2025 USA Adaptive World Championship Team

USA Adaptive Water Ski & Wake Sports, a sport discipline organization of USA Water Ski & Wake Sports, has announced the final selections of the 2025 USA Adaptive Water Ski Team that will compete in the 16th IWWF World Disabled Waterski Championships, Nov. 27-30, 2025, in Mulwala, NSW, Australia. Four skiers were recently added to the team, bringing the total to 14 team members, the maximum team size allowed. 

Within each event (slalom, tricks and jumping) at the Disabled Worlds, athletes are grouped into the three categories of seated (paraplegics and quadriplegics), standing (arm and/or leg disabilities with or without prosthesis) and vision impaired (partially or totally blind).

Athletes selected to the 2025 USA Adaptive Water Ski Team were:  Cam Delligatti (Chattanooga, Tenn.) – Standing Men; Abigayle Dunn (Susanville, Calif.) – Seated Women; Nicholas Fairall (Andover, NH) - Seated Men; Elijah Hager (Alexis, N.C.) – Seated Men; Zak Jones (Dallas, NC)  - Seated Men; Katie Mawby (Grand Haven, Mich.) – Vision Impaired Women; Elisha Nelson (Woodland, Calif.) – Standing Women; Connor Poggetto (Sacramento, Calif.) – Seated Men; Mike Royal (Magnolia, Texas) Vision Impaired Men; – Jana Shelfer (Winter Garden, FL)- Seated Women; Noah Smith (Athens , GA) -Seated Men; Gregg Stokes (Rocky Mount, N.C.) – Standing Men; Craig Timm (Center City, Minn.) – Standing Men; and Chuck Wesson (Charlotte, N.C.) – Seated Men.

Jessica Van Dyk (Grand Rapids, Mich.) will serve as manager; Brian Detrick (Elk Grove, Calif.) will serve as the coach; and Dr. Keith Barbour (Monroe, Mich.) will serve as the team physician.

The 2025 USA Adaptive Water Ski Team has been preparing with a goal of defending the world championship title. At the 2023 Disabled Water Ski World Championships, the USA Adaptive Water Ski Team won the world team gold medal and U.S. team members earned a total of 27 individual medals, including 11 gold medals, 10 silver and six bronze.

Donations to support the 2025 USA Adaptive Team can be made by using the link below.  All funds raised are appreciated, and will be used to support team travel, training and other expenses associated with the competition.  

https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/2KDYD2ZJVRWU4