4th Queen’s Cup Set For This Weekend - Posted by: usaws
- On: 09/20/2019 08:52:10
- In: Water Skiing
The fourth annual SportsInsurance.com Queen's Cup is set for Saturday and Sunday at Little Mountain Lakes near Charlotte, N.C., returning with its unique slalom format and created to provide women the opportunity to compete for cash and prizes at a world record-capability site. Read all of 4th Queen’s Cup Set For This Weekend 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 IWWF Passes Rules Exception For L/R Events- Posted by: usaws
- On: 08/28/2019 11:38:39
- In: Water Skiing
The International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation announced today it has passed the following rules exception for class L/R events for the remainder of 2019: 10.04 - h) Differing rope specifications – Organizers will supply ropes that meet the above specifications. Ropes may be: 1.) the same brand with the same specifications; 2.) the same brand with differing specifications; 3.) different brands altogether. A minimum of 2 ropes of each type must be supplied and there will be no more than 2 types of rope supplied. If different ropes specifications are used, skiers will be permitted to choose which rope to use. No re-ride will be granted if a skier receives the wrong rope. A skier cannot provide his/her own slalom rope. Read all of IWWF Passes Rules Exception For L/R Events 31 Athletes Win National Barefoot Titles- Posted by: usaws
- On: 08/25/2019 17:02:37
- In: Barefooting
 Thirty one athletes won titles at the 42nd Barefoot Water Ski National Championships, Presented by Bank First, Aug. 22-24, at the Blue Moo in Alma Center, Wis. More than 70 barefoot water ski athletes competed in respective divisions for titles in wake slalom, tricks, jumping and overall during the three-day event. Read all of 31 Athletes Win National Barefoot Titles |
