Junior Inter-Regional Regatta 2026

The 16 Junior Inter-Regional Regatta (JIRR) teams are based on the British Rowing Regions plus Scotland, with the Thames Region split into six sub-regions and Wales competing with WAGS.

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Thames Upriver with the Women's Eights trophy

 Saturday, 25 APRIL 2026  | NATIONAL WATER SPORTS CENTRE, NOTTINGHAM

2026 Regatta Information

Event Information

Entry Information

 

  • JIRR Trials 2026

    Region Venue Date TimeEastern Peterborough Rowing Lake
    West Dart Totnes ARC 8 February 09:00
    West Midlands TBC TBC TBC
    Yorkshire Leeds RC 31 January TBC
    Scotland Caley Marina Winter Head,Inverness 28 February-1 March All weekend
    Region:
    West
    Venue:
    Dart Totnes ARC
    Date:
    8 February
    TimeEastern:
    09:00
    Region:
    West Midlands
    Venue:
    TBC
    Date:
    TBC
    TimeEastern:
    TBC
    Region:
    Yorkshire
    Venue:
    Leeds RC
    Date:
    31 January
    TimeEastern:
    TBC
    Region:
    Scotland
    Venue:
    Caley Marina Winter Head,Inverness
    Date:
    28 February-1 March
    TimeEastern:
    All weekend

    Team Managers 2026

    Team Team Manager
    Eastern Oliver Frazer
    East Midlands Josh Rhodes-Hook
    Northern Pauline Higgins
    North West Kayte Parlevliet
    Thames South East Jamie MacDonald
    Thames London Jono Cheesman
    Thames London West Jono Cheesman
    Thames Upriver Mark Wilkinson
    WAGS & Wales Penny Senior
    Wessex Garry Walters
    West Ray Bedder
    West Midlands Abi Terry
    Yorkshire Megan Jones Gerrard
    Scotland Cara O’Donnell and Tom Young
    Team:
    Eastern
    Team Manager:
    Oliver Frazer
    Team:
    East Midlands
    Team Manager:
    Josh Rhodes-Hook
    Team:
    Northern
    Team Manager:
    Pauline Higgins
    Team:
    North West
    Team Manager:
    Kayte Parlevliet
    Team:
    Thames South East
    Team Manager:
    Jamie MacDonald
    Team:
    Thames London
    Team Manager:
    Jono Cheesman
    Team:
    Thames London West
    Team Manager:
    Jono Cheesman
    Team:
    Thames Upriver
    Team Manager:
    Mark Wilkinson
    Team:
    WAGS & Wales
    Team Manager:
    Penny Senior
    Team:
    Wessex
    Team Manager:
    Garry Walters
    Team:
    West
    Team Manager:
    Ray Bedder
    Team:
    West Midlands
    Team Manager:
    Abi Terry
    Team:
    Yorkshire
    Team Manager:
    Megan Jones Gerrard
    Team:
    Scotland
    Team Manager:
    Cara O’Donnell and Tom Young

Results

2025 Full Results

Previous Winners

Year Overall Boys’s Events Girls’s Events Sculling
2025 Thames Upriver Thames Upriver Scotland Scotland
2024 Thames Upriver Thames Upriver East Midlands
2023 Thames Upriver Thames Upriver Thames Upriver
2022 Thames Upriver Thames Upriver Thames Upriver
2019, 2020 and 2021 Cancelled
2018 Thames Upriver Eastern Thames Upriver
2017 Thames London Thames London Thames London
2016 Thames Upriver Thames London Thames Upriver
2015 Thames Upriver Thames Upriver Thames Upriver
2014 Thames Upriver Thames Upriver Thames Upriver
Year:
2025
Overall:
Thames Upriver
Boys’s Events:
Thames Upriver
Girls’s Events:
Scotland
Sculling:
Scotland
Year:
2024
Overall:
Thames Upriver
Boys’s Events:
Thames Upriver
Girls’s Events:
East Midlands
Year:
2023
Overall:
Thames Upriver
Boys’s Events:
Thames Upriver
Girls’s Events:
Thames Upriver
Year:
2022
Overall:
Thames Upriver
Boys’s Events:
Thames Upriver
Girls’s Events:
Thames Upriver
Year:
2019, 2020 and 2021
Overall:
Cancelled
Year:
2018
Overall:
Thames Upriver
Boys’s Events:
Eastern
Girls’s Events:
Thames Upriver
Year:
2017
Overall:
Thames London
Boys’s Events:
Thames London
Girls’s Events:
Thames London
Year:
2016
Overall:
Thames Upriver
Boys’s Events:
Thames London
Girls’s Events:
Thames Upriver
Year:
2015
Overall:
Thames Upriver
Boys’s Events:
Thames Upriver
Girls’s Events:
Thames Upriver
Year:
2014
Overall:
Thames Upriver
Boys’s Events:
Thames Upriver
Girls’s Events:
Thames Upriver

girls in blue t-shirts with medals at JIRR

Getting to the Junior Inter-Regional Regatta

The JIRR takes place at the National Water Sports Centre, Holme Pierrepont Country Park, Adbolton Lane, Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, NG12 2LU, UK.

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) is in place on the car parks at the National Watersports Centre. The NWSC levies a charge of £7.50 (2025 price) per vehicle per day. Event parking can be purchased in advance via the NWSC website, or follow instructions on the signs around the parking area.

Volunteer at the Junior Inter Regional Regatta!

At British Rowing we rely on our amazing volunteers to make our events a success. We are always on the look out for people who want to help out – you don’t need any rowing experience and everyone is welcome!

Please register via our Volunteer Hub:

Register to Volunteer

If you have any questions, please just email us at [email protected].

Media

AllMarkOne are the official JIRR photographers and are onsite all day capturing the moments. All of their images are available for digital download or print purchase here. 

Any members of the media, including photographers, who wish to attend the event must be accredited in advance by British Rowing.

Accreditation closes five days in advance of the event starting.

To gain accreditation for the either of these events, please contact [email protected].

As an accredited member of the media you are expected to follow the media and photography guidance in the British Rowing Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy.

photographer at rowing regatta