Title: Development of artificial courses for whitewater slalom Objectives: The objective of this thesis is to describe artifical courses used for whitewater slalom and determine the different periods of their development Methods: The diploma thesis is descriptively-analytic study Searching and selecting various sources to analyze gathered informations and create conclusion of all collected knowledge Results: Description of seventy one artificial courses used for whitewater slalom and chronological description of the developmental periods Keywords: whitewater slalom, history of whitewater slalom, artificial whitewater course

ABSTRACT WHITEWATER PARK DESIGN PRINCIPLES: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR MULTIPLE USER GROUPS Byron Lester Advisor: University of Guelph, 2012 Professor Sean Kelly Existing whitewater courses have several design issues relating to their ability to balance expert, novice recreational, and commercial use. The goal of this study is to establish a better understanding of whitewater park design that incorporates the needs of multiple user groups in one integrated approach. Through elite interviewing whitewater park design was investigated and the data was analyzed identifying seven design principles and thirty seven detailed design recommendations. These design principles and recommendations were applied to create a preliminary conceptual design of a whitewater park. The design recommendations and conceptual design were evaluated by a professional whitewater course designer. The evaluation revealed that adaptability is an important principle in whitewater park design and that design recommendations must be flexible to allow for client input and site constraints. This research expands our knowledge of multifunctional design of whitewater parks that resolves user conflicts and important functional relationships.