-
2022 National Junior Water Ski Team Selected
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Jan. 19, 2022
Top junior water ski athletes from across the nation have been selected to the American Water Ski Association’s National Junior Water Ski Team for 2022. The 24 selections from the Boys/Girls 3, Boys/Girls 4, and Boys/Girls 5 divisions were based on performances during the 2021 tournament season and the previous 12 months.
-
2022 Disabled Veteran Athlete Equipment Grant Application – Now Open
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Jan. 16, 2022
As a part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Adaptive Sports Grant, USA Water Ski & Wake Sports will be awarding a minimum of 10 veteran adaptive water ski athletes funding to purchase relevant 3-event competition adaptive water-ski equipment up to a $9,500 value for participation.
-
Eight Athletes Selected To Represent U.S. At 2022 World Games
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Jan. 13, 2022
Five water ski athletes and three wakeboard athletes will represent USA Water Ski & Wake Sports at the 11th World Games, July 14-17, at Oak Mountain State Park in Birmingham, Ala. The World Games, first held in 1981, is an international multi-sport event meant for sports that are not contested in the Olympics. The water ski program consists of three-event water skiing (slalom, tricks and jumping) and wakeboarding.
-
2021 Club Growth Challenge Winners Announced
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Jan. 10, 2022
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Club Growth Challenge Initiatives Contests, presented by Visit Central Florida, and kickoff of the 2022 contests as USA Water Ski & Wake Sports celebrates water skiing’s centennial in 2022. The respective contests – Club Membership Growth Challenge, Club Event Hosting Contest (Basic Skills), and Club Event Hosting Contest (GrassRoots) – encourage the USA Water & Wake Sports membership and sport discipline organizations to get more people on the water and affiliate with USA Water Ski & Wake Sports.
-
2022 IWWF International Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Jan. 03, 2022
The IWWF International Hall of Fame has announced its 2022 inductees. This award recognizes, appreciates, and understands the incredible contribution each recipient has made to their discipline, their community, their clubs, federations, confederations, the world and the IWWF.
-
AWSA IAC Seeks Officials For 2022 Events
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Dec. 28, 2021
On or after Jan. 15, 2022, the American Water Ski Association's International Activities Committee (IAC) will nominate officials for respective 2022 international events.
-
New Year’s Day Barefoot Tournament To Kickoff Water Skiing’s Centennial
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Dec. 27, 2021
The 44th Annual Lake Norman New Year’s Day Barefoot Tournament will be held Saturday, Jan. 1. Held annually at Lake Norman Marina in Sherrill’s Ford, N.C., and hosted by the Carolina Show Ski Team, it is one of the longest running and unique barefoot skiing tournaments in the world. Due to Covid-19, 2020 was the first year in the event’s history it had not been held. This year’s tournament is also special in that it is the first water ski event in 2022, which is the 100th anniversary of water skiing.
-
Optional Club Insurance Program Renewed For 2022
Scott N. Atkinson Dec. 23, 2021
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports and EPIC Entertainment & Sports are pleased to announce the renewal of the USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Optional Club Insurance Program for 2022.
-
New Membership Registration System Launched
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Dec. 15, 2021
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports recently launched a new membership registration system for individuals and clubs.
-
2021 USA-WSWS Award Winners Announced; Awards Gala Set For Jan. 29
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Dec. 10, 2021
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports and its nine sport discipline organizations are pleased to announce respective award recipients for 2021. Brea Imse (Wheeling, Ill.) has been selected USA Water Ski & Wake Sports’ 2021 Female Athlete of the Year; Nate Smith (McCordsville, Ind.) has been selected USA Water Ski & Wake Sports’ 2021 Male Athlete of the Year; and the Rock Aqua Jays Water Ski Show Team (Janesville, Wis.) has earned USA Water Ski & Wake Sports’ 2021 Team of the Year honors. Jerry Jackson (Evans, Ga.) has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Award of Merit – the organization’s highest award for a volunteer.