Potomac
Whitewater Festival
July 11-13, 2008
Including the BCE Attainment Clinic (July 11, 2008)
& the BCE Attainment Race (July 13, 2008)
http://www.potomacfest.com
Current
Standings for U.S. Olympic Whitewater Slalom Spots
(final points to be assessed at Augsburg World Cup #3 - July
4-6)
Qualification Points:
http://www.usack.org/CMFiles/Docs/Olympic_Points.pdf
• K1 (One man kayak) -
One U.S. Olympic spot:
1. Scott Parsons 9 + 29 + __ = 38 points [BCE Athlete]
2. Brett Heyl 0 + 30 + __ = 30 points [BCE Athlete]
3. Scott Mann 0 + 28 + __ = 28 points
• K1W (One woman kayak)
- One U.S. Olympic spot:
1. Zuzana Vanha 0 + 30 + __ = 30 points
2. Heather Corrie 0 + 29 + __ = 29 points
3. Caroline Queen 0 + 28 + __ = 28 points [BCE Athlete]
• C1 (One man canoe) -
One U.S. Olympic spot:
1. Jeff Larimer 0 + 30 + __ = 30 points
2. Benn Fraker 0 + 29 + __ = 29 points
3. Tad Dennis 0 + 28 + __ = 28 points
• C2 (Two man canoe)
- One U.S. Olympic spot:
1. Scott McCleskey & Austin Crane 0 + 30 + __ = 30 points
2. Casey Eichfeld & Rick Powell 0 + 29 + __ = 29 points
[BCE Athletes]
Mirant Dickerson Whitewater
Course
BCE Member Rules
1. Course Hours:
a. Seven days per week; dawn to dusk;
b. Must leave Mirant property no later than dusk;
2. On the Course:
a. Must wear a life vest and helmet within the low fence surrounding
the course;
b. No public nudity;
c. No dangerous or disrespectful conduct;
3. Temporary Closures:
a. Watch BCE website for current information;
4. Access Conditions:
a. Two or more Blue Card holders may train together;
b. Pink Card holders must be under the direction of a Green
Card Coach;
c. White Card holders may not paddle;
5. Course Access Route:
a. Follow access route signs and directions;
b. Use pull-over areas to accommodate trucks;
c. Obey flagmen traffic directions;
d. Obey speed limits;
6 . Security:
a. All rules will be strictly enforced and any violation will
result in an athlete being barred from future access to the
course;
b. Keep access card current;
c. Do not assist non-members in gaining access to the course.
*Important
Notes about Mirant Whitewater Course
in Dickerson, Maryland
MAP/DIRECTIONS TO DICKERSON (MIRANT POWER PLANT LOCATION
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All events at the Dickerson Whitewater Course will be moved to Feeder Canal if
Potomac level is forecast to be 6.5 ft or higher on camp days. -
Everyone must complete a Mirant Waiver to gain entry to the Dickerson Whitewater Course.
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Please bring appropriate off-river gear for inclement weather
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NO animals are allowed on the power plant property, NO exceptions. You WILL be refused entry at the gate.
Find out more about the BCE Racing Team
and Coach Dana Chladek
by clicking
here.
Home of the Bethesda Center of Excellence
(BCE)
USA Canoe/Kayak
National Training Center
The BCE is a United States Whitewater Canoe & Kayak Team Training Center centered in Bethesda, Maryland. The mission of the BCE is to provide high-quality, year-round whitewater training sites, world-class training facilities, coaching, training camps, and other training and racing opportunities to all actively training and racing slalom and wildwater athletes.
The BCE racing program has a record of over three decades of outstanding whitewater racing history along the Potomac River. Mild year round temperatures coupled with awesome Potomac River whitewater from Great Falls to Little Falls keeps our local whitewater athletes at the top of the slalom racing scene.
Most years, BCE hosts a U.S. Team Trials Qualifier in the Spring, a U.S. Junior Olympic Qualifier in the Summer, and other local slalom events. Every four years, BCE hosts a U.S. Olympic Team Trials Qualifier, and in 2004, BCE hosted the U.S. National Championships. BCE also annually supports many local whitewater competition events.
Greater Washington area athletes have been making the United States Whitewater Team since the 1960's. BCE athletes first started using the Feeder Canal on the Potomac River for their daily slalom gate training workouts while preparing for the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. And twenty years later, BCE athletes started using the Dickerson Whitewater Course (currently owned by Mirant) while preparing for the 1992 Olympic Games in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain. Today BCE athletes of all ages train on these sites and compete in the hundreds of whitewater competitions world-wide. BCE's world-class whitewater athletes are World Champions, Olympic Medalists, and World Cup Medalists.
Thank you to everyone who supports the BCE athlete programs and activities. We appreciate your interest in our American athletes as they strive for whitewater slalom excellence toward the 2008 Beijing Olympics and beyond!
