With Executive Order 133, Governor Murphy opened up County Parks for passive recreation, including boating on Mercer Lake.

The Princeton National Rowing Association (PNRA) working with the Mercer County Park Commission developed the regulations listed below in order to facilitate the use of Mercer Lake by rowers.

To ensure the safe use of Mercer Lake by rowers who may be able to rower under these regulations, PNRA will have safety launches on the Mercer Lake during the following time periods:

Monday-Friday 3:30-6:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 8:30-11:00 a.m.

While there will be safety launches on the water, per Governor Murphy’s order the facilities at the Caspersen Rowing Center, including bathrooms and locker rooms will remain closed. Also there can no coaching or organized practices or racing on the lake.

PNRA has limited outdoor boat rack storage available. The rack storage fees for use of the racks are $25/month if the person is enrolled in a Mercer program, and $50/month if they are not. If you are interested, please contact Kris Grudt (krisgrudt@rowpnra.org).

PNRA is offering virtual training sessions for both Juniors and Masters. For more information please contact Hilary Gehman (hgehman@rowpnra.org).

People utilizing the above training hours are asked to consider making a donation to PNRA to help offset the costs of having the safety launch on the water. PNRA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Regulations for Rowers Using Mercer Lake Under New Jersey Governor Murphy’s Executive Order No. 133 Opening State and Local Parks

All activities in Mercer County Park, including in and around the Caspersen Rowing Center and Mercer Lake shall follow the restrictions as described in Governor Murphy’s Executive Order No. 133 and all rules and regulations imposed by Mercer County and/or the Mercer County Park Commission.

Subject to the above, the following governs rowing activities at the Caspersen Rowing Center and Mercer Lake:
1. Until further notice, the building at the Caspersen Rowing Center remains closed to the public and athletes. This includes the bathrooms, locker rooms, workout facilities, boat bays and offices.

2. Rowers are allowed to use the docks provided the following requirements are met:
a. Employees, visitors and rowers should wear cloth face coverings while in settings where social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, except where doing so would inhibit that individual’s health or where the individual is under two years of age. This includes the parking lot and boathouse aprons, the docks and boat storage areas;
b. Employees, visitors and rowers must practice social distancing and stay six feet apart whenever practicable, excluding immediate family members, caretakers, household members, or romantic partners;
c. The parking lot shall be limited to 50% of maximum capacity at the same time;
d. Gatherings of individuals are prohibited;
e. The only boats allowed are singles 1x or pair/doubles (2-/2x). Pair/Doubles can only be rowed when the both parties in the pair/double are an individual’s immediate family member, caretaker, household member or romantic partners. No shared or rented boats or equipment shall be used;
f. The boats and equipment used during rowing and on land must the personal property of the individual(s) using the equipment and must be used exclusively by that individual(s);
g. No more than 4 people are on a rowing boat dock at one time;
h. No organized practice or activities are allowed; and
i. High touch areas are frequently sanitized.

3. A motor launch may be on the lake at the same time as the rowers, provided:
a. The launch is for monitoring, safety and rescue only – NO Coaching;
b. No more than two people can occupy the launch at any time and the occupants need to practice social distancing and wear cloth face coverings;
c. All common areas of the launch are wiped down and sanitized after each use;

Anybody using the docks at the Caspersen Rowing Center or Mercer Lake does so at their own risk and assumes all liability.

New Jersey  Governor Murphy has opened the State and County Parks and all golf courses in New Jersey beginning tomorrow, May 2, morning. https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-133.pdf

Under this order the following regulations have been established for rowing activities on Mercer Lake:

All activities in Mercer County Park, including in and around the Caspersen Rowing Center and Mercer Lake shall follow the restrictions as described in Governor Murphy’s Executive Order No. 133 and all rules and regulations imposed by Mercer County and/or the Mercer County Park Commission.

Subject to the above, the following governs rowing activities at the Caspersen Rowing Center and Mercer Lake:

1. Until further notice, the building at the Caspersen Rowing Center remains closed to the public and athletes. This includes the bathrooms, locker rooms, workout facilities, boat bays and offices.

