The National Whitewater
Slalom Committee is an organization focused on the sport of whitewater
slalom in the United States.
Its mission is to promote the sport at all levels of competition, from
beginner races right up to the international level.
But given that you're reading this at the NWSC web site, you probably
already knew that. :-)
The United States Canoe and Kayak Team (USCKT) has the mission of
preparing athletes for high-level (World Cup, Olympic) competition in
the disciplines of sprint and whitewater slalom racing.
They're the parent organization of the NWSC.
You can also reach them by email (usckt@aol.com), phone (518-523-1855) and fax (518-523-3767).
The American Canoe Association
is a large, general-purpose paddling organization that encompasses members
interested in everything from canoe sailing to whitewater racing.
In fact, you can find out about wildwater and downriver racing by
taking at look at
ACA's Wildwater Racing Page.
Contact them at 7432 Alban Station Blvd., Suite B-232, Springfield, VA
22150-2311, 703-451-0141, fax 703-451-2245, or acadirect@aol.com.
The American Whitewater Affiliation
is another large paddling organization, focused on whitewater paddlers.
Among the many issues they tackle are safety, conservation, river access,
and competition, notably whitewater rodeo. In fact, you might want to visit
the National Organization of Whitewater Rodeos.
All of us benefit from the activities of
American Rivers
and
The River Network
which are conservation organizations helping to preserve and
protect our waterways.
There's whitewater in the heartland of the USA, too; ask the folks at the
Missouri Whitewater Association,
who also happen to run the
Missouri Whitewater Championships.
And in the same area, you can also find
StreamTeach,
who are busy working on a multi-purpose education/competition center in St. Louis County; and while you're in the neighborhood, you can check out the
ACA Midwest Division.
To south, the folks in the
Arkansas Canoe Club can be found;
and slightly further north and east, you'll find the
East Race Waterway,
which is the site of several slalom races each year.
And while you're in that area, take a look at the
Wausau Kayak / Canoe Corporation
site; besides building boats, these are the folks who run races
at the class III-IV Whitewater Park in downtown Wausau.
Down south, you can find the
canoeTX
pages, which have a lot of resources for paddlers in Texas.
If you live in the New England area, one of the places that you
can learn about racing is Zoar Outdoor. In fact, Zoar was the host for the 1993 Slalom Nationals,
held on the Deerfield River.
Another place to start your paddling career is
Champaign Canoeing Ltd.,
run by Ann and Keech LeClair and based in Ossining, New York.
You should also visit the
ACA Atlantic Division White Water Open Canoe Committee
which runs the Salmon, Ten Mile River, Esopus, and Farmington Slalom Races.
Another group of folks in that are are
KCCNY - Kayak & Canoe Club of New York, who run the Esopus Slalom race each spring.