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World Games Set For July 14-17
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports July 05, 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.
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July 2, 2022 – 100 Years Of Water Skiing
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports July 02, 2022
In the summer of 1922, Ralph Samuelson, then 18, began his attempts to stand up on skis on Lake Pepin, just a few blocks from his house in Lake City, Minn. After lots of trial and error, he eventually succeeded, and one of the world’s most beloved water sports was born. This summer marks water skiing's 100th anniversary.
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Practice Information Released For 80th Goode Nationals
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports July 01, 2022
Congratulations to qualified participants for the 2022 Goode Water Ski National Championships, Aug. 7-13, 2022, at Mystic Lakes in Maize, Kan. Practice sign-up will again be online; please see the following regarding practice.
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Intent To Enter 2022 35+ Water Ski World Championships Deadline Is July 1
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports June 28, 2022
The U.S. Team Selection and Independent Skier Qualifications & Procedures for the 2022 IWWF 35+ World Water Ski Championships are now available. A 10‐member team will be selected to compete at the 2022 IWWF 35+ World Water Ski Championships. The tournament will be held September 12-18, 2022, at Ski Nautique Club de Bordeaux, Baurech Lake, France. The team will be announced on or about July 12, 2022.
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Nine U.S. Athletes Win Titles At 22nd Junior U.S. Open
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports June 27, 2022
Nine U.S. water ski athletes won titles in respective events at the 22nd Junior U.S. Open Water Ski Championships, June 25-26, at Bell Acqua Lake 3 in Rio Linda, Calif. The two-round, world-record capability event featured junior men and junior women (ages 17 to 21) and boys and girls divisions (ages 16 and under). Some of the world's top junior water ski athletes competed for titles in slalom, tricks, jumping and overall.
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Canada’s Miller Wins 55K WEST 4
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports June 27, 2022
Canada’s Dave Miller won the 55K WEST 4 on Sunday at Lake 38 in Quincy, Fla. 55K WEST (World Elite Slalom Tour) is a tournament series featuring some of the top men’s 35+ water skiers in the world battling it out in a cash prize head-to-head format. Miller defeated U.S. athlete Todd Kuykendall (Enid, Okla.) in the head-to-head final. The event was sponsored by Goode, Radar, and Masterline USA.
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Another Successful Adaptive Learn To Ski Clinic For Veterans
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports June 21, 2022
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports’ Adaptive Sports Grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs funded another successful adaptive learn to water ski clinic for veterans with disabilities on Saturday, June 18 at Lake of the Woods in Locust Grove, Virginia. The clinic was hosted by Lake of the Woods Adaptive Watersports Foundation, a USA Water Ski & Wake Sports member club. Veterans and service members along with their families were invited to the event. The clinic provided veterans and service members with various disabilities a chance to try water skiing and various other adaptive water activities in a fun and safe way.
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Lang Sets Pending World Tricks Record
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports June 19, 2022
U.S. athlete Erika Lang (Gilbert, Ariz.) set a pending women’s world tricks record of 11,420 points on Friday at the Fluid Summer Showdown at Action Water Sports in Polk City, Fla.
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Dodd, Straltsova Win LA Night Jam Titles
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports June 19, 2022
Ryan Dodd (Canada) and Hanna Straltsova (IWWF) won the men’s and women’s jump titles, respectively, on Saturday at the 2022 LA Night Jam at Tri Lakes in Zachary, La.
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16 Athletes Win Titles At Sunshine State Games
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports June 13, 2022
Sixteen athletes won titles on Saturday, June 11 in the water skiing portion of the 2022 Sunshine State Games Presented by Amazon. Action Water Sports in Polk City, Fla., partnered with the Florida Sports Foundation to host the event, which consisted of a Class C and Grassroots slalom competition for skiers of all ages and ability levels.