2. Rowers are allowed to use the docks provided the following requirements are met:
     a. Employees, visitors and rowers should wear cloth face coverings while in settings where social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, except where doing so would inhibit that individual’s health or where the individual is under two years of age. This includes the parking lot and boathouse aprons, the docks and boat storage areas;
     b. Employees, visitors and rowers must practice social distancing and stay six feet apart whenever practicable, excluding immediate family members, caretakers, household members, or romantic partners;
     c. The parking lot shall be limited to 50% of maximum capacity at the same time;
     d. Gatherings of individuals are prohibited;
     e. The only boats allowed are singles 1x or pair/doubles (2-/2x). Pair/Doubles can only be rowed when the both parties in the pair/double are an individual’s immediate family member, caretaker, household member or romantic partners. No shared or rented boats or equipment shall be used;
     f. The boats and equipment used during rowing and on land must the personal property of the individual(s) using the equipment and must be used exclusively by that individual(s);
    g. No more than 4 people are on a rowing boat dock at one time;
    h. No organized practice or activities are allowed; and
     i. High touch areas are frequently sanitized.

3. A motor launch may be on the lake at the same time as the rowers, provided:
     a. The launch is for monitoring, safety and rescue only – NO Coaching;
     b. No more than two people can occupy the launch at any time and the occupants need to practice social distancing and wear cloth face coverings; and
     c. All common areas of the launch are wiped down and sanitized after each use.

Anybody using the docks at the Caspersen Rowing Center or Mercer Lake does so at their own risk and assumes all liability.

It is important for all to remember that failure to follow Governor Murphy’s Order and these regulations can lead to the Park and Lake being closed again.

If you have questions about the above regulations, please contact Kristopher Grudt at krisgrudt@rowpnra.org or 609-977-1094.

On April 18-19 PNRA was scheduled to host the 16th Mercer Lake Sprints in Mercer County Park. However, like it has affected many parts of our lives, the COVID-19 pandemic intervened. In order to still provide an event for our athletes, PNRA changed the event to the Virtual Mercer Lake Sprints. 15 teams ranging from Boston, MA, to Eugene, OR, participated in the virtual event with included events for rowing machines and also running events. The following is a report on the event from the Mercer Junior Novice Women’s perspective as prepared by Novice Women’s Coach Julia Howarth.

The Mercer Lake Sprints Regatta is a wonderful weekend of racing and despite the restrictions and changes we are currently experiencing, our team was determined to ensure the now virtual regatta was just as competitive and exciting as previous years. The novice girls team really stepped up to the challenge and did an incredible job staying focused in their preparation and on race day!

Our preparation for the race included a benchmark test day, one week prior. Armed with our new benchmarks (and some new PR’s!), we set our sights on the weekend of April 18th and 19th. Leading up to it, we motivated and encouraged each other to continue to train over Zoom. We tapered off the week leading up to the race and the rowers had a virtual team bonding Treasure Hunt the night before the race. The coxes had a Zoom session with Varsity Cox, Audrey, to go over race day coxing. On the morning of both race days we gathered together as a team, like we would on any race day, however this time it was on Zoom. We stretched, went through our usual warm up and wished each other good luck. The coxes broke off into meeting rooms on Zoom with the athletes who have access to an erg and ran through a self pre-written warmup. As a coach, it was incredible to see every athlete on the team be involved and connected despite the distance there is between us all!

The team raced hard and pushed themselves to new PR’s from both the runners and erg-ers! Overall, our team 3K average dropped by over a minute and 30 seconds. Our Novice Second Four who won their event, also beat the averages of the two non-Mercer boats entered into the Novice Four event, and would have come in second if we were able to enter multiple boats into an event!

It was fantastic to have both other Mercer athletes and athletes from clubs in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Delaware, and Oregon participate in the virtual regatta. It was really motivating for the athletes to be virtually racing others and to be able to look forward to having the results posted at the end of the weekend. Overall, although it wasn’t rowing on the water of Mercer Lake, enjoying the outdoors and each other’s company it was a very successful weekend of racing! The Mercer Lake Sprints Regatta is a wonderful weekend of racing and despite the restrictions and changes we are currently experiencing, our team was determined to ensure the now virtual regatta was just as competitive and exciting as previous years. The novice girls team really stepped up to the challenge and did an incredible job staying focused in their preparation and on race day!

Link to the Caspersen Rowing Center Happenings – Mid-April Edition: https://conta.cc/3ex4mKv

We caught up with Cate Porter, Brown University class of 2020, who started her rowing career with the Mercer Juniors. Her senior season – like so many others – was abruptly cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full interview here.

