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
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Pennsylvania
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. Penn AC was founded in 1871 as the West Philadelphia Boat Club. 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.
Prominent members
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Ted Nash,
2008 US Olympic Team Coaching Staff
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Matt Schnobrich
Matt Schnobrich ( ; born November 12, 1978) is a competitive rower from Minnesota. He received an Olympic bronze medal a member of the United States Men's Eight in the rowing events of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Schnobrich was raise ...
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2008 US Olympic Team (Bow in Men's Eight) and 2007
US National Team member (Men's Four)
Micah Boyd
Micah Boyd (born April 6, 1982) is a male crew rower who qualified for the eight-man rowing competition of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, competing for the United States.
Early years
Boyd began rowing at the Minnesota Boat Club; where h ...
, 2008 US Olympic Team member (4 Seat in Men's Eight)[
*Renee Hykel, 2008 US Olympic Team member (Bow in Lightweight Women's Double Sculls)][
* Dan Beery, 2007 US National Team member (Men's Four with Cox)][
*Ivan Baldychev, 2007 US National Team member (Men's Lightweight Single Sculls)][
*Steve Kasprzyk, 2007 US National Team member (Men's Pair with Cox)][
*Ted Farwell, 2006, 2008 US National Team member (Men's Pair with Cox)][
*Pat Godfrey, 2007 US National Team member (Men's Pair with Cox)][
*Dave Florio, 2007 US National Team member (Men's Pair with Cox)][
*John Riley, 2007 US National Team Coaching Staff][
*Luke Agnini, 2007 US National Team Coaching Staff][
*Andrew Medcalf, 2007 US National Team Coaching Staff][
*Christopher DeFelice 2004 US National Team member (Men's Pair with Cox)
*Jeff McLaughlin, 1992 & 1988 US Olympic Teams member
*George G. Loveless, 1936 US Olympic Team
*Dan Barrow, 1936 US Olympic Team
*Charles J. McIlvaine, 1928 US Olympic Team
*]Paul Costello
Paul Vincent Costello (December 27, 1894 – April 17, 1986) was an American triple Olympic Gold Medal winner in rowing. He was the first rower to win a gold medal in the same event, double sculls, at three consecutive Olympics. He also won num ...
, 1920, 1924 & 1928 US Olympic Teams memberPaul Costello sports-reference.com
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Photo gallery
File:PennAC72.png, Penn AC Rowing Assoc., 12 Boathouse Row, 1972.
File:PennAC2010.jpg, Penn AC in 2010.
See also
* Edward Marsh
References
Further reading
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External links
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Penn AC
on wikimapia.org
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Sports clubs established in 1871
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Clubs and societies in Philadelphia
Historic district contributing properties in Pennsylvania