Rowing Academy

ROWING ACADEMY

The Shipley Rowing Academy, based out of The Shipley School is a fully comprehensive rowing program designed to develop athletes' skill level from beginner to elite juniors and advanced adults.

Student doing rowing

 

 

 

Program Overview

We believe in creating champions on and off the water and we strive to help you reach your goals and maximize your full potential.

The Shipley Rowing Academy has an athlete-focused approach that focuses holistically on athlete development.  Embedded in many of our clinics are educational seminars designed to encourage proper sleep, nutrition, and mental well-being habits that not only improve performance but also healthy living.  

Shipley's Rowing Academy is all inclusive and strives to provide an opportunity for players to go from grassroots to greatness on and off the water!

  • State of the art training facilities include:
  • Sweep and Sculling Rowing Tanks
  • Row Perfect Ergometers
  • Concept 2 Ergometers with slides
  • Last 500-m sport specific weight training machine
Students participating in rowing
Students participating in rowing
Collgeiate rowing student

 

MEET THE TEAM

Photo of Scott Gavin-Wisniewski

Scott Gavin-Wisniewski

Photo of Scott Gavin-Wisniewski

Director of Rowing

  • Phone/Extension: 4678
  • University of Pittsburgh - BA
  • Cabrini University - MEd
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  • Scott brings experiences as the Head Coach at Cabrini University, Washington College, Villanova and Vesper Boat Club in addition to experiences at the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University. During his 13-year tenure as a rowing coach he instructed 21 athletes on 6-US National Teams, highlighted by silver and bronze medals at the 2011 Pan American Games, a 2nd place finish in the Elite Women's 4x at Women's Henley and a 6th place finish at the 2011 U23 World Championships. In 2013 and 2014, programs under his direction won the Overall Team Points Trophy at the USRowing Club National Championships. In 2008 he served as an Assistant Coach at Yale University. As an athlete, he was nationally competitive as an Undine Barge Club member from 2001-2008. As a collegiate athlete at the University of Pittsburgh he was the captain and president of the Panther Rowing Club.
     
  • Scott's Notable Coaching Accomplishments
    • 2013 World Cup 2: Lightweight Men's 2x: 9th; Eton Dorney Lake, Great Britain
    • 2013 U23 World Championships: Lightweight Women's 4x, 5th, Linz, Austri
    • 2013 U23 World Championship Trials: Lightweight Women's 1x, 2x, 4x: 1st, Mercer, NJ
    • 2012 Women's Henley, Women's Elite 4x, 2nd, Henley on Thames, Great Britain
    • 2012 Olympic Trials: Lightweight Men's 2x: 3rd place; Chula Vista, California.
    • 2011 Pan American Games: Women's 2x, Women's 4x, Men's 2x; 2nd, 3rd, 4th; Guadalajara, Mexico.
    • 2011 Head of the Charles Regatta: Champ Women’s 4+, Light Women’s 4+, 1st, Boston, Mass.
    • 2011 Canadian Henley Regatta: Lightweight Women's: 8+, 4x, U23 2x, 1st, St. Catherines, Ontario.
    • 2011 U23 World Championships: Lightweight Women's 2x: 6th, The Netherlands, Amsterdam.
    • 2010 U23 World Championships: Lightweight Men's 4x, Lightweight Women's 2x: 9th and 10th, Brest, Belarus.
    • 2009 U23 World Championships: Lightweight Women's 2x: 11th,Racice, Czech Republic.
    • 2009 IRA Regatta; Men’s Coxless Four,  Gordon Hoople Trophy/1st, Camden, NJ.
    Coaching Philosophy
    Athletes perform the best when they are happy, can maintain a low level of stress, have a strong connection with their teammates and feel like they are improving.

 

Rowing Camps & Clinics

 

Competitive Development Camps
  1. Week 1 - July 14-19 (Grades 5-10)
  2. Week 2 - July 22-27 (Grades 5-10)
    *Two weeks of rowing experience required

9:00 am - 1:30 pm - 2 sessions per day
Penn AC Boathouse
Open to Shipley and non-Shipley students

Learn To Row Camps
  1. Week 1 - July 21-24 (Grades 5-12)
  2. Week 2 - July 28-31 (Grades 5-12)
  3. Week 3 - Aug 4-7 (Grades 3-7)
  4. Week 4 - Aug 11-14 (Grades 5-12)

9:00 am - 11:30 am
Monday at Shipley's Rowing Center
Tues-Thurs at Penn AC Boathouse
Open to Shipley and non-Shipley students

Our Facilities


 

DISCOVER WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A GATOR

At Shipley, athletics build character, confidence, and connection. Schedule a visit to learn more about how our teams, coaches, and community work together to help every student grow—on and off the field.