The Scotland Rowing Team continues to represent a significant opportunity for Scottish Rowing to support athletes on the performance pathway. Scottish Rowing will continue to place a strong emphasis on the Home International Regatta as an athlete development opportunity for those on the performance pathway.
The Home International Rowing (HIR) Regatta is an annual challenge match between Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales. The Scotland Rowing Team, which actually comprises four separate teams (Senior Men, Senior Women, Junior Men and Junior Women) are selected annually and compromises approximately 60 athletes and 10 coaches and support staff. The HIR Regatta provides an opportunity for Scottish Rowers to gain their first taste of international competition. 2012 Olympic Gold Medallist, Dame Katherine Grainger and 2016 Olympic Silver Medallist Karen Bennett are both veterans of the regatta as is Sir Chris Hoy before making his switch to cycling.
In bringing the most talented athletes and coaches in Scotland together on a regular basis, Scottish Rowing promotes collaboration between clubs and athletes while nurturing a culture of healthy competition, thus ensuring that the Scotland Rowing Team can be as successful as possible.
The 2025 Home International Rowing (HIR) Regatta will be hosted by Wales on Saturday 26th July 2025 (venue Dorney Lake).
The Scotland Rowing Team selection policy for the 2025 Home International Rowing (HIR) Regatta can be found here.
Register for the Scotland Rowing Team here.
Any questions relating to the Scotland Rowing Team should be addressed to the Team Manager (hir.teammanager@scottish-rowing.org.uk) or Tom Young, Scottish Rowing Interim Head of Performance (tom.young@scottishrowing.org.uk)
The Home International Rowing (HIR) Beach Sprints is an annual challenge match between Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales using the World Rowing Beach Sprints race format. In 2023 the event also saw the addition of Jersey as one of the competing nations.
The 2025 Home International Rowing (HIR) Beach Sprints will be hosted by Ireland on Saturday 20th September 2025 (venue Loughros Point).
The Scotland Rowing Team selection policy for the 2025 Home International Rowing (HIR) Beach Sprints can be found here.
Any questions relating to the Scotland Rowing Team should be addressed to Ailsa Martin, Scotland Rowing Beach Sprints Team Manager (ailsa.martin@scottish-rowing.org.uk) or Tom Young, Scottish Rowing Interim Head of Performance Pathway (tom.young@scottish-rowing.org.uk).
Further information about the regatta can be found at Home International Regatta
British Rowing Junior Inter-Regional Regatta
The JIRR is an annual competition for J14, J15 and J16 athletes contested by teams representing the various British Rowing regions. In 2024, following a review of the event format by the JIRR Organising Committee, the Scotland Region was represented for the first time, finishing an impressive 5th overall.
The 2025 Junior Inter-Regional Regatta will be held on Saturday, 26th April at the National Water Sports Centre, Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham.
The Scotland team selection policy for the 2025 JIRR can be found here.
Athlete application for the 2025 team is now OPEN - Apply here.
Athletes/parents should discuss this opportunity with their own coach in the first instance.
For any general queries relating to the Scotland JIRR team, please contact, Cara O’Donnell, Scottish Rowing Sports Programme Co-Ordinator – cara.odonnell@scottish-rowing.org.uk
Commonwealth Rowing Association Beach Sprints Championship
Coastal Rowing (in the Beach Sprints format) had been announced as part of the 2026 Commonwealth Games programme for Victoria, however, with the recent announcement that the Games would be relocated to Glasgow in a scaled back model, we now know that Beach Sprints will not be a part of the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Scottish Rowing are working with the Commonwealth Rowing Association to explore opportunities to celebrate the exciting new Beach Sprints discipline ahead of its debut at the LA28 Olympic Games.
Scottish Rowing will publish any updates in due course, on this page.
