The Potomac Whitewater Racing Center is a USA Canoe/Kayak Olympic Center of Excellence. PWRC has a record of over four decades of outstanding whitewater racing, competition, and river conservation history along the Potomac River. Mild year round temperatures coupled with world-renowned Potomac River whitewater from Great Falls to Little Falls keeps our local whitewater athletes at the top of the slalom and wildwater racing scene. The mission of Potomac Whitewater is to promote the sport of slalom and wildwater canoe and kayak racing, including providing to all actively training and racing PWRC slalom and wildwater athletics: (a) high-quality, year-round whitewater training sites (b) world-class training facilities (c) coaching (d) training camps (e) other training and racing opportunities Potomac Whitewater Racing Center’s mission also includes community outreach for the benefit of the community, the club and the sport. We continue to be a leader in the Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. area regarding environmental protection, preservation, and clean-up of the area’s rivers and streams. PWRC organizes environmental clean-up days, and works with the following organizations: Potomac Riverkeeper, American Whitewater, American Rivers, and The Alice Ferguson Foundation.