Former Penn and current Temple men’s basketball coach Fran Dunphy recently tried a unique way to build his team’s chemistry — he had his players go out on the Schuylkill River to train with the Temple crew team.

Members of Penn’s three rowing teams will be among the 8,000 athletes that take to the Charles River this weekend. Rowers from amateurs to Olympians, teenagers to old-timers all participate in one of 55 categories over two days.

This weekend, the Penn women’s rowing team will honor Jill Costello’s legacy by participating in ‘Jog for Jill’ prior to racing in the Navy Day Regatta.

Incoming freshman races for U.S. Junior team in World Championships

With finals, moving out and, for some, graduation, the last few weeks have offered plenty for the typical student to handle. But rowers on the women’s crew team have had one more thing on their mind.

The Penn heavyweight crew team rowed a doubleheader Saturday, hosting the Adams Cup in the morning and the Burk Cup in the afternoon.

Both the heavyweight and lightweight crews traveled to Derby, Conn., this weekend to compete for the Blackwell and Dodge Cups, respectively, against Columbia and Yale.

The women’s rowing team won the Varsity Eight and Second Varsity Eight races, taking home its first Orange Challenge Cup victory since 1995.

With no coach, no uniforms and no varsity status, the men of the 1951 lightweight crew team overcame implausible odds to become one of the most successful crews in the history of Penn rowing.

Most students at Penn have a pretty clear idea of where they’re from. Most could tell you where they grew up, and most could name a city or a town they go home to for breaks. But for freshman varsity rower Corey Bassett, the word “home” is a little less concrete, but no less meaningful.

In the season opener for the men’s lightweight rowing team, the Quakers learned a valuable lesson: in any race — freshman or varsity — aggression is key.

For many Penn lightweight rowers, this Saturday’s meeting against Marietta on the Schuylkill is just a tune-up to prepare for the cup season. But for coach Nick Baker, it has special meaning.

In a sport as mentally demanding as rowing, confidence is key. Coming off two big wins against Georgetown and Duke last weekend, the women’s rowing team kept their spirits high.

After a three-year drought, the Quakers beat George Washington Saturday on the Potomac River and took back the McCausland Cup.

Imagine staring at a clock for 40 minutes as it counts down, second by second, teasing you while you physically exert yourself to the brink of exhaustion.

This weekend, in the hustle and bustle of Homecoming, the Penn men’s and women’s crew teams will each launch several boats in the 40th annual Head of the Schuylkill Regatta.

A winner of one varsity and five junior varsity national championships during his time as a Penn rowing coach, Ted A. Nash now offers a 66-mile challenge to the Quakers heavyweight rowing team.