Gillin Boat Club
| Gillin Boat Club | |
|---|---|
| Location | 2200 Kelly Drive, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
| Home water | Schuylkill River |
| Established | 2002 |
| Navy admission | 2004 |
| Membership | 200 |
| Colors | Crimson and Gray and Black |
| Affiliations | St. Joseph's Prep |
| Website | sjuhawks.com sjprep.org |
Gillin Boat Club is the rowing program for St. Joseph's University Rowing and St. Joseph's Prep Rowing. It is situated at the 1,000-meter mark of the Schuylkill River race course in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Gillin Boat Club was admitted to the Schuylkill Navy in 2004, by a unanimous vote of the Navy's members.
The club's state-of-the-art boathouse has the capacity for 42 eights, 14 fours (quads), and 14 small boats. It was the first new boathouse built on this stretch of the Schuylkill River in 98 years.
Gillin also hosts the Fairmount Park Commission's Community Rowing Program, which is designed to provide an experience for youth in the city of Philadelphia who have not had the opportunity to experience the sport of rowing.
In 1998, Philadelphia City Council approved construction of what is now known as the Robert M. Gillin Jr. Boathouse. The boathouse was dedicated in May 2002. The building was designed by Robert L. Owen - Architects and built by Nason and Cullen, Inc. While some have praised the structure as "the Taj Mahal of Kelly Drive," others have levied criticism on the boathouse's design, calling it a "bloated hulk of a building." Work has been done to repair the second floor, which began buckling shortly after construction was completed.
The men's and women's crew teams of St. Joseph's University regularly compete on a national level.
St. Joseph's University has been a perennial contender at the Dad Vail Regatta, the nation's largest collegiate regatta.
In 2010, St. Joe's won gold in the Men's Frosh/Novice Heavyweight Eight.
In 2008, St. Joe's won a silver in the Women's Frosh/Novice Heavyweight Eight and a bronze in the Men's JV Heavyweight Eight.
In 2007, the team finished 2nd in Overall Points and 3rd in Women's Points.
In 2006, the team finished 1st in Overall Points, 1st in Men's Points, and 2nd in Women's Points.
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