The 2026 Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta will be held on May 8th and 9th on the Cooper River in Camden New Jersey
Friday May 8 - Saturday May 9
The 2026 Jefferson
Dad Vail Regatta
COOPER RIVER - PENNSAUKEN, NJ
The 2026 Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta will take place on the Cooper River in Pennsauken, New Jersey, on Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9, 2026.
The Dad Vail Regatta proudly celebrates the depth and diversity of collegiate rowing. Programs of all sizes contribute to the competitive strength and tradition of the event, including those that compete exclusively in small boats and sculling events. These programs play a vital role in the regatta’s continued success.
To recognize excellence across all boat classes, the Dad Vail Regatta will award Overall Championships in sweep rowing, National Small Boats Overall Championships, and National Overall Sculling Championships for both men’s and women’s teams.
Championship Trophies
- Combined Men’s and Women’s Overall Championship
- Women’s Overall Championship
- Men’s Overall Championship
- National Men’s Small Boats Overall Championship
- National Women’s Small Boats Overall Championship
- National Men’s Overall Sculling Championship
- National Women’s Overall Sculling Championship
The 2023 Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta Affiliate Program Registration is open.
Official Race Course
Official Partners
Jefferson serves as Title Sponsor for the Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta. Thomas Jefferson University is a leader in transdisciplinary, professional education. Jefferson, home of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, is a preeminent university delivering high-impact education in over 200 undergraduate and graduate programs offered to 8,400 students in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine, science and social science. Jefferson is re-defining the higher education value proposition with an approach that is collaborative and active; increasingly global; integrated with industry; focused on research across disciplines to foster innovation and discovery; and technology-enhanced. Student-athletes compete as the Jefferson Rams in the NCAA Division II Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.
