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University Barge Club is proud to share in the heritage of Philadelphia’s Boathouse Row, designated in 1987 as a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service.

Trophy case photo courtesy of Tom Stoelker

Rower figurine photo courtesy of Lisa Dunlop

Exterior of Barge Club courtesy of Steven Ujifusa


The University Barge Club was founded in 1854 and resides in nos. 7 and 8 Boathouse Row.

The historic structure is home to over 200 members and the scholastic rowing programs of Chestnut Hill Academy and Springside School.
Front of Barge Club Building


River Forecast Center

Water temperatures at selected points are updated three times daily

Head of the Schuylkill Regatta

University Barge Club members founded the annual Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta
in 1969.

Welcome.

Located at Seven Boathouse Row, the University Barge Club was founded in 1854 by ten members of the freshman class of the University of Pennsylvania. The boathouse was completed in 1871 and was renovated in 1893 to hold eight-man shells.

In the beginning, UBC limited membership to students and alumni of University of Pennsylvania, however, today it boasts a robust masters program open to women and men. UBC is the home of the rowing programs for Chestnut Hill Academy and The Springside School.

The Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta was begun at UBC in 1971.

Howard Greenberg is the current Club President.

UBC’s blades are royal blue with a wide, vertical, white stripe
down the middle.