Undine Barge Club

Undine Barge Club is an amateur rowing club located at #13 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The club was founded in 1856. Undine was not initially listed as a founder of the Schuylkill Navy, but is now considered a founder because an Undine member, Mr. B. F. Van dyke, was elected to represent the club as secretary treasurer of the Navy from its birth in 1858.[4] In 1860, Undine purchased Keystone Barge Club's (the 1st) boat and equipment, as Keystone had disposed of its boathouse.[5]

Undine Barge Club
MottoLabor ipse voluptas
Motto in EnglishLabor itself is a pleasure
Location#13 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Home waterSchuylkill River
Established1856
Navy admission1858 (founding member)[1]
Key people
  • John Leonard (President)
  • Michael Naughton (Vice President)
  • George Schaefer (Captain)
  • Christopher McElroy (Navy delegate)
Membership300[2]
ColorsYellow   Blue   and White  
AffiliationsThe Baldwin School and William Penn Charter School
Websiteundine.com
Undine Barge Club
Undine Barge Club is located in Pennsylvania
Undine Barge Club
Undine Barge Club is located in the United States
Undine Barge Club
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39.96967°N 75.18894°W / 39.96967; -75.18894 (Undine Barge Club)
Part ofBoat House Row (ID87000821[3])
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1987

The club's name is derived from the Legend of Undine, and the club has an upriver house for social functions named Castle Ringstetten, which is the name of the castle in the legend.[6] The boathouse and Castle Ringstetten were designed by renowned Victorian-era architect Frank Furness and exemplify his original ideas that laid the foundation for modern architecture.[7][8]

Prominent members
  • Jen Klapper - 2009 US National Team member (Adaptive Mixed Four)[9]
  • Mike Naughton 2009 US National Team Coaching Staff[9]
  • Meghan Sarbanis - 2009 US National Team member (Lightweight Women's Single Sculls)[9] 2003 US National Team member (Lightweight Women's Pair)
  • Joe Quaid - 2007 US National Team Coaching Staff[10]
  • Sam Saylor - 2006 National Team member, 2007 US National Team member (Men's Lightweight Quadruple Sculls)[10]
  • Jon D’Alba - 2006 National Team member, 2007 US National Team member (Men's Lightweight Quadruple Sculls)[10]
  • Cody Lowry - 2006 National Team member, 2007 US National Team member (Men's Lightweight Quadruple Sculls)[10]
  • Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg - 2006 National Team member, 2007 US National Team member (Men's Lightweight Quadruple Sculls),[10] 2010 National Team member
  • Andrew Quinn - 2009 US National Team member (Men's Lightweight Double Sculls)[9] 2008 US National Team member (Men's Lightweight Quadruple Scull)
  • Tim Young - 1996 Olympic Team member, Silver Medalist
  • Michael Senf - 2015,Under 23 National Team member (Men's Lightweight Quadruple Sculls)
  • Reid Cucci - 2015, 2016 Under 23 National Team member (Men's Lightweight Quadruple Sculls)

References
  1. Janssen, Frederick W. (August 15, 1888). "Undine Barge Club". Outing Library of Sports: American Amateur Athletic and Aquatic History 1829-1888. New York. p. 213.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. "Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta 2009 Program" (PDF). Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta. 2009. p. 18. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  4. Heiland, Louis (1938). The Schuylkill Navy of Philadelphia, 1858 - 1937. Philadelphia: The Drake Press, Inc. pp. 57–58.
  5. Peverelly, Charles A. (1866). "Undine Barge Club". The Book of American Pastimes. New York: Author. pp. 206.
  6. "Castle Ringstetten". Undine Barge Club. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
  7. "The Boat House". Undine Barge Club. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  8. Beischer, Thomas G. (July 2006). "Control and Competition: The Architecture of Boathouse Row". The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography'. Vol. 130. Historical Society of Pennsylvania. p. 299.
  9. "USRowing Announces 2009 World Championships Roster". United States Olympic Committee. August 10, 2009. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  10. "USRowing Announces 2007 World Championships Roster". USRowing. August 6, 2007. Archived from the original on April 21, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2010.

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