Artist Thomas Kelly has donated an original painting to be raffled off to raise funds to support the Mercer Rowing Programs. The painting titled Regatta on Mercer Lake is a 30″ x 44″ framed painting.

Thomas’s daughter is a coxswain for the Mercer Junior Rowing Program. The artist commented that “Its a great cause producing great kids!”

Tickets are $5 and are available online here.

Here is a time lapse video of the creation of the painting:

Please support the Mercer Programs.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 12, the decision was made to take Princeton National Rowing Association’s Mercer Rowing Programs to a virtual platform. The need for the virtual programing was emphasized by New Jersey Governor Murphy’s orders on March 16 closing all gyms and workout facilities and on April 8 closing all State and County Parks. The Governors orders do not specify an end date for the restrictions.

Until Governor Murphy’s orders are rescinded and it is deemed safe to open, the Caspersen Rowing Center will remain closed to all activities.

Even with the restrictions, the Mercer Rowing Programs are continuing to operate! Rather than on the water activities, they are operating in our social distancing new virtual world. Through the use of on-line workouts, meetings, coaching analysis, yoga sessions and even social sessions, the programs are continuing to provide physical and social workouts for our participants.

The Mercer Programs are open to all interested people, high school age and up! For more information on the Mercer Juniors Programs contact one of the Mercer Junior Coaches (contact links are found here). For information on the Masters Programs contact Coach Jen Whiting (email link here).

PNRA is adding a new Mercer Talk Tuesday evening presentation where each week another topic will be presented through an on-line panel discussion via the Zoom platform. The first Mercer Talk will be Tuesday, April 13, featuring Mercer Junior Alums discussing the transition from rowing at the Mercer Program to rowing in college. Planning future talks will feature National Team athletes discussing the delay of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and college recruitment in the COVID-19 world. Please contact Hilary Gehman for more information on joining these talks.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the regattas that PNRA was scheduled to host on Lake Mercer this spring have all been cancelled. This includes the April 18-19 Mercer Lake Sprints, May 9-10 Mid-Atlantic Junior Regional Championship and the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Collegiate Championship.

In place of the on the water Mercer Lake Sprints, PNRA will be hosting a virtual event on the weekend of April 18-19. The event is open rowers from around the country and already has registrations coming from New Jersey to Oregon. Rowers will compete on rowing machines, individually or through a Zoom based race) and then submit their scores with medals and honors going to the top crews. A 3 mile run has been added for those who do not have access to rowing machines. More information can be found here.

Summer on Mercer Lake is a great time for rowing, and PNRA is planning for a full summer schedule picking up in June, pending the status of the COVID-19 pandemic. The summer schedule includes the Mercer Junior and Masters Programs, Adult Summer Rowing League, National Learn to Row Day and Learn to Row week long camps for rising 7th to 12th graders.

For more information about the Princeton National Rowing Association, email us at info@rowpna.org or contact us at 609-799-7100.

Due to the forecasted winter storm, all practices scheduled for Wednesday March 7, 2018 are cancelled.

Mercer Junior Varsity Athletes are asked to check with their team captains for alternative workouts.

Additionally, the Caspersen Rowing Center will be closed on Wednesday, March 7, 2018.

For the Princeton National Rowing Association, 2015 has been a year of highs and lows.

From a competitive standpoint, the PNRA Mercer Juniors program has been on a roll, taking second in the Women’s Youth Varsity Eight, third in the Women’s Lightweight Youth Eight and finishing 11th overall in the Men’s Youth Eight at the 2015 USRowing Youth National Championships and then bringing home nine gold medals later in the summer from the Royal Canadian Henley. Read more…

Princeton National Rowing Association’s Mercer Rowing Club (PNRA/Mercer) women’s youth 8 plus coxswain crew won a coveted medal on Sunday, Oct. 18 at the Head of the Charles Regatta (HOCR) by finishing third out of 85 high school-aged crews in the event. Read more…

Princeton National Rowing Association’s Mercer Rowing Club (PNRA/Mercer) kicked off its fall racing season by laying claim to victories in five events at the Navy Day Regatta Oct. 10 in Philadelphia. Read more…

West Windsor, NJ – Princeton National Rowing Association’s Mercer Rowing Club (PNRA/Mercer) women’s youth 8 plus coxswain crew won a coveted medal at the Head of the Charles Regatta (HOCR) on Sunday by finishing third out of 85 high school-aged crews in the event.  Known as the biggest regatta on earth, the HOCR attracts 11,000 masters, collegiate, and junior rowers from around the world to compete in a three-mile race.  HOCR is a head race, so boats start sequentially approximately 15 seconds apart and compete against one another and the clock. Crews start the race in the sequence that they finished in the previous year’s regatta.

