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02Sep10 The Moomba Masters International Invitational Championships - March 9th - 14th, 2011

Darren Roberson, President of Water Ski Victoria is planning the future of Moomba

The Victorian Water Ski Association , event organizers of this prestigious event , are proud and excited to announce that Nautiques by Correct Craft Inc has entered into a five year agreement with the Victorian Water Ski Association Moomba Masters as Official Towboat.

This continuing support promotes the growth of towed sports in Australia and the World. Competitors in the three tournament events will ski exclusively behind the Ski Nautique 200 and Wakeboard competitors behind the Super Air Nautique 230.

We look forward to our continued alliance with Nautique Boats.

Darren Robertson
President
Victorian Water Ski Association
Moomba Masters

31Aug10 30th World Cup Stop in Chuncheon, Korea finishes in style

Judges Tower at Chuncheon

Read the full report at www.waterskiandwakeboardworldcup.com by clicking here

29Aug10 IWWF Vice-President Franz Kuhn is awarded the medal for Sport Merrit from Austria

Franz Kuhn AUT

A ceremony was organized for Franz Kuhn who received a Golden Honorary Medal from the Republic of Austria for Sport Merrit, for all the work he did for sport in Austria and water skiing in particular.
This is the highest recognition or honor a private person can get in Austria, thus a very important thing and great for water skiing.

27Aug10 The 30th Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup Stop kicks off on Sunday, August 29th

Scot Ellis USA and Mark Lane USA - both will compete in the World Cup Jump event

The Finals are on Monday August 30th. As part of the 2010 World Leisure Games in Chuncheon, South Korea, over 13,000 athletes from 50 countries will take part. The Waterski course on Lake Uiam is already prepared to full Record Capability level and Official Practice will take place tomorrow, Saturday. With over 600 Waterski and Wakeboard Clubs in South Korea, large numbers of spectators are expected. This last World Cup Stop of 2010 will include Jump, Shortboard and Wakeboard. First to arrive on site were Scot Ellis USA and Mark Lane USA. Both will compete in the Jump event. The Mayor of the City of Chuncheon and the CEO of the 1st World Leisure Games and Congress also inspected progress at the site and will return during the competition. For full details, see www.waterskiandwakeboardworldcup.com

L-R Mr Een-Nam Son, CEO 1st World Leisure Games & Congress, Des Burke-Kennedy, IWWF Media & Marketing Chairman, Mr Gwang Jun Lee, Mayor of the City of Chuncheon, Kuno Ritschard, IWWF President.

24Aug10 June Fladborg DEN reportedly jumps 57.4m for a pending new World Record at the Cray Valley ProAm

June Fladborg DEN

See the scorebook on iwwfed.com

22Aug10 The IWWF Tournament Council has approved Clementine Lucine's trick record of 9100 points as the new World Record

13Aug10 Team Champions crowned at World Barefoot Championships

World Barefoot Championships Team Overall

1. USA
2. Australia
3. Republic of South Africa

Open Team Results Click here
Senior Team Results Click here
Junior Team Results Click here
Open Overall Results Click here
Senior Overall Results Click here
Junior Overall Results Click here
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12Aug10 New Overall Record by Regina Jaquess accepted by the Tournament Council

11Aug10 Action continues at the World Barefoot Championships

10Aug10 World Junior Championships winners

World Junior Championships Team Overall

1. USA
2. Australia
3. France

08Aug10 World Barefoot Championships starting in Brandenburg, Germany

Boys jump is now in progress - catch the webcast at the official web site www.juniorworlds.it

06Aug10 World Junior Championships starts in San Gervasio, Italy

27Jul10 Preliminary World 35+ Individual Qualification Lists are now available

The list will be finalized July 31.
Updates will be run every day or as needed. Please check your scores.

Qualification places are

• 35+ top 10men/8 women in events, top 5 overall
• 45+ top 10 men/8 women in events, top 5 overall
• 55+ top 8 men/6 women in events, top 4 overall

24Jul10 XXI Central American and Carribean Games

Photo: Zoe Gutiérrez Pinzón, Bogotà

Men slalom was the only event contested.

Men Slalom Medals

• GOLD Jose Fernando Mesa COL
• SILVER Alvaro Lamadrid MEX
• BRONZE Santiago Correa COL

24Jul10 In Memoriam

20Jul10 Elite skier Sebastien Di Pasqua announces his retirement

Sebastien Di Pasqua SUI announces his retirement

The Former European jump record holder Sebastien Di Pasqua (Switzerland) has decided to bring his career to an end at 34 years-old. This decision was taken after a right knee injury.

''It is a hard step for many athletes, but from my point of view, I see it more as the end of a great adventure. I will always be thankful towards this sport that has brought so much to me.
Today I am relieved to be able to move on at the right time, and can’t wait to idealize new challenges for new horizons that are just the beginning of a new life for me.''
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17Jul10 Cable Wakeboard World Championships Results feed

IWWF Cable Wakeboard World Championships

16Jul10 World Cableski Bulletin #2 and entry forms now available.

