Prep Crew Camp 2025
Prep Summer Crew Camp
Learn to Row
Learn to Row
For boys and girls entering 6th-9th grades
Learn to row from the Prep's nationally ranked program coaches and rowers in a fun environment at the Prep's boathouse! This camp will teach how to row in boats on the Schuylkill River and include a race on the last day. Transportation is provided from Prep U.
The Prep Crew Camp is a learn-to-row camp for middle school aged and rising high school freshmen boys and girls. We introduce the sport of rowing from the very beginning in a fun manner with no expectation on the ability of the campers. As the camps go along, we do our best to keep the campers that have done multiple weeks or have gained experience together while keeping the true beginners together. The camp is staffed by the coaches of the national powerhouse of the Prep's Crew program and counselors from the Prep's team. Campers will start as beginners but will have the chance to race each other in 8-man boats by the end of the week! For those campers also participating in PrepU, a bus will be provided to the boathouse each day. Participation in PrepU is not required to do the camp.
Schedule & Transportation
The Prep Crew Camp is a day-camp only with practices scheduled between 2:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. each afternoon. Daily drop-off is 2 p.m. and pickup is 5 p.m. The session dates are as follows:
You can pick from a 1-week session, 2-week session or the full 3- weeks:
Week 1: July 7-11
Week 1: July 7-11
Week 2: July 14-18
Week 3: July 21-25
Transportation
Campers involved in the St. Joseph’s Prep Summer School Program will have bus transportation provided to the Boathouse as part of their program fees. Campers who are not part of the summer school must provide their own transportation. There will be no after-camp bus service.
Daily pickup is 5 p.m. at the Gillin Boathouse.
Cost
One Week Session: $350
Two Week Session: $700
Three Week Session: $900
Two Week Session: $700
Three Week Session: $900
Director & Coaches
John Fife ’98 – Head Coach, St. Joseph's Prep Crew
Coach Fife has a wide breadth of experience and success as rower and coach. His previous coaching experience includes: Head Coach Georgetown University Men’s Lightweight Crew, Freshman Coach of University Pennsylvania Lightweight Crew, and Head Coach of the Jr. Men’s Penn Club Rowing Association in Philadelphia. He also served as the Head Coach for 7 years at Jesuit College Prep of Dallas. Coach Fife was an oarsman at the Prep where he won 2 national championships in the varsity 8. He coached the Prep's Varsity 8 to a National Championship in June 2021 and was honored with 2022 Coach of the Year.
Coaches
Coach to Camper ratio will be 10:1. These coaches include current Prep rowing coaches, Prep Crew alumni and current rowers.
Coach Fife has a wide breadth of experience and success as rower and coach. His previous coaching experience includes: Head Coach Georgetown University Men’s Lightweight Crew, Freshman Coach of University Pennsylvania Lightweight Crew, and Head Coach of the Jr. Men’s Penn Club Rowing Association in Philadelphia. He also served as the Head Coach for 7 years at Jesuit College Prep of Dallas. Coach Fife was an oarsman at the Prep where he won 2 national championships in the varsity 8. He coached the Prep's Varsity 8 to a National Championship in June 2021 and was honored with 2022 Coach of the Year.
Coaches
Coach to Camper ratio will be 10:1. These coaches include current Prep rowing coaches, Prep Crew alumni and current rowers.
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