Ridgewood, New Jersey, May 19-20, 2023 – One hundred eighty-five teams gathered at the Schuylkill River to compete in The Schuylkill Navy’s 96th Stotesbury Cup Regatta under perfect conditions. Ridgewood Crew sent 13 boats to compete against outstanding athletes from all parts of North America for two days of thrilling sportsmanship. Only Montclair had as many entries. Ridgewood Crew won three medals and had one additional boat race in finals.

According to The Stotesbury Cup, the regatta has been held since 1927. Edward T. Stotesbury, a local philanthropist, was urged by members of the Philadelphia rowing community to underwrite the cost of an award to serve as the ultimate goal for scholastic rowing: winning the Boys Senior Eight race. Women began rowing in the Stotesbury Cup Regatta in 1974 with the Girls’ Senior Eight competition.

Over the years, races and trophies have been added to the regatta, culminating in today’s 31 championship events. What began as a local Philadelphia “Cup Race” quickly evolved into a full-fledged regatta that today endures as the largest high school rowing regatta in the world. Exceptionally fine crews from all part of the United States and Canada travel to the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia to participate in the Stotesbury Cup Regatta. Nearly 5,000 competitors meet at the Athletes Village to experience both the spirit of rowing competition as well as the physical challenge of pitting themselves against the very finest crews rowing at the high school level. Their achievements drew a crowd of nearly 10,000 spectators.