“We were able to start second this year and that gave us a great advantage.  We didn’t have any other boats around us,” said senior co-captain Caitlin Cleary (Princeton High School).”  The HOCR race course is notoriously difficult, full of curves, turns, and six bridges that boats have to pass under one at a time. Slower boats are required to yield to faster boats, but crashes sometimes occur as boats try to pass each other.

The course was made more challenging this year by wind gusts up to 12 miles per hour.  “We are used to rowing in windy conditions because we train on Mercer Lake so we didn’t get psyched out by the wind,” said Cleary.  The PNRA/Mercer girls finished the race in 17 minutes, 22 seconds and gave much of the credit for their good performance to their senior coxswain Colleen Gillis (Freehold Township High School) who skillfully navigated the course, taking tight turns to avoid adding extra distance for her boat to travel.

“Our exciting result at Head of the Charles will inspire us to train hard this winter to continue to be competitive with the top crews in the country in the spring,” added Cleary.  PNRA/Mercer is likely to match up against HOCR winner Saugatauk Rowing Club and second place finisher Marin Rowing Association at the USRowing Youth National Championship Regatta on Mercer Lake in June, 2016.

In addition to Cleary and Gillis, the crew included senior co-captain Kate Hickey (Notre Dame High School) in stroke seat, sophomore Sara Hansen (West Windsor Plainsboro High School South), junior Katie Lustig (Council Rock North), sophomore Mia Barkenbush (West Windsor Plainsboro High School South), senior Rachel Mumau (Millstone Township), senior Elise Gorberg (West Windsor Plainsboro High School North), and senior Eileen Hu (West Windsor Plainsboro High School South).  The girls are coached by Steve Baranoski in his first season with PNRA/Mercer.

The PNRA/Mercer men’s youth eight plus coxswain crew also was impressive, finishing seventh out of 85 crews with a time of 15 minutes, 41 seconds.  Senior co-captain Kevin Borup (South Brunswick High School) was full of praise for his teammates and especially senior coxswain, Nikhil Modi (West Windsor High School Plainsboro South).  “Nikhil coxed a great race and his experience on this course really showed,” said Borup.  Modi’s coxing skill was particularly evident around the Elliott Bridge.  Another boat was gaining on PNRA/Mercer but fell back when the Mercer County crew came through the bridge in perfect position to take the next turn on the inside.

“We row together really well, whether Nikhil has us at a 33 stroke rate or a 39 stroke rate, like we were in our final sprint,” added senior co-captain John Tanguay (Hopewell Valley High School), referring to the boys’ strokes per minute.

In addition to Borup, Modi and Tanguay, the PNRA/Mercer crew featured junior Daniel Stoddard (West Windsor Plainsboro High School South), junior Andrew Hickey (Notre Dame High School), senior Jason Fleurial (Princeton High School), junior Carter Levine (Princeton High School), junior Tyler Harris (West Windsor Plainsboro High School North), and freshman Jack Gallagher (Council Rock High School North).  The boys are led by head coach Justin Ochal in his second year with PNRA/Mercer.

Also competing at the Head of the Charles were crews from the Mercer Masters, Peddie and Lawrenceville schools.

About the Princeton National Rowing Association

The Princeton National Rowing Association, a 501(c)3 organization, operates the Finn M.W. Caspersen Rowing Center located on the shores of Mercer Lake, Mercer County Park in West Windsor, New Jersey.  The Princeton National Rowing Association is dedicated to operating a world-class training site for our nation’s elite athletes, providing opportunities for area youth to excel in the sport of rowing and to expand rowing in the area through community-based programs.  PNRA runs the Mercer Junior Rowing Program which provides rowing opportunities for youth from over 30 area schools and the Mercer Masters Rowing Program which provides rowing opportunities for adults.  The center is a home to the USRowing National and Olympic Teams, as well as rowing clubs and schools. PNRA received generous support from University Orthopaedic Associates, Resolute Racing Shells, Swift Racing, Hampton Inn and Residence Inn by Marriott.

