Missouri Whitewater Association

Youth/Family Open Pool Session – Mehlville
2025-12-19 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Mehlville Senior High Pool, 3200 Lemay Ferry Rd., St. Louis, MO, 63125, United States
Open Pool Session for Youth and Parents (Registration Link Below)

https://mehlvilleschooldistrict.reg.eleyo.com/course/157/fall-2025%E2%80%941/kayaking-classes-fall-2025

Open Pool Sessions: Pallotine Center
2026-01-06 19:15 - 20:45, 2026-01-13 19:15 - 20:45, 2026-01-20 19:15 - 20:45 | PALLOTTINE RENEWAL CENTER, 15270 Old Halls Ferry, Florissant, MO, 63034, United States

Whitewater Kayaking Youth 3 Week Course
2026-01-10 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-01-17 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-01-24 10:00 - 11:30 | Missouri
Whitewater Kayaking is wild! Come discover this fun and exciting sport! Enjoy games to start building your skills and strength to help start kayaking. Learn basic paddle strokes, boat balance, boat entry/exit, and intro to river running skills/communication. Boats and paddles are included. No additional equipment needed. This course is taught by instructors with Missouri Whitewater Association. You must be comfortable swimming and treading in deep water, as the pool depth is 7 feet. *Please note, adults must have a child enrolled in the class to register. This session of the Course is Sat 1/10, 1/17, and 1/24.

Open Pool Sessions at Mehlville High School
2026-01-11 16:30 - 17:45, 2026-01-18 16:30 - 17:45, 2026-01-25 16:30 - 17:45, 2026-02-01 16:30 - 17:45, 2026-02-22 16:30 - 17:45, 2026-03-01 16:30 - 17:45 | Mehlville Senior High Pool, 3200 Lemay Ferry Rd., St. Louis, MO, 63125, United States
A series of pool sessions from January 11 – March 1, open pool sessions are meant for personal paddle and roll practice and do not include instructions. Sign up at: https://missouriwhitewater.org/instruction/open-pool-sessions/mehlville-pool-sessions/

Whitewater Kayaking 6 Week Adult Pool Course
2026-01-11 17:00 - 20:00 | Mehlville Senior High Pool, 3200 Lemay Ferry Rd., St. Louis, MO, 63125, United States
Kayaking Class for all skill levels. You may bring your own whitewater boat or use ours. We give you the skills – where you take them has no limit!
Details and registration here… Kayaking Pool Classes

January General Meeting
2026-01-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Missouri
Our bi-monthly members update! Join us to learn about our upcoming events and get a quick report from each of our committees: Bylaws, Clinic, Conservation, Finance, Race, Safety/Training and Youth.

Youth/Family Open Pool Session – Mehlville
2026-01-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Mehlville Senior High Pool, 3200 Lemay Ferry Rd., St. Louis, MO, 63125, United States
Open Pool Session for Youth and Parents (Registration Link Below)

https://mehlvilleschooldistrict.reg.eleyo.com/course/157/fall-2025%E2%80%941/kayaking-classes-fall-2025

You may arrive at 6:45.

DO NOT ENTER POOL AREA BEFORE MWA INSTRUCTORS ARRIVE and ALWAYS TREAT MEHLVILLE EMPLOYEES WITH RESPECT. OUR CONTINUED USE OF THE POOL DEPENDS ON THEIR GENEROSITY!

Youth Slalom Practice - Mehlville High School
2026-01-25 15:00 - 16:30 | Mehlville Senior High Pool, 3200 Lemay Ferry Rd., St. Louis, MO, 63125, United States
THERE WILL BE SLALOM!

Sunday Jan 25 Slalom Practice 3:00-4:30 pm is ON

Tentative Plan is to

Warm-Up

Learn the Course

Do some practice runs

Work on Stroke Combos

Do Timed Runs

Will focus on Pool slalom course gates 1-7 (Upstreams).

There is still space available, and we’ll

will post registration link when available.

Please arrive at 2:45.

