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Potomac Downriver Race


The CCA Downriver Race has been held every year since 1956,

making it the Nation’s oldest consecutively run canoe and kayak race.


70th Annual Potomac Downriver Race

May 2025


Race details coming soon


View the 2024 Downriver Race Results

See photos of the First Downriver Race, held by the CCA in 1956

Submit Your Design for the T-Shirt Contest!

The CCA is looking for t-shirt designs!


Designs are due Sunday, 1/26 by 11:59 PM.

The winning design will be announced on Sunday, 2/2.


THE DETAILS:

• Design will be a 12"x12" silk screen on the shirt

• Design must include reference to the "70th Potomac Downriver Race"

• No more than 4 colors (see last year's shirt for inspiration on how to incorporate negative space into the design - shirt color is flexible)

• Ideally, submissions will be sent in vector format. BUT if you have a really cool idea you can sketch up, but not digitize, please send those too.


THE WINNER RECEIVES:

1. Their design on a t-shirt a bunch of people wear

2. Free entry into the race and after party!

3. Infinite glory as long as people wear the shirt


HOW TO ENTER:

Submissions should be sent to jodyg13@hotmail.com and lynnrmiller@gmail.com no later than 11:59pm on Sunday, 1/26.


We look forward to seeing your submissions!


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Last year's shirt design (2024)

Racers get ready in the start eddy of a recent downriver race.