For more information, contact Kristopher Grudt, tel: 609-977-1094, krisgrudt@rowpnra.org or visit www.rowpnra.org

Minutes after a soupy fog had evaporated into a clear blue sky one recent morning, members of the United States women’s rowing team climbed into their sculling boats and went out for a post-world championships paddle. Read more …

West Windsor, NJ – Princeton National Rowing Association’s Mercer Rowing Club (PNRA/Mercer) kicked off its fall racing season by laying claim to victories in five events at the Navy Day Regatta on October 10.  The regatta featured over 2,000 masters, collegiate, and high school athletes competing in head races on a 2.5 mile course on Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River. The Mercer Rowing Program boats won the Junior Womens 8 with coxswain, Junior Mens 8 with coxswain, Junior Womens 4 with coxswain, Junior Womens JV 8+ with coxswain and the Womens Masters 8 with coxswain events.

Senior co-captain Kate Hickey (Notre Dame High School) was pleased with the PNRA/Mercer girls’ first place finishes in three events.  “This is a great way to start our season.  Winning all three events that we entered shows that we have a lot of depth on our team.  I am looking forward to seeing how these three boats stack up against some of the best crews in the country next weekend at the Head of the Charles Regatta.”

The winning women’s high school 8 with coxswain crew included Hickey in the stroke seat, junior Celia Varga (Princeton Day School), senior co-captain Caitlin Cleary (Princeton High School), junior Katie Lustig (Council Rock North), sophomore Mia Barkenbush (West Windsor Plainsboro High School South), senior Rachel Mumau (Millstone Township), senior Elise Gorberg (West Windsor Plainsboro High School North) and sophomore Sara Hansen  (West Windsor Plainsboro High School South), and senior coxswain Sydney Holgado (Robbinsville High School).

The winning women’s high school 4 with coxswain crew featured junior Lauren Miller (Steinert High School) in stroke seat, senior Jenna Kugel (Montgomery High School), junior Gwyneth Lavery (Lawrence High School), senior Eileen Hu and junior coxswain Caroline Galati (both from West Windsor Plainsboro High School South).

The winning women’s high school junior varsity eight with coxswain crew included junior Sheila Kennedy-Moore in stroke seat, sophomore Bridget Parker, junior Isabel Roemer, freshman Sarah Closser (all four from Princeton High School), junior Ciara DeVenuto-Wyeth (Pennsbury High School), senior Kathryn Miller (Steinert High School), senior Glorianna Perrotte (Monroe High School), freshman Jackie Armetta (Villa Joseph Marie High School) and junior coxswain Lulu Herman (Pennsbury High School).  The girls are led by head coach Steve Baranoski in his first year with PNRA/Mercer.

In a field of 25 crews, the PNRA/Mercer boys won the men’s high school 8 with coxswain event with a time of 12 minutes, 55 seconds.  Senior co-captain John Tanguay (Hopewell Valley High School) believes that crew is rowing together very well.  “The number one thing that we are doing well is getting into a good rhythm as soon as we cross the starting line.  It feels like one oar going through the water which puts you into a good state of mind for a long race.”  Tanguay feels that the crew is ready to handle the longer, 3-mile race course at the Head of the Charles regatta next weekend.

The PNRA/Mercer high school 8 with coxswain crew featured junior Daniel Stoddard (West Windsor Plainsboro High School South), junior Andrew Hickey (Notre Dame High School), senior Jason Fleurial (Princeton High School), Tanguay, junior Carter Levine (Princeton High School), junior Tyler Harris (West Windsor Plainsboro High School North), senior co-captain Kevin Borup (South Brunswick High School), freshman Jack Gallagher (Council Rock High School North), and senior coxswain Nikhil Modi (West Windsor High School Plainsboro South).  The boys are led by head coach Justin Ochal in his second year with PNRA/Mercer.

The Mercer Masters Women’s eight with coxswain also won their event to take home the coveted Navy Day Trophy.  The Masters Women’s boat was composed of Caroline Gilati, Ellen Tormey, Cassandra Cohen, Judy Gorberg, Susan Voorhees, Rebecca Findlay, Kristin Appelget, Sharon Walters and Cheryl Baldino.

