High Performance

Penn AC High Performance Group strives to train and develop elite level men and women by providing them with opportunities to compete at the highest level in the sport of rowing. Penn AC has a long history of producing national team rowers and scullers that have competed at the World Rowing Championships and Olympic Games. Penn AC will continue to maintain this tradition of success.

Penn AC is a member of the Schuylkill Navy which is located on historical Boathouse Row in Philadelphia, PA. The High Performance Team trains along the Schuylkill River, which has been the breeding ground for much of America’s past Olympic Rowing success. Penn AC athletes train year–round and travel to compete at US Rowing Regattas, Senior National Team Trials, and National Selection Regattas and Camps. Philadelphia provides these athletes with excellent opportunities to pursue full or part–time careers or attend graduate school programs at many of the local colleges or universities.

Success of the Penn AC High Performance Group stems from the endless dedication to practicing, training, and racing each day with teammates who are all working towards one goal: competing for the US National Team. Penn AC will provide you with a team atmosphere and level of competition that you will not find anywhere else. We are one team, one club.

High Performance Team
Penn AC offers a High Performance Training Group for scullers and sweep rowers. The primary goal of this program is to support athletes pursuing qualification for the USRowing Senior National Team through the available selection regattas, including Speed Orders and Trials.

Athletes who do not qualify for the national team will continue to represent Penn AC and have the chance to compete at two major international regattas:
• Holland Beker (Netherlands)
• Canadian Henley (Canada)

Athletes seeking to represent countries other than the United States are welcome to be a part of this group. Interested athletes should contact the high performance coach.

Gap Year Athletes
Penn AC offers up to eight positions for athletes who are taking a gap year and wish to continue their rowing development before beginning college. This program allows athletes to train in a high performance environment while preparing for the next stage of their academic and athletic careers.

U23/High Performance Summer Development
Penn AC hosts a U23/High Performance Summer Development program that offers collegiate athletes opportunities to develop and hone their fitness and technique. The culmenation of this program is competing at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta (St. Catharines, ON).

As a condition for consideration for the HPG team, all athletes must compelete the HPG Code of Conduct Contract/Agreement.