Malta Boat Club facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Malta Boat Club |
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| Location | #9 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
| Home water | Schuylkill River |
| Established | 1860 |
| Navy admission | 1865 |
| Colors | Royal Blue and White |
| Website | maltaboatclub.com |
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Malta Boat Club
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U.S. Historic district
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| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Part of | Boat House Row (ID87000821) |
| Added to NRHP | February 27, 1987 |
The Malta Boat Club is a special place for people who love rowing. It's located at #9 Boathouse Row in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This club is for amateur rowers, meaning they row for fun and competition, not as paid professionals.
The club started way back in 1860. In 1865, it moved to the Schuylkill River and joined the Schuylkill Navy. The Schuylkill Navy is a group of rowing clubs in Philadelphia. Before moving, the club was on the Delaware River and kept a boat called the "Minnehaha". The club was founded by members of a group called the Minnehaha Lodge of the Sons of Malta.
The Malta Boathouse
The building where the Malta Boat Club is located has a cool history. In 1873, the Malta Boat Club worked with the Vesper Boat Club to build a boathouse. It was one and a half stories tall.
Later, in 1880, they made the boathouse bigger. Then, in 1901, two brothers named George W. and William D. Hewitt designed even more additions. They added a third story, making Malta's boathouse the tallest one on Boathouse Row. The Hewitt brothers were famous architects who designed other important buildings in Philadelphia.
Malta's Rowing Stars
Many talented rowers from the Malta Boat Club have gone on to compete for the United States National Team. This means they represent their country in major rowing competitions around the world. For example, in 2009, four rowers from Malta were part of the US National Team at the World Championships.
Here are some of the athletes who have rowed for the US National Team from Malta Boat Club:
1970s
- Stan Depman
- Fred H. Duling
- Rick Stehlik
1990s
- Fred S. Duling
- Tom Loughlin
- Marc Millard
2000s
- Sam Cunningham
- Shane Madden
- Marc Millard
- Rich Montgomery
2010s
- Sam Cunningham
- Bob Duff
- Colin Ethridge
- Christopher Lambert
- Shane Madden
- Tyler Nase
- David Smith
Photo gallery
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Malta Boat Club, #9 Boathouse Row in 1972.
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Vesper and Malta Boat Clubs, #9-10 in 2010.
