’s Cup at the Henley Classic – new for 2017
We are very excited this year to be hosting the inaugural School’s Cup at the Henley Classic. We already have a number of schools signed up, and are inviting more to join. The rules are simple, the...
View ArticleCALLING ALL ELITE SWIMMERS
If you are an elite swimmer, you need to be sure that you have the Henley Classic and Henley Mile in your 2017 diary. Henley Classic – Sunday 25th June 2017 – 4.30am At the Henley Classic, the elite...
View ArticleOn-line registration for 2017 Henley Classic now closed. On-the-day...
If you still wish to swim on Sunday 25th June at the 2017 Henley Classic, we will be taking on-the-day entries between 2pm and 6pm on Saturday, and between 2am and 3am on Sunday. To make things...
View ArticleThames Marathon 2018 – Registration opens 8th November 2017
The date for the Thames Marathon 2018 has been announced as Sunday 5th August 2018. Online registration will go live at 8am on Wednesday 8th November, for both wetsuit and non-wetsuit places. Wetsuit...
View ArticleHenley Classic Registration Opens 8am on Wednesday 20th December
Registration for the Henley Classic on 1st July 2018 will open on Wednesday 20th December at 8am More information about the event and a link to the registration page can be found at...
View ArticleThames Marathon Wins Best UK Swimming Event in 2017 Racecheck Awards
The Thames Marathon, a 14km open water swim in the River Thames between Henley and Marlow, has been awarded the Best UK Swimming Event in the 2017 Racecheck Awards, as voted by race participants. The...
View ArticleRacing Tactics & Other Urban Myths About The Henley Classic
BY HENLEY SWIM CO-FOUNDER TOM KEAN The Henley Classic is our original event here at Henley Swim, and it’s still the one that gives me goose bumps. Back in 2004, jumping in the river at four in the...
View Article2018 London City Swim
We are excited to confirm that for the second year, we will be working with the London City Swim Foundation, to help raise money for Motor Neurone Disease research. Open Water Swimming Ltd, the team...
View ArticleA message from Henley Swim co-founders Tom & Jeremy regarding Environmental...
Photo by Katerha via Creative Commons v.2.0 “As a company organising outdoor events in the Thames, Henley Swim has always been mindful of the environmental impact of our events. We have tried wherever...
View ArticleThe ultimate Open Water Swimming Festival is coming to Henley
The Henley Swim are bringing an open water swimming festival to the banks of the Thames this July with swimming events for all ages and a festival village featuring everything related to open water...
View ArticleHenley Swim Scoops Up Two National Awards Following Athletes Feedback
Henley Swim has received national recognition for the quality of their events, following exceptionally high athlete ratings in the Racecheck Awards. The Thames Marathon, our 14km swim from Henley to...
View ArticleHenley Classic Schools’ Open Water Swimming Cup – Sunday 30th June 2019 – 4.00am
Following the success of 2017 & 2018, the Henley Classic will again play host to the Schools’ Open Water Swimming Cup. For the last few years, the Henley Classic has hosted the Varsity Open Water...
View ArticleInman & Ovey Cups Presented to 2018 Henley Classic Winners
This weekend saw the presentation of the historic Inman & Ovey cups to the winners of the Henley Classic 2018. Henry Plewes from Hampshire (age 15) and Vicky Cunningham (age 24) from Reading had...
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