Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association

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]

Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association
Location#12 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Home waterSchuylkill River
Established1871
Navy admission1878
Former namesWest Philadelphia Boat Club
Key people
  • Mike Wherley (President)
  • Erika Jorgensen (Vice-President)
  • M Sean Hall (Coach)
  • Justin Keen (Captain)
ColorsNavy   and Yellow  
AffiliationsThe Shipley School and Monsignor Bonner High School
Websitepennac.org
Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates
Part ofBoat House Row (ID87000821[1])
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1987

Prominent members

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. Sweeney, Joe. "The History of the Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association: Part 2 - Beginning of the Clubs". Schuylkill Navy. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  3. Sweeney, Joe. "The History of the Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association: Part 3 - Penn AC is Formed". Schuylkill Navy. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  4. "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 12 May 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  5. "USRowing Announces 2008 Olympic Games Roster". USRowing. 27 June 2009. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  6. "USRowing Announces 2007 World Championships Roster". USRowing. 6 August 2007. Archived from the original on April 21, 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  7. Jeff McLaughlin sports-reference.com
  8. George Loveless, sports-reference.com
  9. Dan Barrow sports-reference.com
  10. Charley McIlvaine, sports-reference.com
  11. Paul Costello sports-reference.com

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