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Taylor Garcia

2023 Water Ski World Championships – Bronze Medal, Men's Jumping 2019 Water Ski World Championships – Fourth Place, Men's Jumping; Silver Medalist, Team Overall

Athlete Bio#

Height

6'1"

Age

27

Hometown

Winter Garden, FL

Education

Laurel Springs, Fla. (home school) ‘16 University of Louisiana, Monroe, Political Science

Personal
Began skiing and competing at age 7...Sponsored by MasterCraft, Stokes, Goodman Skis...Son of Stephen and Dana Garcia
Career Highlights
  • 2023 King of Darkness - 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2023 Moomba Masters – 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2022 World Games - 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2020 MasterCraft Pro - 3rd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2020 Malibu Open - 4th Place Men's Jumping
  • 2019 Pan American Games– Gold Medalist, Men's Jumping
  • 2019 Masters – 3rd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2019 Chile Night Jump – 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2019 Moomba Masters – 4th Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2018 Pan American Water Ski Championships – Gold Medalist, Team Overall; Bronze Medalist, Men's Jumping
  • 2018 Collegiate Water Ski Nationals – Men's Jumping and Overall Champion
  • 2018 Masters – 4th Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2017 King of Darkness – 3rd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2017 Collegiate Water Ski Nationals – Men's Jumping and Overall Champion
  • 2017 Malibu Open – 4th Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2017 Ray Stokes Pro-Am – 8th Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2017 Vladimir Filin Memorial Moscow Pro Jump – 3rd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2017 Vladimir Filin Memorial Moscow Pro Jump – 3rd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2017 IWWF U21 World Championships, gold (slalom), silver (jumping, team)
  • 2017 Junior U.S. Open – Junior Men Slalom, Jumping & Overall Champion
  • 2017 Moomba Masters – 8th Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2016 Junior Malibu Open – Junior Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2016 Ray Stokes Pro-Am – 5th Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2016 Broadside Harbor Night Jump Invitational – 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2015 Member Under 21 World Championship Team
  • 2015 IWWF U21 World Championships, gold (jumping), bronze (overall)
  • 2014 IWWF Junior World Championships, gold (jumping, overall)
  • 2012 IWWF Junior World Championships, gold (jumping)
  • 2015 Junior Masters – Jump and Overall Champion
  • 2015 Junior Masters O’Brien Slalom Scholarship winner
  • 2014 Junior Worlds – Gold Medalist, Jumping and Overall
  • 2013 Member Under 21 World Championship Team
  • 2012 Member Junior World Championship Team
  • 2012 Junior Worlds – Gold Medalist, Jumping

Records

  • Boys 2 National Record Jump
  • Boys 2 Western Region Jump
  • Boys 2 Pacific Region Jump
  • Boys 2 Southern Regional Overall
  • Boys 2 Florida State Overall
  • Boys 3 National Jump Record
  • Boys 3 Southern Regional Overall


Best Performances

Slalom: 2 buoys at 41 feet off

Tricks: 7,020 points

Jumping: 229 feet

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