February 15, 2006
-- Atlanta, GA
Did you know that the 2006 Wildwater World Championships that will be held in Karlovy Vary, Czech
June 13-17 (as a replacement venue for Bala, Wales) is planning on having a master’s race like the
Bala event? While the race schedule and the details are still being worked out, the Czech organizers
have indicated that there will be master’s competition categories of 35-44, 45-55 and a 55+ category.
Since there is not a formal selection process for the master’s team, the Wildwater Committee has
developed these requirements for anyone wishing to race in the Master’s Worlds event:
- Masters Racers must be a current USACK Member (see www.usack.org for membership information).
- Masters Racers (that are not on the regular team) will be requested to make a donation to help
pay for their uniform.
- Masters will need to have completed (with verifiable results) in a regional or national level
whitewater race within the last year (i.e. no earlier than March 1, 2005) to help show that they
are capable of racing at the Masters World Championships.
All master’s racers are strongly encouraged to participate in the 2006 Team Trials April 1-2 as a
warm up. Details concerning 2006 Team Trials are posted on www.usawildwater.com. By competing at the
USA Team Trials, there is potential for a master or senior athlete to also fill a position on the
National Team, so they would get to race in the World Cups, World Championships and Masters
Championships.
There are tons of reasons to race in as many races as you can in the US. We are working hard with
our domestic organizers to recognize masters (and juniors) in local races.
Last year, USA Wildwater masters brought home a “slue” of medals and there is no reason when we
should not try for the whole boatload of medals in 2006. Our medalists in 2005 were:
