U.S. Open Of Ski Racing This Weekend- Posted by: usaws
- On: 10/04/2019 08:54:32
- In: Ski Racing
 The 15th annual U.S. Open Water Ski Racing National Championships will be held Saturday and Sunday at Havasu Springs in Parker, Ariz. The athletes will draw for pole positions, make a deep-water start at the drop of a green flag and race in lanes for a designated number of laps. Athletes will compete for titles in 22 divisions and classes. Overall placements are determined by total number of points. In the event of a tie, total race time will break the tie. Read all of U.S. Open Of Ski Racing This Weekend Teams Set For Syndicate Collegiate Nationals- Posted by: usaws
- On: 10/01/2019 14:27:07
- In: Collegiate
 The field of teams is set for the Syndicate Waterskis 41st Collegiate Water Ski National Championships, which will be held Oct. 10-12 at Bell Acqua Lakes in Rio Linda, Calif. Hosted by the National Collegiate Water Ski Association, the Nationals will include 12 teams in Division 1 and 12 teams in Division 2. National team champions will be declared in both divisions. Individual medals for slalom, tricks and jumping will be awarded based on athletes' placements within their division. Overall titles will be awarded in each division to athletes competing in all three events. Read all of Teams Set For Syndicate Collegiate Nationals Leachman-LaPoint Wins 2019 Queen’s Cup- Posted by: usaws
- On: 09/25/2019 15:23:50
- In: Water Skiing
 Hall of Famer Jennifer Leachman LaPoint outlasted Phillipa Shedd in a battle of wills to win the fourth annual SportsInsurance.com Queen’s Cup at Little Mountain Lake in Maiden, N.C., on Sunday, Sept. 22. Both skiers ran into 38 off in the final three of four rounds of head-to-head competition, with Shedd scoring 1.5 at 38 in the final, and No. 1 seed LaPoint following her with 3 at 38. Read all of Leachman-LaPoint Wins 2019 Queen’s Cup UCF Wins Collegiate Wakeboard Nationals- Posted by: usaws
- On: 09/16/2019 21:25:26
- In: Wakeboarding
 The University of Central Florida swept the three – boat, cable and overall – team titles at the 2019 Collegiate Wakeboard National Championships, Sept. 14-15, at the Orlando Watersports Complex in Orlando, Fla. The event was organized and hosted by USA Wakeboard and sanctioned by USA Water Ski & Wake Sports. Read all of UCF Wins Collegiate Wakeboard Nationals U.S. Earns Bronze At Ski Racing Worlds- Posted by: usaws
- On: 09/15/2019 08:31:14
- In: Ski Racing
The United States earned the overall bronze medal and U.S. athlete Todd Haig (Redlands, Calif.) earned an individual silver medal at the 21st Water Ski Racing World Championships, Sept. 8-14, in Vichy, France. Australia won the gold and Belgium earned the silver. Read all of U.S. Earns Bronze At Ski Racing Worlds Jaquess Wins Malibu Open Slalom Title- Posted by: usaws
- On: 09/15/2019 08:15:39
- In: Water Skiing
 U.S. water ski athlete Regina Jaquess won the women’s slalom title on Saturday at the 2019 Malibu Open Festival at Trophy Lakes in Johns Island, S.C. Jaquess defeated Canada’s Jaimee Bull in the head-to-head final, scoring 1-1/2 buoys at 41 feet off to Bull’s 4 buoys at 39-1/2 feet off. Jaquess also finished second in women’s jumping with a distance of 176 feet. Australia’s Jacinta Carroll won the women’s jumping title, soaring 191 feet. Read all of Jaquess Wins Malibu Open Slalom Title Brazil To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award- Posted by: usaws
- On: 09/12/2019 15:16:49
- In: Water Skiing
 The USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation’s Hall of Fame Selection Committee is pleased to announce that Ed Brazil will be honored posthumously as the 2020 recipient of the USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award. Brazil, who passed away last April, will be recognized for his many contributions to the sport along with the 2020 Hall of Fame inductees – Shaun Murray, Mandy Nightingale and Joe Ray – and Award of Distinction recipients – April Coble-Eller, Gene Davis (posthumously), Nikki Lee, Don Mixon Jr., and Eddie Roberts – during the organization’s 38th annual induction ceremony on Saturday, May 2 at Walt Disney’s newly-designed Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Fla. Read all of Brazil To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award Award of Distinction Recipients Announced- Posted by: usaws
- On: 09/10/2019 15:24:57
- In: USA-WS
The USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation’s Hall of Fame Selection Committee is pleased to announce the 2020 recipients of the USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation Award of Distinction. The five recipients will be honored along with 2020 Hall of Fame inductees Shaun Murray, Mandy Nightingale and Joe Ray on Saturday, May 2 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Fla. Read all of Award of Distinction Recipients Announced Jaquess, Smith Win California Pro Am Titles- Posted by: usaws
- On: 09/08/2019 20:26:35
- In: Water Skiing
U.S. water ski athletes Regina Jaquess (Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.) and Nate Smith (Winter Garden, Fla.) won respective slalom titles on Sunday at the 17th California Water Ski Pro Am, presented by Nautique, at Diablo Shores in Brentwood, Calif. Read all of Jaquess, Smith Win California Pro Am Titles Athletes Selected For World Beach Games- Posted by: usaws
- On: 09/05/2019 10:39:58
- In: USA-WS
 USA Water Ski & Wake Sports is pleased to announce the four athletes that will represent the United States at the inaugural ANOC World Beach Games, Oct. 13-14, in Doha, Qatar. Organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees, the ANOC World Beach Games will be held in conjunction with the ANOC General Assembly. Approximately 1,360 athletes representing the five Olympic continents will compete in 17 different sports, including water ski jumping and wakeboarding. Read all of Athletes Selected For World Beach Games 2020 Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced- Posted by: usaws
- On: 09/05/2019 10:25:37
- In: USA-WS
The USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation’s Hall of Fame Selection Committee is pleased to announce the 2020 inductees to the USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation Hall of Fame. Wakeboard athlete Shaun Murray, water ski athlete Mandy Nightingale and adaptive water ski athlete Joe Ray will be formally inducted into the hall of fame during the organization's 38th annual ceremony on Saturday, May 2 at Walt Disney’s newly-designed Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Fla. The 2020 recipients of the A ward of Distinction are April Coble-Eller, Gene Davis (posthumously), Nikki Lee, Don Mixon Jr., and Eddie Roberts. Ed Brazil will be honored posthumously as the 2020 recipient of the USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award. Read all of 2020 Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced U.S., Canada Split Titles At Can Am Challenge- Posted by: usaws
- On: 09/02/2019 10:50:18
- In: Water Skiing
 The U.S. Under 17 and Under 14 Water Ski Teams placed first and second, respectively, at the 10th Can Am Team Challenge, Aug. 31-Sept. 1, at Shalom Park in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The two-day, world-record capability event featured team competitions between Canada and the United States. A six-member Under 17 Team and a six-member Under 14 Team represented each country. Read all of U.S., Canada Split Titles At Can Am Challenge Athletes Of The Month Selected- Posted by: usaws
- On: 09/02/2019 09:05:31
- In: Water Skiing
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports has selected Regina Jaquess (Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.) as its Female Athlete of the Month and Taylor Garcia (Winter Garden, Fla.) as its Male Athlete of the Month for August. The U.S. Pan American Water Ski Team was selected Team of the Month. Jaquess, Garcia and the U.S. Pan American Water Ski Team are now eligible for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s Best of August Team USA Awards, presented by Dow. Read all of Athletes Of The Month Selected Life on the Water & Gridiron: Brandon Zylstra- Posted by: usaws
- On: 08/28/2019 14:18:50
- In: Show Skiing
 As the National Football League’s 2019 regular season kicked off Sept. 5, USA Water Ski & Wake Sports was keeping an eye on former Little Crow Ski Team (New London, Minn.) member Brandon Zylstra, who was seeking to make the Minnesota Vikings’ roster for the second consecutive season. A reserve wide receiver and special teams player for the Vikings in 2018, Zylstra is widely known in show skiing for his love of barefoot water skiing. He recently talked with USA Water Ski & Wake Sports about his passion for Life on the Water and his time with the Vikings, who concluded the 2019 pre-season campaign Aug. 29 with a game against the Buffalo Bills. Update 9/1/2019: Zylstra was cut by the Vikings on Aug. 31, but quickly claimed off of waivers by the Carolina Panthers.Read all of Life on the Water & Gridiron: Brandon Zylstra |
