International Rafting Federation

Abbreviation	IRF
Formation	1997
Founded at	Augsburg, Germany
Type	Sports federation
Legal status	NonprofitNGO
Purpose	Sports governing body
Headquarters	Legal address:Boise,Idaho,United States
Region served	Worldwide
Official language	English
President	Joseph Willis Jones
Main organ	Congress
Website	internationalrafting.com

TheInternational Rafting Federation (IRF) is the official umbrella International Sports Federation for nationalrafting organizations worldwide, and administers all aspects of rafting sport worldwide. TheWorld Rafting Championships (WRC) the European Rafting Championships (ERC), the Pan American Rafting Championships, and the Euro Cup rafting series are governed by the IRF. The IRF works closely with national organisations and government bodies by offering the onlyraft guide certification program accepted worldwide. In 2019 the IRF was awarded Observer Status by the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF).^[1][2][3]

• Raft Sprint (formerly Time Trial)
• Raft Head-to-Head
• Raft Slalom
• Raft Downriver

• Masters - ages 40+
• Youth - ages 15–19
• Junior - ages 15–23
• Open - ages 15+

• Mr. Joseph Willis Jones, President and Chair of Board of Directors
• Mr. Eric Boudreau, First Vice President, Chair of Sport and Competition
• Mr. Gaspar Goncz, Second Vice President, Chair of Guide Training and Education
• Ms. Jasmina Marčok, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
• Ms. Sue Liell-Cock, Secretary General

• Official website
• GAISF Observer

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