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Revised Qualifications & Procedures Posted For Pan Am Championships
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Sept. 23, 2022
The qualifications and procedures for the U.S. Elite, U21, U17 and U14 water ski teams that will compete in the 2022 Pan American Water Ski Championships are now available to view and download. The biennial tournament will be held Nov. 29-Dec. 3 in San Bernardo, Chile.
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U.S. Team Wins Gold At IWWF 35+ Worlds
Scott N. Atkinson Sept. 19, 2022
The U.S. 35+ Water Ski World Championships Team won the gold medal and 27 U.S. water ski athletes combined to earn 43 individual medals, including 18 gold medals, in respective events at the 6th IWWF 35+ Water Ski World Championships, Sept. 13-19, at Ski Nautique Club de Bordeaux in Baurech Lake, France. The United States tallied 14,285.52 points in winning the gold medal. Great Britain earned the silver (10,863.08 points) and France the bronze (10,487.12 points). Athletes and teams from 28 countries competed in the six-day event as the world team title and world individual titles in slalom, tricks, jumping and overall were at stake.
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Hit It! Podcast Episode 9: Lauren Morgan
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Sept. 01, 2022
Be sure to check out Episode 9 of The Water Skier magazine's Hit It! podcast, presented by Visit Central Florida. Host Tyler Boyd catches up with The Water Skier magazine’s latest cover athlete - Lauren Morgan.
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U.S. Athletes Win California Pro Am Titles
Scott N. Atkinson Aug. 29, 2022
U.S. water ski athletes Nate Smith, Lauren Morgan and Freddy Krueger won titles in respective events at the 20th California Waterski Pro Am, Aug. 26-28, at Shortline Lake in Elk Grove, Calif. Some of the world’s top slalom and jump water ski athletes competed in the event. It marked the first time that the California Waterski Pro Am held jumping as an event.
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Smith, Jaquess Win Hilltop Pro-Am Titles
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Aug. 22, 2022
U.S. water ski athletes Nate Smith (McCordsville, Ind.) and Regina Jaquess (Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.) won respective slalom titles at the 2022 Hilltop Pro-Am, Aug. 20-21, at Hilltop Lake in Arlington, Wash.
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Dozens Of Athletes Win Titles At 80th Goode Nationals
Scott N. Atkinson Aug. 13, 2022
The 80th Goode Water Ski National Championships concluded Saturday at Mystic Lakes in Maize, Kan.
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Six Athletes Win Titles At America's Cup Invitational
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Aug. 12, 2022
Six U.S. athletes won titles in respective events Thursday night in the 2022 America’s Cup Invitational at Mystic Lakes in Maize, Kan. The tournament was held in conjunction with the 80th Goode Water Ski National Championships and featured more than $30,000 in prize money.
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Hit It! Podcast Episode 8 - Dawn Goode And Regina Jaquess
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Aug. 03, 2022
Hit It! Podcast Episode 8 – Dawn Goode and Regina Jaquess: Be sure to check out Episode 8 of The Water Skier magazine's Hit It! podcast, presented by Visit Central Florida. The 80th Goode Water Ski National Championships is upon us.
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Board Approves Membership Price Schedule For 2023
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports July 18, 2022
The USA Water Ski & Wake Sports board of directors approved during its most recent quarterly conference call an updated membership and sanctioning price schedule.
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Four U.S. Athletes Win Gold Medals At 11th World Games
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports July 16, 2022
Four athletes representing USA Water Ski & Wake Sports won gold medals in respective events at the 11th World Games, July 14-16, 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.