Welsh Junior Home International Trial Entry Details:
Entry details for the Junior HIR Regatta Trial are below:
All of the information you need about the trial and to enter are attached on the selection policy. Link here: HIR Regatta Junior Selection Policy. Please read through the entire document carefully, this includes entry form links, trial information and further selection criteria. The entry links to the various categories are below:
Athletes should select the following entry form link, to register for the day(s) they will be attending below:
Sweep Trial – Wednesday 28th May: https://forms.office.com/e/v6AtWsF6b6
Sculling Trial – Thursday 29th May: https://forms.office.com/e/dLdHcAwcrA
Cox selection – Wednesday 28th May: https://forms.office.com/e/5L3v17ebFH
The entry deadline for the selection trial will be Midnight Sunday 18th May 2025, the entry details for the trial will be sent out closer to the date.
Please email U19 National Coach Will King: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for further information about the trial.
Please see the below for information, which details how you can represent Wales as a Junior, Senior & U23 Athlete, at both the Home International Rowing Regatta & Beach Sprint Regatta 2025.
Home International Rowing Regatta (HIR-R)
The Home International Regatta is an event contested by Wales, Ireland, Scotland and England, in both senior and junior teams. The event has a long history and developed from the Empire Games. Welsh Rowing is responsible for the selection and delivery of a team to the event each July.
The next Home International Regatta will be hosted by Wales on Saturday 26th July 2025 and will be held at Dorney Lake.
To represent Wales at the Home International Regatta you must fulfil one of the requirements below and be able to provide evidence in support of your eligibility:
• Having been born in Wales.
• Having a parent or grandparent born in Wales.
• Be a resident in Wales for 6 of the 12 months prior to the HIRR and be a member of a club in Wales during that time.
• Having had 5 years of primary or secondary education in that country.
• Having competed for that country previously, subject to the requirement associated with competing for different countries in subsequent years.
Junior Athletes:
To register as a Welsh Identfied Junior Athlete for the 2024-25 season, interested in representing Wales please click HERE to register.
Once registered, the athlete, coach & parent will be added to the 'Identified Athlete Group' and will recieve any communications from the U19 National Coach: William King - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Junior athletes will have the oppurtunity to join one of our U19 squads (Welsh U19 National Squad, Welsh U19 Talent Pool, Welsh Pathway Athletes) all of which will have the oppurtunity to attend training days and camps, with other Welsh athletes within the pathway. The aim of this is to not only raise the standard of our Welsh athlete's across the UK, but also give these athletes the chance to train together in crews, along with further oppurtunties to develop their rowing, in advance of potential HIR selection. For further information on the Welsh U19 Pathway Squads please click HERE
Additional dates and the event calender for the 2024-25 season can be found HERE
Senior/U23 Athletes:
The Senior selection policy for 2025 can be accessed here Team Wales Senior & U23 HIR Selection Policy 2025
To register your interest to represent Wales in 2025 for both River and Beach Sprint HIRs please fill in this form https://forms.office.com/e/K9LPa6mAiE
Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information or with any questions.
Home International Rowing Beach Sprints (HIR-BS)
The 2025 event is due to be held in Loughros Point, Co.Donegal, Ireland - on 20th September 2025.
The Selection Policy for Team Wales can be found here: Welsh Rowing HIR Beach Sprints Selection Policy 2025
The registration is the same one as above fo the Senior/U23 Athletes
