Rowers descend on the Schuylkill River for the Philadelphia Youth Regatta
The event is the largest one day sprint regatta in the country and features thousands of high school athletes.
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The event is the largest one day sprint regatta in the country and features thousands of high school athletes.
Races are going off every 5 minutes all day Saturday.
Thousands of high school rowers from across the country are taking part in the event.
The 85th annual Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta came to a close amidst beautiful weather Saturday, drawing some students who willingly skipped their graduation ceremonies to compete.
Cold rain and wind marked day one of the competition, but the less-than-ideal weather didn't dampen the excitement around the tradition.
The 85th Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta is happening in South Jersey this weekend, and for the first time, a woman is at the helm.
Hundreds of rowers are in South Jersey preparing for the 85th Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta. "It's all we think about. This is the one that everyone wants to win," one athlete told reporter Nikki DeMentri.
More than 2,000 boats holding more than 8,000 competitors filled Philadelphia's Schuylkill River on Saturday for the 53rd annual Head of the Schuylkill Regatta.
The age range of the rowers in the 53rd annual Head of the Schuylkill Regatta is wide, Board President Ellen Carver tells Ross DiMattei. Plus, we hear from Army Women's Crew coach Tom Babbitt.
Saturday's event comes as the Army Corps of Engineers dredging project continues on the Schuylkill River.
Why organizers of the Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta say the race will not be returning to the Schuylkill River next year.
After 84 years in Philadelphia, the Dad Vail Regatta will stay in New Jersey for the second year in a row.
The Stotesbury Cup Regatta, the largest high school rowing regatta in the world, is taking over the Schuylkill River on Friday and Saturday.
Dan Snyder reports.
Rowers from all over the U.S. and Canada are set for the world's largest high school regatta. Jasmine Payoute reports.
Saturday is the final day for the Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta bringing together athletes from across North America as collegiate rowing's largest competition.
Roughly 2,000 rowers from 70 colleges are competing in the two-day competition, which nearly 30,000 people are expected to watch.
The largest collegiate rowing competition in the country kicks off Friday and for the first time in history, it will be held in South Jersey.
The two-day event, which begins Friday, is traditionally held along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.
Penn State teammates say the Saturday race is a pre-cursor for the season.
The US Olympic Rowing Team will be wearing state-of-the-art unisuits in Rio.
The Stotesbury Cup Regatta in Philadelphia is drawing hundreds of high school rowers to the largest high school rowing regatta in the world.
More than 1,600 boats are slated to take part in this year's regatta.
Rain wasn't slowing down the competition among 188 high school teams at the annual Stotesbury Regatta, on the Schuylkill River.
