Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association (commonly known as Penn AC) is an amateur rowing club located at #12 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Penn AC was founded in 1871 as the West Philadelphia Boat Club.[2] Penn AC has been a destination for elite rowers looking to make the US National Team, ever since John B. Kelly Sr. joined Penn AC after a schism with his former club, Vesper.[3][4]
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| Location | #12 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Home water | Schuylkill River |
| Established | 1871 |
| Navy admission | 1878 |
| Former names | West Philadelphia Boat Club |
Key people |
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| Colors | Navy and Yellow |
| Affiliations | The Shipley School and Monsignor Bonner High School |
| Website | pennac.org |
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| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39°58′11″N 75°11′19″W / 39.96968°N 75.18856°W |
| Part of | Boathouse Row (ID87000821[1]) |
| Added to NRHP | February 27, 1987 |
Prominent members
edit- Ted Nash, 2008 US Olympic Team Coaching Staff[5]
- Matt Schnobrich, 2008 US Olympic Team (Bow in Men's Eight) and 2007 US National Team member (Men's Four)[5][6]
- Micah Boyd, 2008 US Olympic Team member (4 Seat in Men's Eight)[5]
- Renee Hykel, 2008 US Olympic Team member (Bow in Lightweight Women's Double Sculls)[5]
- Dan Beery, 2007 US National Team member (Men's Four with Cox)[6]
- Ivan Baldychev, 2007 US National Team member (Men's Lightweight Single Sculls)[6]
- Steve Kasprzyk, 2007 US National Team member (Men's Pair with Cox)[6]
- Ted Farwell, 2006, 2008 US National Team member (Men's Pair with Cox)[6]
- Pat Godfrey, 2007 US National Team member (Men's Pair with Cox)[6]
- Dave Florio, 2007 US National Team member (Men's Pair with Cox)[6]
- John Riley, 2007 US National Team Coaching Staff[6]
- Luke Agnini, 2007 US National Team Coaching Staff[6]
- Andrew Medcalf, 2007 US National Team Coaching Staff[6]
- Christopher DeFelice 2004 US National Team member (Men's Pair with Cox)
- Jeff McLaughlin, 1992 & 1988 US Olympic Teams member[7]
- George G. Loveless, 1936 US Olympic Team[8]
- Dan Barrow, 1936 US Olympic Team[9]
- Charles J. McIlvaine, 1928 US Olympic Team[10]
- Paul Costello, 1920, 1924 & 1928 US Olympic Teams member[11]
Photo gallery
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Penn AC Rowing Assoc., 12 Boathouse Row, 1972. -
Penn AC in 2010.
See also
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References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Sweeney, Joe. "The History of the Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association: Part 2 - Beginning of the Clubs". Schuylkill Navy. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ Sweeney, Joe. "The History of the Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association: Part 3 - Penn AC is Formed". Schuylkill Navy. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ "Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta 2009 Program" (PDF). Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta. 2009. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "USRowing Announces 2008 Olympic Games Roster". USRowing. June 27, 2009. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "USRowing Announces 2007 World Championships Roster". USRowing. August 6, 2007. Archived from the original on April 21, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ^ Jeff McLaughlin sports-reference.com
- ^ George Loveless, sports-reference.com
- ^ Dan Barrow sports-reference.com
- ^ Charley McIlvaine, sports-reference.com
- ^ Paul Costello sports-reference.com
Further reading
edit- "Boathouse Row". Living Places. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form". NPS Focus, National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, US Department of the Interior. November 27, 1983. pp. 664–65. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- Burt, Nathaniel (1999). "The Schuylkill Navy". The Perennial Philadelphians: the anatomy of an American aristocracy. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 297. ISBN 978-0-8122-1693-6.
- Heiland, Louis (1938). The Schuylkill Navy of Philadelphia, 1858 - 1937. Philadelphia: The Drake Press, Inc. p. 76.
- Janssen, Frederick W. (August 15, 1888). "West Philadelphia Boat Club". Outing Library of Sports: American Amateur Athletic and Aquatic History 1829-1888. New York. p. 214.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Kelley, Robert F. (1932). American rowing; Its Background and Traditions. G. P. Putnam's sons. pp. 59 & 65.
- Scharf, John Thomas; Westcott, Thompson (1884). "Public Squares, Parks, and Monuments". History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884. Vol. 3. L. H. Everts & Company. p. 1871.
- Stillner, Anna (2005). The Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club: An Incremental Historic Structure Report (Thesis). p. 105. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
External links
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- "Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association on Boathouse Row". About.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- Penn AC on wikimapia.org