Location | #12 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Home water | Schuylkill River |
Established | 1871 |
Navy admission | 1878 |
Former names | West Philadelphia Boat Club |
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Colors | Navy and Yellow |
Affiliations | The Shipley School and Monsignor Bonner High School |
Website | pennac.org |
Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association | |
Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates | 39°58′11″N 75°11′19″W / 39.96968°N 75.18856°W |
Part of | Boathouse 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]