16Jul10 Cable Wakeboard World Championships are in progress

13Jul10 Clementine Lucine skis 9,100 points at the Trofeo Sergio Zanardi Open in Recetto, Italy for a new pending World Record

Clementine Lucine at Recetto (courtsey of Correct Craft)

07Jul10 President visits the National Olympic Committee of Thailand

IWWF President Kuno Ritschard meets Major General Charouck Arirachakaran, Secretary General of the NOC together with members of the Thailand Wakeboard & Waterski Association and the newly opened Thai Wakepark in Bangkok.

29Jun10 World 35+ Championships Bulletin 2 now available

27Jun10 Chris Parrish 2@9.75m officially accepted as the new World Record

22Jun10 Regina Jaquess sets new pending World Overall Record at Santa Rosa Beach, Florida at Corys Pickos' Superstars tournament

14Jun10 David Small sets a pending World Barefoot trick record of 12,150 points at the Silverado Barefoot Tournament in Adna, WA., USA

14Jun10 Chris Parrish sets pending World Record of 2@9.75m aat the Ski Ranch in Covington, Louisiana on June 13.

13Jun10 Preliminary Water Ski World Ranking List is now available for review

09Jun10 World Junior Championships Bulletin 2 is now available

03Jun10 Benefit for Kiwi to be held at Champions lake on June 20

27May10 Watch The Prestigious 51st Masters Live On masterswaterski.com

26May10 Bulletin 2 and the relative Entry Forms and Waiver for the 2010 World Barefoot Championships to be held in Brandenburg, Germany from August 7 - 15 are now available

18May10 IWWF Development Commission holds seminar in Palermo

Seminar leaders and attendees in Palermo

The IWWF Development Commission has completed its second Coaching & Development Seminar of 2010. This took place in the E&A Confederation (and was supported by them) and was hosted by the Italian Water Ski Federation in Palermo, Sicily. The seminar furthered the Commission’s Mediterranean Strategy which in 2009 saw the successful inclusion of water skiing and wakeboarding in the Mediterranean Games. The seminar was delivered by Jean Michel Cau (FRA) and John Wood (GBR) and was attended by 15 coaches from 3 countries, Italy, Sweden and Egypt. As well as covering “what to coach” in the technical aspects of both the disciplines the seminar also delivered session on “how to coach” and the skills of coaching.

17May10 Mediterranean Waterski & Wakeboard Confederation

Twelve countries were present at the Founder meeting of the Mediterranean Waterski & Wakeboard Confederation in Malta. Silvio Falcioni from Italy has been elected as the first President.

Special guests: Mr Amar Addadi, President of the International Committee for the Mediterranean Games and Mr Lino Farrugia Sacco, President of the Malta Olympic Committee.
Also present the IWWF President and Secretary General, Kuno Ritschard and Gillian Hill.

15May10 Benefit Auction to be held at the Masters

Kyle Eade

A group of skiers have launched an auction to benefit Kyle Eade after his severe jump crash this spring. As most of you know Kiwi crashed in New Zeland in February and damaged the spinal chord in his neck. Kiwi is working extremely hard to recover and is making positive progress. If you go to www.KyleEade.com you can follow his progress as well as click on the "auction" button on the bottom left of the home page and help Kyle and his family.

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06May10 Bulletin and forms available for the 35+ Waterski World Championships to be held in Segrate (Milan), Italy from September 6 - 12

03May10 World Junior Waterski Championships Bulletin now available

29Apr10 IWWF at the World Congress for Women in Sport in Sydney

IWWF Women in Sport Study

Click on the poster to launch a pdf file that can be enlarged to view all of the detail.

25Apr10

25Apr10 Bogota, Colombia will host the first Waterski World Cup in South America

The Waterski World Cup stop will take place on the lake in the Simon Bolivar Park where the 1973 World Championships took place.
Date: October 22-24, 2010.

12Apr10 2010 Cable Wakeboard Bulletin and Intention to Enter is now available

Intention to Enter (Doc file)

31Mar10 ODESUR Games finish with medals awarded in tricks, wakeboard, and waterski overall

30Mar10 Medals for Slalom and Tricks awarded at ODESUR Games

29Mar10 Water Skiing and Wakeboard debut in the ODESUR Games

www.medellin2010.org

The IX Juegos Suramericanos (South American Games)held the preliminary rounds of Slalom, Tricks, Jump, and Wakeboard for men and women this weekend. The Medal competition begins today with Slalom and Tricks for men and women.
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26Mar10 Officials Appointed for the 2010 IWWF World 35+ Waterski Championships to be held in Segrate (Milan) Italy from September 6 - 12.

Homologator - Candido Moz ITA
Chief Calculator - Laura Johnson USA
Assistant Calculators
Francine Lion FRA
Audrey Collins GBR

Judges
Barry Young USA
Larry Downes USA
Donna Switzer USA
Masako Yamaguchi JPN
Jimmy Pahlsson SWE
Ivar Fosse NOR
Gillian Asher GBR
Anders Johansson SWE

Chief Driver - Ian Campbell GBR

Drivers
Lyman Hardy USA
Ken Heuer RSA

Alternate Drivers
Rainer Kent Vogt GER
Pat Rogers USA

26Mar10 Officials Appointed for the 2010 IWWF World Junior Waterski Championships to be held in Brescia, Italy from August 5 - 8.