DO NOT ENTER POOL AREA BEFORE MWA INSTRUCTORS ARRIVE and ALWAYS TREAT MEHLVILLE EMPLOYEES WITH RESPECT. OUR CONTINUED USE OF THE POOL DEPENDS ON THEIR GENEROSITY!

Open Pool Sessions: Pallotine Center
2026-01-27 19:15 - 20:45, 2026-02-03 19:15 - 20:45, 2026-02-10 19:15 - 20:45, 2026-02-17 19:15 - 20:45, 2026-02-24 19:15 - 20:45, 2026-03-03 19:15 - 20:45, 2026-03-10 19:15 - 20:45, 2026-03-17 19:15 - 20:45 and 1 more date | PALLOTTINE RENEWAL CENTER, 15270 Old Halls Ferry, Florissant, MO, 63034, United States
Open Pool Kayak Practice Sessions – MWA & StL Team River Runner collaboration.
All participants need to pre-register for each session and sign a 2026 TRR waiver. Details provided to registrants.
Open to first people registered each week, until we hit the 15 boat capacity. Non-boater volunteers are welcome
Join us once or weekly.
Costs:

Free for Active ACA-Certified Instructors L2+, Veterans and Active Military
$10 for Active MWA members; guests are welcome but will be encouraged to join the MWA

Cancellation 48 hours in advance required.
Bring your own CLEAN gear OR TRR can provide a boat & gear for you (arrive at least 15 minutes early for boat fitting).
Point of Contact (POC) = Kyu Reed <kylereed88@gmail.com>, 314-761-7899.

Giving the Saint Some Love
2026-02-07 10:00 - 14:30 | Millstream Gardens, Ironton, MO, 63650, United States
Join us for the season’s premier conservation event! We’re gathering at Millstream Gardens at 10:00 AM to help restore the beauty of the St. Francis River before all of our spring events. This is a family-friendly initiative, and all are welcome to participate.
Contact Jeff Clawges, our conservation director with any questions.

Annual Pool Slalom
2026-02-15 09:00 - 15:00 | Mehlville Senior High Pool, 3200 Lemay Ferry Rd., St. Louis, MO, 63125, United States
MWA hosts an annual pool slalom race at Mehlville Senior High Pool.
See details here, Annual Pool Slalom – Missouri Whitewater Association
Questions? contact Cathy McCredie <cmccredie@charter.net>

March General Meeting
2026-03-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Missouri

Race set up & slalom clinic (for volunteers)
2026-03-21 10:00 - 14:00 | Silver Mines Campground, Highway D, Ironton, MO, 63650, United States
Help “run wires” for the 59th Annual Missouri Whitewater Championships (MWC)! We will also paddle, spend time at the group campground, camp, and paddle the next day—all with your paddling pals. Saturday morning March 14th, please check in (sign a 2026 waiver) at 10:00 at the Millstream Gardens pavilion to string up the slalom gate wires and/or do the slalom practice. No prior experience necessary with wires nor boating.

Bring wire cutters, pliers, a pocket knife, safety glasses, and leather gloves. If you have a pruner handy, please bring that as well. Wear sturdy shoes for being on the rocks. Plan to wear bright clothes so you are easily seen across the river.

If you are helping for the first time, we will coach you. We are grateful for your help!
If you are a returning helper and would like to work on river right or ferry string across the river, please let the course designers (below) know ahead of time.

** Paddle clinic for volunteers on four or five gates. After we finish set up, Joe Sartori will offer a free session for those who helped. It will be after we grab lunch, hopefully around 1:00 pm

Evening gathering at the Silvermines Group Campground with complimentary camping and beer provided (age 21+) for all who helped.

Check out this MWC primer: https://vimeo.com/124411745, shot and edited by our very own John Neibling.

Also, if you are interested in being a Course Designer for future races (no prior slalom experience required), please let the race directors know. Someone to shadow the current designers would be great. Please let us know if you have any questions. THANK YOU in advance!
Questions: <racedirector@missouriwhitewater.org>
