Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival 2024

Sunday 14th July 2024


Event Details

The Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival takes place on Sunday 14th July 2024 at the stunning location of Temple Island Meadows just outside Henley-on-Thames, with camping available on the Friday and Saturday nights. Swimming and camping are bookable in advance (see below). General entry into the Festival is FREE and there is no need to book in advance.

This family friendly event has swim options for everyone aged from 8 years old and above – whether new to open water swimming or an experienced swimmer seeking a personal best. All events are downstream.

Swim Times - all swims take place on Sunday 14th July

There will be a single mass start wave at 09:00 to cater for those of you that like the excitement and competitive nature of a racing start.

All other starts (including the half mile and the splash) will be rolling starts. For the Mile please chose a start window. You will be able to start at any time within the window, allowing you to plan according to your travel and other commitments. 

MILE START WINDOWS

  • MASS START: 09:00
  • A: 09:30 - 09:45
  • B: 09:45 - 10:15
  • C: 10:15 - 10:45
  • D: 10:45 - 11:15 *Breaststroke Wave*
  • E: 11:15 - 11:45
  • F: 11:45 - 12:15
  • G: 13:45 - 14:15

*Breaststrokers are welcome to swim in any wave, however if you wish to start alongside fellow breaststroke swimmers, Wave D is reserved exclusively for those that plan to swim the mile mostly or entirely breaststroke. Please note that it is possible that swimmers in this wave will catch, or be caught by swimmers using other strokes as they progress along the course, however by this stage the swimmers will be well spaced out, and our safety team will ensure that any swimmers overtaking do so safely. 

 HALF MILE

  • 12:30

200m HENLEY SPLASH

  • 13:15

UNLTD & 4x MILE CHALLENGE

Swimmers will all begin their first mile at 09:00 / 09:15. Subsequent miles can be started at any time before 15:00, but please note there are no mile starts between 12:15 and 13:45 so please plan your swims around this break.

2x MiILE & SUITS VS SKINS

Please note these are 2 x 1 mile events. The point to point mile swim is completed twice during the day. 

Swimmers can start their first mile between 09:30 and 12:15 and start their second swim at any time before 15:00 (again please note there are no mile starts between 12:15 and 13:45).

**PLEASE NOTE ALL WAVE TIMES ARE PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE - PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK THE SWIMMER INFORMATION PACK BEFORE THE EVENT.**

Charity Places

We are pleased to be working with Macmillan Cancer Support as our Official Charity Partner.  Macmillan aim to help everyone with cancer live life as fully as they can, by providing physical, financial and emotional support. 

There is a choice of 3 distances for Macmillan charity places, each with its own fundraising target. 

If you would like to use your swim to raise money for another charity of your choice, we can offer a 20% discount. Please email enquiries@henleyswim.com with details of your charity before you register, and we will send a charity discount code. 

Prizes
Finishers in all events will receive a medal.
The 200m Henley Splash will not be timed. There will be participation certificates for all finishers in addition to the medal. 

Prizes will be awarded for junior events only. Presentations for the junior half mile (age groups 9-13 & 14-17) will be made shortly after the event. The results for the junior mile, suits vs skins and 4x Challenge will not be available until the last swimmers have finished, and awards will therefore be sent out by post. All swim times will be available at the event and also sent by text. Full results will be available online after all waves are complete.

Camping

The campsite will be open from 3pm on Friday 12th July until 5pm on Sunday 14th July. The cost is £21 per person per night (camping or campervan) and U12s are free of charge. 

Parking

Parking is available and costs £7.50 to swimmers when booked in advance, this is available on the registration form - up to 2 cars can be booked in advance. All other cars will be charged at £15 on the day.

Entry Options - Age 8 & over on Sun 14 Jul 2024
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Refund Policy

Please carefully read clause 5 (cancellation by you) and clause 6 (cancellation by the organisers) of our terms and conditions

https://henleyswim.com/terms-and-conditions/

Dates
Starts
Sun 14 Jul 2024
Contact Info
Henley Swim
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Location
Post Code : RG9 3DD