Little Rock To Host 2014 Junior U.S. Open- Posted by: usaws
- On: 12/12/2013 15:22:57
- In: Water Skiing
USA Water Ski and the American Water Ski Association are pleased to announce the 14th annual Junior U.S. Open Water Ski Championships will be held June 7-8, 2014, at Bullneck Lake near Little Rock, Ark. Read all of Little Rock To Host 2014 Junior U.S. Open National Senior Officials' Clinic Set- Posted by: usaws
- On: 12/12/2013 14:03:52
- In: Water Skiing
The American Water Ski Association will conduct a National Senior Officials' Clinic, Feb. 8-9, at the Holiday Inn-On The Lake in Austin, Texas. The clinic will be for judges, scorers and drivers. Read all of National Senior Officials' Clinic Set Dodd Wins Inaugural Night Fly Event- Posted by: usaws
- On: 12/07/2013 22:02:00
- In: Water Skiing
Canada's Ryan Dodd won the inaugural La Pradera de Potosi Night Fly on Saturday at La Pradera Club in Bogota, Colombia. Dodd jumped 197 feet (59.9 meters) on his first attempt in the finals to clinch the title in the IWWF elite points tournament. U.S. athlete Zack Worden (195 feet/59.5 meters) finished runner-up. U.S. athletes Freddy Krueger (194 feet/59.2 meters) and Scot Ellis (181 feet/55.3 meters) placed third and fifth, respectively. Read all of Dodd Wins Inaugural Night Fly Event 2014 U.S. Barefoot Teams Selected- Posted by: usaws
- On: 12/05/2013 11:26:54
- In: Barefooting
The American Barefoot Club, a sport discipline organization of USA Water Ski, has announced the selections to the 2014 U.S. Elite, Junior and Senior Barefoot Water Ski Teams that will compete in the 2014 Barefoot Water Ski World Championships, March 10-16, in Mulwala, Australia. Read all of 2014 U.S. Barefoot Teams Selected AWSEF Hall Of Fame To Induct Cheryl Orloff- Posted by: usaws
- On: 12/03/2013 12:01:54
- In: USA-WS
Cheryl Orloff, whose storied career included winning five national swivel titles and being named Cypress Gardens’ Female Skier of the Year five times, will be the American Water Ski Educational Foundation’s 2014 Hall of Fame inductee. The 32nd annual induction ceremony will take place April 12 at Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Fla. Orloff, of Winter Haven, Fla., will be the 67th inductee into the AWSEF Hall of Fame, which is located in Polk City, Fla. The 2014 Award of Distinction recipients are: Mike Botti, Danny Churchill, Dave Goode, Charlotte Melchers and Sherm Schraft. Read all of AWSEF Hall Of Fame To Induct Cheryl Orloff Athletes, Team Of The Month Selected- Posted by: usaws
- On: 12/02/2013 13:52:10
- In: Water Skiing
USA Water Ski has selected Nate Smith (McCordsville, Ind.) and Regina Jaquess (Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.) as its Male Athlete of the Month and Female Athlete of the Month, respectively, for November. The U.S. Elite Water Ski Team was selected Team of the Month. Smith, Jaquess and the U.S. Elite Water Ski Team are now eligible for the United States Olympic Committee's Athlete of the Month and Team of the Month honors. Read all of Athletes, Team Of The Month Selected Deadline For Pan Am Interest Is Dec. 15- Posted by: usaws
- On: 12/02/2013 12:45:13
- In: Water Skiing
The following athletes have asked to be considered for selection to the respective 2014 U.S. Pan American Water Ski Teams – Junior, 17 to 20 and Under 13. The final deadline for indicating such interest is Dec. 15 to Jim Grew for all teams except the Under 13 Team, for which interest should be e-mailed to Nicole Baird. Read all of Deadline For Pan Am Interest Is Dec. 15 U.S. Wins World Team Gold Medal- Posted by: usaws
- On: 12/01/2013 13:02:05
- In: Water Skiing
The U.S. Elite Water Ski Team won the overall team gold medal and four U.S. water ski athletes combined to win five individual gold medals in respective events at the 33rd Water Ski World Championships, Nov. 26-Dec. 1, at Lago Los Morros in San Bernardo, Chile. The United States tallied 8,248.66 points in winning the gold medal for the 26th time in the history of the biennial event. Canada scored 7,762.91 points to earn the silver medal and France earned the bronze medal with 7,759.43 points. Athletes from 32 countries participated in the tournament. It is the first time since the 2007 Worlds that the United States has won the world team gold medal. Canada won the gold medal in 2009 and Belarus won the gold medal in 2011. Read all of U.S. Wins World Team Gold Medal IWWF Approves Smith's World Record- Posted by: usaws
- On: 11/24/2013 16:01:27
- In: Water Skiing
The International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation's Tournament Council announced today that it has approved Nate Smith's pending world slalom record of 2-1/2 buoys at 43 feet off, which was set at the Ski Ranch Fall 1 on Sept. 7 at the Ski Ranch in Covington, La. Read all of IWWF Approves Smith's World Record AWSA Approves Four Towboats For 2014- Posted by: usaws
- On: 11/20/2013 08:37:28
- In: Water Skiing
Four competition towboats from four manufacturers have been approved to pull athletes in American Water Ski Association-sanctioned tournaments in 2014. The American Water Ski Association (AWSA) is one of nine sport discipline organizations of USA Water Ski. Read all of AWSA Approves Four Towboats For 2014 Nautique Launches Super Air G21- Posted by: usaws
- On: 11/15/2013 13:56:54
- In: Wakeboarding
Nautique, a Premier Sponsor of USA Water Ski, is thrilled to launch the Super Air Nautique G21 featuring the same groundbreaking G-Series hull design that has taken the wake world by storm. Read all of Nautique Launches Super Air G21 IWWF Approves Lang's World Record- Posted by: usaws
- On: 11/13/2013 20:23:35
- In: Water Skiing
The International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation's Tournament Council announced today that it has approved U.S. water ski athlete Erika Lang's pending women's world tricks record of 10,180 points. Lang, of Gilbert, Ariz., set the record on Oct. 12 at the Imperial Lakes Skiers Choice Record in El Centro, Calif. Read all of IWWF Approves Lang's World Record |
