Henley Women’s Regatta is the premier regatta for women in the United Kingdom. Each year more than 2,000 rowers travel from all over the UK and from across the world to compete in this prestigious event.

Held on the rowing world’s most iconic stretch of the River Thames, HWR offers exciting side-by-side match racing for a wide range of competitors, from juniors to university and club to international level. Spectators are welcome to watch and enjoy the racing along the full length of the course – no tickets required!

HWR Festive Card Competition 2024

The Henley Women’s Regatta Festive Card Competition 2024 is now open for entries
Terms and conditions apply, and can be found below and on the submissions form. 

We’re looking for designs for our 2024 festive cards on a theme of ‘what Henley Women’s Regatta means to me’.
Three winning designs will be made into festive cards that will be printed and made available for purchase.through our HWR SHOP (open for pre-order from 26th November), The first place design will be the card sent by HWR to our key supporters this festive season. 

PRIZES:
Winners will receive posters signed by HWR ambassadors Imogen Grant and Emily Craig, gold medallists in the lightweight women’s double sculls at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as well as a pack of 12 cards with the three winning designs.

HOW TO ENTER:
1.
Read the full competition details – HWR Festive Card 2024 – RULES, TERMS & CONDITIONS

2. Create your entry – Entries must be your own original artwork or photography, and must be in landscape orientation suitable for A5 size. Images can be in colour or black and white, and can make use of any digital or non-digital creative medium, with the exception of AI generated images. Physical artwork will need to be photographed or scanned for electronic submission.

3. Submit your entry through our online form – HWR Festive Card 2024 – DESIGN SUBMISSION FORM

DEADLINE: 23:59 GMT on Friday 22 November 2024.

Judging will take place over the weekend – keep your eyes peeled for the panel reveal coming soon! and the winners will be announced on all our social media platforms on Tuesday 26 November.

Please contact marketing@hwr.org.uk with any queries regarding this competition.

Henley Women's Regatta Livestream

Henley Women's Regatta - Survey 2024

We hope that everyone who participated in HWR had an enjoyable and memorable experience.
          Competitors and coaches
          Spectators at the event, online or just passing through
          Supporting businesses, sponsors and donors
          Volunteers, traders and exhibitors

           Local residents

 

To help us improve future events, we would greatly appreciate your feedback. Your insights and suggestions are invaluable to us in our continuous effort to enhance the regatta experience for all.

The HWR Survey should take around 5-10 minutes to complete (slightly longer for competitors and coaches). You do not need to answer every question. Your responses are anonymous and will be used solely for the purpose of improving Henley Women’s Regatta.

 

Please only complete this survey once. We recommend competitors complete it when they finish racing.

Support HWR

HWR is a unique event where our competitors and spectators come first. The regatta has run every year since 1988 except 2020, with the help, support, commitment and hard work of a huge team of volunteers, the generosity of the Copas family, our Friends of Henley Women’s Regatta and goodwill of a few sponsors, local businesses and supporters. HWR were proud to be at the forefront and the early adopter of providing a live stream of our racing, but as costs of this provision increases along with increasing general running costs, we would be grateful for any donations.

Could you make a donation to HWR? Your support will help secure our future. Or support us by purchasing items from the HWR Shop, or help us by volunteering.

 

Dame Katherine Granger
GB’s most decorated female Olympic rower with five Olympic medals

Miriam Luke MBE
Olympic silver medallist and
former chair of HWR

Emily Craig and Imogen Grant
GB lightweight women’s double scull

Zoe De Toledo
Team GB Olympic medal-winning cox

A Competitor's Story

Leicester Rowing Club is a thriving and friendly provincial rowing club based on a straight mile of the Grand Union Canal in the heart of the City of Leicester. Leicester RC have a long history of success at Henley Women’s Regatta. This year they are planning to make more history there.

Eleanor Gough is a promising junior sculler at Leicester Rowing Club. She’s aspiring to race at Henley Women’s Regatta for the first time in 2024. The HWR film crew had an exciting day out at Leicester Regatta filming Eleanor’s progress in junior single sculls. We also found time to talk to Leicester senior women Sophie Connolly and Molly Vardy (coxless pair) and Leicester RC’s successful coach Howard Marsh.