Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association (commonly known as Penn AC) is an amateur
rowing
Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically atta ...
club located at #12 Boathouse Row in the historic
Boathouse Row
Boathouse Row is a historic site located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the east bank of the Schuylkill River just north of the Fairmount Water Works and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It consists of a row of 15 boathouses housing social and row ...
of
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
,
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
. 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.
John Brendan Kelly Sr. (October 4, 1889 – June 20, 1960) was an American triple Olympic champion, the first in the sport of rowing. The Philadelphia-based Kelly also was a multimillionaire in the bricklaying and construction industry. He also ...
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 ...
,
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
Daniel Beery (born January 4, 1975) is an American competition rower, Olympic champion, world champion and world cup gold medalist.
Beery won a gold medal in ''Men's Eights'' at the 2004 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team. The ti ...
, 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
Boathouse Row is a historic site located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the east bank of the Schuylkill River just north of the Fairmount Water Works and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It consists of a row of 15 boathouses housing social and 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
1871 establishments in Pennsylvania
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Clubs and societies in Philadelphia
Historic district contributing properties in Pennsylvania