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U.S. Team Earns Bronze Medal At 37th IWWF World Waterski Championships
Scott N. Atkinson Oct. 17, 2021
The U.S. Elite Water Ski Team earned the overall team bronze medal and seven U.S. water ski athletes won individual medals in respective events at the 37th Visit Lake County Florida IWWF World Waterski Championships, presented by Guaranteed Rate, Oct. 12-17, at Jack Travers’ International Tournament Skiing and Sunset Lakes in Groveland, Fla. The United States, which was seeking to win its 28th world team title, tallied 7,706.50 points. Canada (8,195.04 points) won the gold medal for the second consecutive time and Great Britain (7,738.54 points) earned the silver medal. France (7,479.40 points) and Belarus (7,397.69 points) rounded out the top-five placements. Athletes from 33 countries participated in the tournament.
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14 Water Ski Racing Athletes Win Titles At U.S. Open Water Ski Racing Nationals
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Oct. 11, 2021
Fourteen water ski racing athletes won titles at the 16th annual U.S. Open Water Ski Racing National Championships, Oct. 9-10, at Buena Vista in Bakersfield, Calif. The National Water Ski Racing Association, a sport discipline organization of USA Water Ski & Wake Sports, hosted the two-day competition.
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From The Vault (2017): On Top Of The World
Scott N. Atkinson Oct. 04, 2021
Editor's Note: This article appeared in the November/December 2017 issue of The Water skier magazine.
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Guaranteed Rate Becomes Presenting Sponsor Of IWWF Worlds
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Oct. 04, 2021
Guaranteed Rate, one of the top 5 retail mortgage lenders in the USA, will be the presenting sponsor of the 2021 Visit Lake County Florida IWWF World Waterski Championships to be held Oct. 12-17, 2021 in Lake County, Florida USA.
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Smith Wins Men's Slalom Title At Malibu Open
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Oct. 02, 2021
U.S. water ski athlete Nate Smith (McCordsville, Ind.) won the men’s slalom title on Saturday at the 2021 Malibu Open at Trophy Lakes in Johns Island, S.C. The tournament featured some the world’s best men’s and women’s slalom and jump competitors competing for more than $70,000 in prize money. A live webcast was available via The Waterski Broadcasting Company.
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IWWF Show Ski Council Seeks Nominations For Hall Of Fame
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Sept. 30, 2021
The IWWF Show Ski Council Hall of Fame Committee has extended the deadline to submit a nomination for the IWWF Pioneer award to Oct. 15. Nominations can be sent to Andrew Jetten.
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Member Alert: Disciplinary Records Update
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Sept. 28, 2021
Please be advised that the following USA Water Ski & Wake Sports members have been placed on temporary suspension, effective Sept. 21, 2021, and Sept. 27, 2021, respectively, by the U.S. Center for SafeSport.
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Foundation Announces 2022 Award Of Distinction Recipients
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Sept. 21, 2021
The USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation’s Hall of Fame Selection Committee is pleased to announce the 2022 recipients of the USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation’s Award of Distinction as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.
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Nelson Sets Women's A2 World Slalom Record
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Sept. 20, 2021
U.S. adaptive water ski athlete Elisha Nelson (Woodland, Calif.) set a Women’s A2 world slalom record on Aug. 27 at the California Pro Am in Elk Grove, Calif. Nelson’s new record of 1-1/2 buoys, 52k (32mph), 18.25 m line (15’ off) beats the old record by 3-1/2 buoys.
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Aschenbrenner Wins 55K WEST 3
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Sept. 19, 2021
Don Aschenbrenner of Cornelius, N.C., won the 55k WEST 3, Sept. 17-19, at Lake 38 in Quincy, Fla. The event featured some of the best 34 mph slalom skiers in the world competing in a head-to-head format.