In Wildwater Racing events, the paddlers have to race their rudderless craft down a river, in the fastest time possible. Competitoin involves Classic races, which can be up to half an hour in duration, and the spectator-friendly Sprint, which is usually 400m to 800 m in length, where each run lasts just a few exciting minutes. There are single kayak (K1) events for men and women, and canoe events, only for men, in single (C1) and double boats (C2) There are also team events.
The Wildwater Discipline committee governs the operations of Wildwater racing in Canada.
Chairperson: Neil Gerard
2011 National Wildawter Team
K1-M
1 Francois St Aubin Migneault
2 Patrick Gagne
3 Neil Gerrard
4 Harold Van Winssen
5 Ed Winacott
C-2
1 Ed Winacott/Harold Van Winssen
2 Andy Parry/Mike Taylor
The 2011 National Wildwater Team will compete at a ICF Sanctioned event in the U.S.A fall 2011.
