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rowing, dragon boat, sailing, swimming
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Club 路 Central
An adult rowing club on Boathouse Row. People new to rowing take a short run of learn to row lessons in gig boats, and the club takes members after an application.
Last active date not known yet
Club
A community rowing club that teaches people to row, including young people and adults. It holds community events at the Gillin Boathouse in West Fairmount Park.
Last seen active: May 2026
Club 路 Central
A Schuylkill Navy rowing club at #5 Boathouse Row that takes people with no rowing background and runs summer programs for novices and juniors.
Last seen active: May 2025
Club 路 Central
A member-run rowing club on the Schuylkill River at Boathouse Row. Adults join through member sponsorship and can row at any level, and young people can take part in summer and junior rowing programs.
Last seen active: May 2025
Nonprofit 路 South
A South Philadelphia nonprofit that teaches outdoor and environmental skills to young people and adults. Its programs include boating, fishing, youth leadership, dragon boating and greening work in parks and along waterways.
Last seen active: October 2026
Club 路 Central
A Schuylkill Navy rowing club at #2 Boathouse Row. It runs a summer rowing program for young rowers and posts its summer 2026 program information.
Last seen active: June 2026
Club
The boathouse at 2200 Kelly Drive, shared by two St. Joseph's rowing programs, which also hosts a city youth rowing program run with the Fairmount Park Commission. We could not confirm that the youth program is running now.
Last active date not known yet
Program
The volunteer crew that runs Philadelphia's Head of the Schuylkill Regatta, now in its 56th year. Volunteers help with timing, docks, registration, parking and more.
Last seen active: October 2026
Club 路 Central
A rowing club on Boathouse Row, founded in 1860, that is open to anyone interested in the sport. Members row socially or race, coach and volunteer at Philadelphia rowing events.
Last active date not known yet
Student group 路 University Southwest
Penn's men's water polo team. For fall 2026 it practices on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and on Sunday afternoons.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Central
An adapted sports center on Boathouse Row with 13 year-round sport and wellness programs for children and adults with disabilities, including rowing, swimming, skiing and track and field.
Last seen active: July 2026
Team or league 路 Lower Northwest
A competitive swim team in Philadelphia, started in 1971 to give young African American swimmers a way into the sport. Its own site lists a registration page, a tryout request and a phone number, but we found no recent team news.
Last active date not known yet
Club
The rowing section of Penn Athletic Club. It runs open learn-to-row classes, junior rowing tracks, a summer camp for high school students, adult masters rowing, and a high performance group.
Last seen active: August 2026
Club
The rowing program of the Penn Athletic Club, a Schuylkill Navy member club. It has adult learn to row classes, masters crews, and junior and high school programs including a summer camp.
Last active date not known yet
Student group
Penn's competitive collegiate sailing team. It races against other colleges at weekend regattas in the fall and spring and trains on the water several afternoons each week.
Last seen active: October 2026
Club
A rowing club at 4 Boathouse Row on the Schuylkill and a full member of the Schuylkill Navy. We could not read its own website, so its programs and joining steps are not confirmed.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit 路 Central
A nonprofit that runs sports, recreation and wellness programs for people with disabilities, from rowing and kayaking to yoga and skiing, plus youth camps and volunteer days.
Last seen active: April 2026
Club 路 West Park
A nonprofit dragon boat club with a recreational side and a race team. It paddles the Schuylkill River in season, and recreational paddlers practice about once a month.
Last active date not known yet
Club 路 Central
Rowing for people with disabilities on the Schuylkill River, run by the Pennsylvania Center for Adapted Sports. Members can row for fun or race, with coaches who have college and national team experience.
Last seen active: April 2026
Club
A Philadelphia area group for divers and snorkelers. We have not yet confirmed its activities from a group page.
Last active date not known yet
Nonprofit
A free after school program for Philadelphia public and charter school students. It pairs competitive rowing with academic support, mentoring and wellness lessons.
Last seen active: July 2026
Club
The city's dragon boat racing club, founded in 1983, that trains on the Schuylkill and brings in newcomers through a rookie program that starts in June.
Last seen active: April 2026
Club 路 Central
A swim club that welcomes swimmers of every age and skill level. It practices at a pool in Center City on weeknight evenings and weekend mornings.
Last active date not known yet
Club 路 Central
A masters swim team founded in 1988 for LGBTQ+ swimmers, welcoming everyone from first time competitors to record holders.
Last active date not known yet
Club 路 Central
A women's rowing club on Boathouse Row that trains adult novices in a yearly program and pairs each new rower with a mentor.
Last active date not known yet
Team or league 路 West Park
A women's dragon boat team founded in 2001 that paddles on the Schuylkill River and trains year round, with paddlers from their 20s to their 80s.
Last active date not known yet
Student group
A Penn student chapter of a national nonprofit that teaches one-on-one swim lessons to kids with special needs, free of charge.
Last active date not known yet
Program
A spring rowing regatta on the Schuylkill River, run by the Schuylkill Navy of Philadelphia. It needs volunteers for course set-up, registration, race-day docks, launch driving and results.
Last seen active: May 2026
Club 路 Central
A Schuylkill Navy member club at #13 Boathouse Row with high performance and masters rowing, a summer program for rowers under 23, and a member calendar.
Last active date not known yet
Club 路 Central
A Schuylkill Navy member club that offers recreational rowing on the Schuylkill and a masters team that races local regattas.
Last active date not known yet
Club 路 Central
A competitive rowing club at 10 Kelly Drive with masters racing crews, a post-collegiate racing team, and a three-month summer camp for rowers under 23. Its site posts race and club news through 2026.
Last seen active: October 2026
Includes: rowing and sculling, youth and school rowing, dragon boat paddling, sailing, swimming and water polo, boathouse and regatta volunteering.