2008

See Lodging Specials on Event & Training Pages!

Wausau Whitewater Weekend, featuring USACK Age Group Nationals
June 28 & 29, Saturday & Sunday, 10am start
Focused Practice Water detailed on event page

USACK Junior Olympics
July 7 – July 13.
Finals Saturday & Sunday, July 12 - 13, 10 am start

Midwest Freestyle Championships
August 16 and 17, Saturday & Sunday, 10 am start
Practice Water, August 15, 2008

Wausau Kayak / Canoe Corporation (Wausau Whitewater) formed to provide whitewater training for everyone, fun, and local, national, and international competition at Wausau Whitewater Park. We offer a variety of training for all ages from children to adult… beginning to intermediate paddling skill levels. And you can have fun playing on the course or practicing your paddling during one of the scheduled recreational releases.

Register for events, sign up for training, volunteer, and find when you can play. The Connections page gives you whitewater tips from all over the world.

See guest coach bios for the Ray McLain Training Camp, Mark Poindexter from Texas and Joel McCune from Charlotte, North Carolina! The camp on June 23 - 27 is now closed! Maximum capacity is 30 students. Lodging is at YMCA Camp Sturtevant!

Swiftwater Rescue Training Clinic on June 13 and 14 kicked off the season! Students included firefighters from Merrill and Rhinelander and sheriff's deputies from Racine as well as paddlers from Madison and Chicago. Clinic students learned multiple in-water techniques, rope skills, and participated in several simulated rescues.

Check course video by Troy from Iowa, a first time visitor to Wausau Whitewater Park on September 1, 2007. He shot the course with water on and then water off. Thanks, Troy! Course Video

We thank the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin for their tremendous help in 2008 with future course enhancements!

If paddling isn’t your idea of fun, we invite you to come down and watch the competitors in both freestyle and slalom show off their skills at competitions. While you are there, eat tasty treats from our vendors or support Wausau Whitewater by buying t-shirts and merchandise. Come down and visit… See you on the river!

Julie Walraven, Wausau Whitewater's Operations Coordinator, has resources to find answers to your questions. E-mail wkcc@dwave.net We have a highly knowledgeable, diverse board of directors and an exceptional volunteer team with whitewater expertise, training skills, and business knowledge. If you prefer, Julie can be reached at 715-574-5263 (9am - 8pm CST. )