Swain Boating Center

The Citadel officially broke ground on March 22, 2018, for the Swain Boating Center, the new state-of-the-art facility that replaced The Citadel Yacht Club, which was demolished in the fall of 2017 after falling into disrepair. The new boating center provides cadets, graduate students, faculty, and staff with unprecedented access to the Ashley River and all the athletic, recreational, and educational opportunities it affords. The Boating Center also serves as a premier venue rental for your special events. Shoreline enhancement was completed in May 2018, featuring a new floating dock that can accommodate small sailboats, power boats, and canoes. The Citadel Boating Center began as the Citadel Yacht Club and has been in existence since the 1920s. Access to the facility began as a small creek meandering through the marsh, accessible at high tide only. Through the efforts of then-President General Mark Clark, the channel was constructed in 1955 for better access to the Ashley River.