U23 Summer Racing

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Vesper High-Performance Summer Program

**Applications for 2025 have closed.**

Vesper Boat Club’s High-Performance Summer Program offers U23 and postgrad athletes the opportunity to train on Philadelphia’s historic Boathouse Row alongside highly motivated individuals. This three-month camp provides elite coaching, cutting-edge training facilities, and top-tier equipment to help athletes develop both technically and physiologically.

Athletes will compete in a full summer racing circuit, including the Independence Day Regatta, RowFest Nationals, and Canadian Henley, with a strong emphasis on winning in the 8+, 4+, and 2-.

"The summer of 2017, we won a few big races at USRowing Club Nationals and the U23 M8+ at Canadian Henley. It was a great time, and I met some awesome people. I would recommend every collegiate athlete do a summer season in Philly at some point because it was the best combination of development as an athlete and fun you can have at a competitive level." - Justin Best, 2024 USA Men's Four Olympic Gold Medalist

Regattas:

  • Schuylkill Navy Regatta

  • Independence Day Regatta

  • Canadian Henley

 Requirements:

  • Applicants must have a valid passport

  • Expectation to compete at each regatta; failure to do so significantly affects admission chances

  • No “minimum” erg score; faster athletes will have priority

  • Camp fee of $1,500 includes all training and regatta fees, travel and housing for Canadian Henley, team uniform, and access to the state-of-the-art Vesper training facility and boats. 

Dates and Deadlines:

  • Application deadline: May 26, 2025

  • Camp start date: June 9, 2025

Capacity:

  • 18 spots available for men and women rowers

  • 4 spots for coxswains

Training Times:

  • 6:00 - 8:00 a.m. Monday-Friday

  • 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Saturday