Overview
Potomac Boat Club, founded in 1869, is the oldest rowing club in the Washington, D.C. area, rowing from its boathouse on the Potomac River in Georgetown. The member-run club has some 300 senior members, from recreational rowers to Olympic athletes, runs competitive sculling and sweep programs from juniors to masters and elite, and is home to the Washington-Liberty High School crew from Arlington, one of the first public-school rowing programs.
- Founded
- 1869
- Members
- about 300 (club figure)
- Federation
- USRowing
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- Position
- 38°54.25′ N 77°4.23′ W
38.90417, -77.07056
Frequently asked
When was Potomac Boat Club founded?
In 1869.
Where is Potomac Boat Club?
Washington, United States.