Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association
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| Location | #12 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
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| Home water | Schuylkill River |
| Established | 1871 |
| Navy admission | 1878 |
| Former names | West Philadelphia Boat Club |
| 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 | Boat House Row (ID87000821[1]) |
| Added to NRHP | February 27, 1987 |
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]
Prominent members
- 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
References
- ^ "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. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ Sweeney, Joe. "The History of the Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association: Part 3 - Penn AC is Formed". Schuylkill Navy. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta 2009 Program" (PDF). Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta. 2009. p. 20. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d "USRowing Announces 2008 Olympic Games Roster". USRowing. 27 June 2009. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 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
- "Boathouse Row". Living Places. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form". NPS Focus, National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, US Department of the Interior. 27 November 1983. pp. 664–65. Retrieved 7 May 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. (15 August 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 30 April 2010.
External links
- "Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association on Boathouse Row". About.com. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- Penn AC on wikimapia.org
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