The Marlow Regatta is an international rowing
regatta
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, that takes place annually at
Dorney Lake
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,
Buckinghamshire
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near
Eton next to the
River Thames
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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 and two weeks before
Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a Rowing (sport), rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It diffe ...
.
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
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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
External links
Marlow Regatta website
References
Regattas on the River Thames
Sport in Buckinghamshire
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
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