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About the Gold Cup

The mission of the Philadelphia Gold Challenge Cup Foundation, a 501©3 nonprofit, is to promote and educate about the sport of single scull rowing on an amateur level among the general public, particularly youth, by hosting annual competitions, educational programs and scholarships. The flagship competition held by the Foundation is The Gold Cup race. The Gold Cup race is deeply rooted in Philadelphia tradition and history, with the solid gold cup and race created in the 1920s to honor the achievements of John Kelly, who won the gold medal for single sculls in the 1920 Olympics.

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Philadelphia Gold Cup Challenge Races Announced as Athletes Compete for the Largest Prize Purse in International Rowing

2022 Champions Twellar and Twigg to Defend Titles Ahead of Paris Olympics World Rowing Champion Jeannine Gmelin Named Gold Cup Honorary Chairperson Conshohocken, PA (March 14, 2023) – Eight of the fastest rowers in international single sculling will face off on the Cooper River in a sprint race for the title [...]

Gold Cup Heads to Camden | row2k.com

Trying to find a comfortable home for a resurrected rowing tradition that attracted international single scullers to race on the Schuylkill River for annual world bragging rights has not been easy for the foundation that brought the Gold Cup Challenge back to life…READ MORE >>

U.S. Lotman Challenge Announces Glenmede as Premier Sponsor

A multi-year commitment from the Philadelphia investment and wealth management firm will help further advance and support American sculling. The Philadelphia Gold Challenge Cup Foundation announced today…READ MORE >>

Youth Outreach

The Gold Cup Youth Outreach helps spread rowing, athletics, and healthy lifestyles. We offer middle school students at St. James School in North Philadelphia a Learn-to-Row program. They meet gold and silver medalists from across the globe during the week of the Gold Cup.

Our middle school rowing program serves the under-resourced North Philadelphia community. The Gold Cup provides learn to row coaching, on-campus and at the Conshohocken Rowing Center free of charge.

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