US Open Wildwater

The 2009 US Open Wildwater race on the Nantahala River is an annual event run in combination with a slalom further downstream. The wildwater event follows a European model of a short powerful sprint and a sub 15 minute classic. This year had the added dimension of being the 2009 East Coast Wildwater Junior Team Trials. As a result, racers participated from a far as Wisconsin and New York with a large contingent from the mid-Atlantic region.