The Mercer Lake Race Course was the site of the 1988, 1992, 2004 and 2008 United States Olympic Team Trials.

The racecourse on Mercer Lake is FISA certified and fully equipped to host world-class regattas. FISA is the international governing body of rowing and reserves this designation for only the world's best rowing venues. Gaining such a designation guarantees that the Mercer Lake venue has been planned and constructed under the strictest standards and that events held there will be

fair to all competitors.

The racecourse venue includes:

• Seven-lane buoyed racecourse with sufficient warm up areas
• Three-story finish line tower
• Ample boat storage and trailer parking areas
• Seven-lane starting platform
• 300m of finish line spectator areas
• Consistent conditions across all seven lanes
• State-of-the-art start, timing and judging facilities

The Princeton National Rowing Association strives to be one of the world's premier regatta hosting associations and the Mercer Lake racecourse infrastructure was developed with this in mind. As both a training site and a world-class racing facility, the Caspersen Center can meet the demands of the biggest and most prestigious regattas in the world.