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2020 Barefoot Nationals Schedule Available
Scott N. Atkinson April 03, 2020
The schedule of events for the 43rd Barefoot Water Ski National Championships is now available. The Nationals is scheduled for Aug. 20-23 on Action Water Sports’ Lake Grew in Polk City, Fla.
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GOODE Skis Renews Sponsorship
Scott N. Atkinson April 02, 2020
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports is pleased to announce that GOODE Skis will continue as a National Sponsor of the national governing body of organized water skiing and wakeboarding. In addition to its designation as National Sponsor of USA Water Ski & Wake Sports for 2020 and 2021, GOODE Skis has agreed to be the title sponsor of the U.S. Water Ski National Championships for the next 10 years (2020-2029).
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11th World Games Moved To July 2022
Scott N. Atkinson April 02, 2020
The International World Games Association (IWGA) and Birmingham Organizing Committee (BOC) have agreed to postpone the 11th edition of The World Games until July 7-17, 2022. The Games had originally been planned to take place from July 15-25, 2021.
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Member Alert: Disciplinary Records Update
Scott N. Atkinson April 02, 2020
Please be advised that the following individual has been suspended Until Further Notice by the U.S. Center for SafeSport and USA Water Ski & Wake Sports. Taylor Berndt (Fremont, Wis.) – Suspension.
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U.S. Athletes Win Moomba Masters Titles
Scott N. Atkinson March 09, 2020
U.S. water ski athletes Freddy Krueger (Winter Garden, Fla.), Erika Lang (Gilbert, Ariz.) and Nate Smith (Winter Garden, Fla.) won titles in respective events at the 60th Nautique Moomba Masters International Invitational, March 6-9, on the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia.
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In Memoriam - Gordon Hall, 1957-2020
Scott N. Atkinson March 05, 2020
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports is saddened to learn of the sudden passing of longtime member Gordon Hall. Gordon, 62, of Martindale, Texas, was a multi-time national champion tricks skier, renowned water ski site developer, tournament organizer, and board member for the American Water Ski Association, National Collegiate Water Ski Association and USA Water Ski & Wake Sports.
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2020 National Junior Water Ski Team Selected
Scott N. Atkinson Feb. 15, 2020
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 2020. The 28 selections for the Boys/Girls 2 (13 and under) and Boys/Girls 3 (17 and under) divisions were based on performances during the 2019 tournament season.
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NCWSA Announces 2020 Hall Of Fame Inductees
Scott N. Atkinson Feb. 12, 2020
The National Collegiate Water Ski Association, one of nine sport discipline organizations of USA Water Ski & Wake Sports, has announced that Jimmy Siemers, Ed and Carole Walker, and Phil Chase will be the 2020 inductees into the NCWSA Hall of Fame. That was one of several announcements following the NCWSA’s annual mid-winter board of directors meeting on Jan. 24 in Auburndale, Fla.
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GOODE To Sponsor 2020 Nautique Big Dawg
Scott N. Atkinson Feb. 11, 2020
Nautique Boat Company is proud to announce its partnership with GOODE Skis for the 2020 Nautique Big Dawg World Tour, presented by GOODE Skis, in memory of Dave Goode. The series will feature two events that crown both a European Champion, as well as a North American Champion.
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AWSA Approves Boys 5/Girls 5 Divisions
Scott N. Atkinson Jan. 26, 2020