Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association

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Navy admission 1878 Vice President Daphne Klausner Phone +1 215-978-9458 Added to NRHP 27 February 1987 Colors Navy blue, Yellow		President Mike Wherley Secretary Justin Keen Established 1871 Home water Schuylkill River

Location #12 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Former names West Philadelphia Boat Club Address 12 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, PA 19130, USA Similar Boathouse Row, University of Pennsylv, Franklin Field, Fairmount Rowing Association, Lloyd Hall Profiles Facebook

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. 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

Ted Nash, 2008 US Olympic Team Coaching Staff

Matt Schnobrich, 2008 US Olympic Team (Bow in Men’s Eight) and 2007 US National Team member (Men’s Four)

Micah Boyd, 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, 1920, 1924 & 1928 US Olympic Teams member

References

Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association Wikipedia

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