2013 in Retrosprect

I don’t mean to brag or anything but… Here are some highlights from 2013:

• TCWR sponsored training camps at 4 international events:

  • 2013 Pyrenees Cup in Spain and France

  • 2013 Jr/U23 World Championships in Slovakia

  • 2013 Jr/U23 World Cup Races in Bratislava

  • 2013 Wildwater Jr. World Championships in the Czech Republic

• TCWR sponsored training camps at every National slalom event:

  • 2013 US Junior/U23 Team Trials in Brookmont, MD

  • 2013 US National Team Trials in Charlotte, NC

  • 2013 US Junior National Championships in Salida, CO

  • 2013 US National Championship in Bryson City, NC

  • 2013 US Wildwater Junior Team Trials (Western Division) in Glenwood Springs, CO

  • 2014 US Junior/U23 Team Trial #1 in Bryson City, NC

• TCWR Sponsored 9 Training Camps at Regional Events

• TCWR sponsored 4 non-race specific Training Camps

  • 2013 Spanish Training Camp in and around La Seu, Spain

  • 2013 Euro-Trip Camp in Augsburg and Spain

  • 2013 Thanksgiving Break Camp in San Marcos, TX

  • 2013 Christmas Break Training Camp in San Marcos, TX

• TWCR National Service:

  • USA Canoe/Kayak Regional and National Slalom Rankings

  • USA Canoe/Kayak Slalom Events Calendar

  • USA Canoe/Kayak Events Committee

  • USA Canoe/Kayak High Performance Committee

  • USA Canoe/Kayak Southwest Regional Team Sponsorship

• Awarded Proctor and Gamble Sports Development Grant

• TCWR sponsored or co-sponsored and helped judge and time 9 regional races which included 622 USA Canoe/Kayak Nationally Ranked race runs:

  • FIBARK Freeze

  • Rocky Mtn. Cup – Durango

  • Rocky Mtn. Cup – Salida

  • Rocky Mtn. Cup Championsips – Lyons

  • Lyons Outdoor Games

  • Junior National Championships

  • FIBARK

  • Shoshone Outlaw Slalom

  • FIBARK Fall Race

• TCWR co-sponsored the Lyons Friday Time Trials including 8 races and 227 races runs.

• TCWR Athletes:

  • 12 of the 13 Southwest Regional Team members

  • 5 of the 13 US Jr/U23 National Team members

  • 3 of 6 US Jr. Wildwater Team members

  • National Junior Champions:

    • K1M: U18, U14, U12

    • K1W: U23, U14

    • C1W: U14

    • C1M: U16, U18

    • C2: U18

• US Open (everyone) National Rankings:

  • K1M 3 in top 20

  • K1W 5 in top 20

  • C1M 8 in top 20

  • C1W 5 in top 20

  • C2 ranked 3rd