The Voting Process
Once a ballot of nominees is certified by the IWHOF Board of Governors, elections will be held. Ballots are distributed to the IWHOF Electorate with descriptions of each candidate for their review. The Electorate currently consists of more than 125 whitewater community members who were selected by the Board of Governors for their long-term commitment to the sport. The Electorate has representatives from 29 countries and from every continent. Members are former and current athletes, coaches, private paddlers, commercial outfitters, magazine editors, videographers and river advocates. All inducted members of the IWHOF are automatically included as a member of the electorate upon election. Each year the electorate may vary because of participation in whitewater expeditions, national and international competitions and/or other events and circumstances that preclude a member of the electorate from participating.
2025 Voting and Election Process
If you have previously participated as a voting member of the IWHOF Electorate, you will be contacted regarding your participation for 2021. All information that pertains to the voting process will be posted here and sent to you via email. Please watch this space for important updates and news regarding the voting process.
Induction
Once voting is completed and the results of the annual election are approved by the Board of Governors, the inductees will be invited to participate in the Induction Ceremony. The results of the election will be announced through a press release to the whitewater industry and other media outlets. Interpretive videos are developed for each class to represent the accomplishments of each inductee in the International Whitewater Hall of Fame. Videos honoring each class of inductees are available in the Honorees section of this site by year.