Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association

Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association
Location#12 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Home waterSchuylkill River
Established1871
Navy admission1878
Former namesWest Philadelphia Boat Club
Key people
  • Mike Wherley (President)
  • Erika Jorgensen (Vice-President)
  • M Sean Hall (Coach)
  • Justin Keen (Captain)
ColorsNavy   and Yellow  
AffiliationsThe Shipley School and Monsignor Bonner High School
Websitepennac.org
Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association
Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association is located in Pennsylvania
Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association
Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association is located in the United States
Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′11″N 75°11′19″W / 39.96968°N 75.18856°W / 39.96968; -75.18856
Part ofBoathouse Row (ID87000821[1])
Added to NRHPFebruary 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]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ Sweeney, Joe. "The History of the Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association: Part 2 - Beginning of the Clubs". Schuylkill Navy. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  3. ^ Sweeney, Joe. "The History of the Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association: Part 3 - Penn AC is Formed". Schuylkill Navy. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  4. ^ "Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta 2009 Program" (PDF). Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta. 2009. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2010.