Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association

09/01/2026

Registration is now open on Regatta Central for Hidden River Chase, our juniors only head, race on November 1 on the Schuylkill River. Open to scholastic and club teams. A laid-back and fun day for kids only!

08/28/2026

Rowing runs in Smith's blood. Her father competed for the U.S. at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, her older brother rows at Stanford and made the Under-19 national team, and her sister rows at Texas. 🔗: https://ebx.sh/bOVMqf

08/12/2026

The new Hart Perry Boathouse and Jim Dietz Training Center for Stonington High School Crew and community programs on the Mystic River in Connecticut. Made possible by state an local funding. Still under partial construction but ready to use. Such a joy to see rowing supported by the state and the community. Hear that Philly!

08/02/2026

Two PSRA girls will represent the USA in the stern pair of the Women’s Eight at the U-19 World Rowing Championships in Bulgaria Aug. 6-9. PSRA Proud. Go USA!

07/27/2026

Congratulations and good luck to two PSRA rowers, Caitlin Cecere of Montclair High School Crew and Ava Smith of Mount Saint Joseph Academy Crew for being selected to represent the USA in the 2026 U-19 World Rowing Championships Aug 6-9 in Bulgaria. Both young women will row in the women’s eight. Go USA! Go PSRA! 

07/20/2026

Some rules for limiting an athlete’s screen time.

07/04/2026

REGISTER FOR THE COLLEGE FAIR AT IDR. The Independence Day Regatta College Expo will place on Friday July 24 from 3-6pm at the Independence Day Regatta. This is open to rising Juniors and Seniors. Juniors will be able to talk to Divisions II & III, Seniors will be able to talk to all three Divisions. As part of the athletes registration they will get a Google drive with one-page fact sheets about each program for their own reference. Be sure to bring a rowing resume. For more info and to register visit https://www.independencedayregatta.com/?page_id=

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06/25/2026

Bill Belden, former Upper Merion Boat Club for Competitive & Recreational Rowing coach and world champion rower, and his wife, Cathy, were honored at a celebration of life last week at Undine Barge Club when the club dedicated a bench in their memory. Bill was a two-time World Champion rower in the lightweight single sculls, winning gold in Lucerne, Switzerland in 1974, and Bled, Slovenia in 1979. He was on 13 US national teams bringing home a total of seven medals (2 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze) for the USA. Bill also was a beloved coach of the Upper Merion High School team for many years. Bill passed away in January of 2025.

06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day to all our PSRA Dads!

06/15/2026

Congratulations to PSRA gold medalists 🥇at the US Rowing Youth National Championships this past weekend: Malvern Prep in the men’s youth quad and Mount Saint Joseph Academy in the women’s 2V8!  Congrats to all the PSRA teams that competed and made us proud!  A special shout out to the teams that had at least one boat in the A finals: Montclair, Ridgewood, St. Peter’s, Malvern, Mount Saint Joseph. PSRA Proud!