About the Princeton National Rowing Association

The Princeton National Rowing Association, a 501(c)3 organization, operates the Finn M.W. Caspersen Rowing Center located on the shores of Mercer Lake, Mercer County Park in West Windsor, New Jersey.  The Princeton National Rowing Association is dedicated to operating a world-class training site for our nation’s elite athletes, providing opportunities for area youth to excel in the sport of rowing and to expand rowing in the area through community-based programs.  PNRA runs the Mercer Junior Rowing Program which provides rowing opportunities for youth from over 30 area schools and the Mercer Masters Rowing Program which provides rowing opportunities for adults.  The center is a home to the USRowing National and Olympic Teams, as well as rowing clubs and schools. PNRA received generous support from University Orthopaedic Associates, Resolute Racing Shells, Swift Racing, Hampton Inn and Residence Inn by Marriott.

For more information, contact Kristopher Grudt, tel: 609-977-1094, krisgrudt@rowpnra.org or visit www.rowpnra.org.

Former Varsity Girls Head Coach, Ted Sobolewski has been nominated for coach of the year. As stated on the website, “Ted directly coached every boat for the PNRA/Mercer varsity junior women and, as director of rowing programs, oversaw the PNRA/Mercer junior men coached by Justin Ochal. PNRA/Mercer women won a silver medal in the W8+ and a bronze medal in the LW8+ at US Rowing Youth National Championships and seven gold medals at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in 2015.”

We congratulate him on his success.

To vote for Ted as well as others click here.

West Windsor, NJ – Like most rowers, Carter Levine of the Princeton National Rowing Club / Mercer (PNRA/Mercer) spends a lot of time training on the ergometer, an indoor rowing machine.  Workouts on the ”erg” develop the specific muscles needed for rowing and give rowers the opportunity for supplemental training when they cannot get on the water in shells.

Levine stands out among rowers when it comes to erging though.  He recently set two world records and one American record for indoor rowing.  The Princeton High School junior rowed 500 meters in 1 minute, 19.4 seconds, which was a world record for 15-16 year olds.  Two weeks later, he rowed 1000 meters in 2 minutes, 55.3 seconds, which also was a world record for 15-16 year olds.  In addition, he set an American record for most meters rowed in 30 minutes by a 15-16 year old male by rowing 8325 meters, narrowly missing the world record by less than 100 meters.

“It’s incredible to watch him,” said Kris Grudt, Executive Director of PNRA/Mercer who witnessed all three of the record-setting feats.  “He puts together the physical and the mental aspects of rowing.”

Levine also holds the Caspersen Rowing Center record for fastest 2000-meters on an erg by a high school-aged rower, which he captured by breaking his older brother Alex’s record.  Alex is now a freshman, rowing for Princeton University.

“Carter just keeps redefining what fast is for our club,” said PNRA/Mercer boys’ varsity coach Justin Ochal. “He keeps moving up and up and is a great leader by his example.  I can’t teach kids to want to go fast.  It has to come from within.  Carter has the internal drive.”

Levine began rowing in the spring of his freshman year of high school, choosing rowing over playing lacrosse.  The move paid off for him. By spring of his sophomore year, he was part of PNRA/Mercer’s varsity eight boat which competed at the 2015 USRowing Youth National Championships and finished eleventh in the nation.

At least one rower was inspired by Levine’s accomplishments on the erg and made his own attempt at breaking an indoor rowing record.  Freshman Jack Gallagher (Council Rock North High School, Newtown, PA) was successful in setting the world record for most meters rowed in 30 minutes by a 13-14 year old male by rowing 8115 meters.  All indoor rowing records are recorded on the website www.concept2.com/indoor-rowers/racing/records.

About the Princeton National Rowing Association

The Princeton National Rowing Association, a 501(c)3 organization, operates the Finn M.W. Caspersen Rowing Center located on the shores of Mercer Lake, Mercer County Park in West Windsor, New Jersey.  The Princeton National Rowing Association is dedicated to operating a world-class training site for our nation’s elite athletes, providing opportunities for area youth to excel in the sport of rowing and to expand rowing in the area through community-based programs.  PNRA runs the Mercer Junior Rowing Program which provides rowing opportunities for youth from over 30 area schools and the Mercer Masters Rowing Program which provides rowing opportunities for adults.  The center is a home to the USRowing National and Olympic Teams, as well as rowing clubs and schools. PNRA received generous support from University Orthopaedic Associates, Resolute Racing Shells, Swift Racing, Hampton Inn and Residence Inn by Marriott.

For more information, contact Kristopher Grudt, tel: 609-977-1094, krisgrudt@rowpnra.org or visit www.rowpnra.org.