Judges
Robert Ritter CHL
Larry Downes USA
Nikki Lee USA
Ilaria Buzzota ITA
Marianne Persoons BEL
Candido Moz ITA
Bruce Cockburn AUS

Alternate Judge - Gavin Kelly GBR

Chief Driver - Gerry Whitacker CAN

Drivers
Waldi Priekulis AUS
Gabriele Falconi ITA
Mario Pigossi BRA

Alternate Drivers
Greg Chapman USA
Rupert Fowler GBR

24Mar10 IWWF Development Commission Seminar - Seoul (KOR)

Seoul coaching seminar 2010

The IWWF Development Commission completed the first of its two 2010 Development Seminars in Seoul last weekend, hosted by the Korea Water Ski & Wakeboard Federation. The seminar saw 40 coaches from 4 Asian countries attending the three days of seminars delivered by Development Commission members Jean Michel Cau (FRA) and John Wood (GBR). The seminar covered both the technical aspects of water skiing and wakeboard as well as sessions on the coaching methodology and practice.
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16Mar10 Max Kirwan Bids Farewell To The Moomba Masters

IWWF Vice President Max Kirwan OAM

The 50th Moomba Masters last week in Melbourne, Australia, was a special occasion for IWWF Vice President Max Kirwan OAM. Having dedicated much of his life to promoting the Melbourne Moomba Festival and in particular the Moomba Masters International Water Ski Championships, he has been either Chairman or Moomba Masters Coordinator over this past half century.
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16Mar10 Channel Waterski Crossing Raises $378,000 For Charity

Over 4.4 million viewers watch the BBC’s The One Show on TV each weekday at 19.00hrs. Last week, the very popular 31 year-old presenter, Christine Bleakley from Northern Ireland, took on a special challenge in aid of the annual Sport Releif Charity. Considering she can barely swim and following a scare as a child, has a serious water phobia, her plan to waterski across the English Channel caught the headlines in almost all the popular Dailies and TV News bulletins in the UK and Ireland. It is exactly 22 miles from Dover on England’s south coast to the port of Calais in France – and at this time of the year, the water is freezing and the air temperature is 5C / 40Fh
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12Mar10 2010 World Barefoot Championships information is now available

10Mar10 World Class Skiers Heading To Malibu Open In Milwaukee

08Mar10 Many Surprises As New Contenders Capture Most Of 50th Moomba Masters Titles

Aaron Larkin NZL - Slalom winner!

The Moomba Monday Holiday in Melbourne, Australia, is always a major family day of celebration. In spite of the extraordinary weather patterns of the past week, thousands showed up for todays special 50th Anniversary Moomba Masters on the Yarra River.

08Mar10 Miraculous Moomba Recovery Produces Great Performances On Semi-Final Sunday

Will Asher GBR

Just 24 hours ago, many thought that the 50th Anniversary Moomba Masters here in Melbourne would be canceled. With sudden 120 kph winds, a frightening and unprecedented hailstone storm, shredded trees, flooded roads and ice accumulations all over the place, it had the air of a calamity Movie. This morning, on arrival at daybreak at the Yarra River site, the floating debris posed a real challenge for the organizers. However, this is Australia and the can do attitude will always win. Within 30 minutes or so, a team of volunteers went up river in tiny flat-topped boats to trap the debris before it arrived on site. It worked. What followed was an action packed day with sunshine which included the Womens Slalom Semi-Final, Men and Womens Tricks Semi-Finals, Men and Womens Jump Semi-Finals, plus Mens Slalom Semi Finals. Following the life-threatening weather of yesterday, this was an enormous achievement by the 50th Moomba team.

08Mar10 Golf balls of ice stop magical Moomba moments

Hail lashes the ramp at Moomba

The 50th Moomba Masters competition was always going to create history and that is exactly what happened today. In glorious 25C sunny conditions we kicked off at 08.00hrs with a packed Saturday programme. This included Womens and Mens Tricks, Series 2 and 1 Mens Jump, and Round 2 of Womens Slalom. So far, so good.

05Mar10 Fladborg, Parrish And Jaquess Dominate Moomba’s First Round Today In Melbourne

Chris Parrish USA at Moomba

Today we were treated to a first glimpse of which Waterski athletes show real potential to dominate this season in both Slalom and Jump. With several surprises and some outstanding performances, there were times when it felt like Finals day instead of just Round One!

04Mar10 All Now Set For The 50Th Moomba Masters On Melbournes Downtown Yarra River

All quiet on the Yarra River for Moomba 2010

In making the final arrangements for the historical 50th Moomba Masters today, the team went home tonight with everything ready for an 08.00hrs start here on Friday morning. With the last Skiers and Riders arriving at the Airport, the Junior Moomba completed and the Running Order sheets posted, the Open categories had an early night and the battle for titles begins in earnest tomorrow.

04Mar10 IWWF Development Commission Seminars

The first of these takes place in Seoul, Korea 18th – 21st March and is being organised by the Korea Water Ski and Wakeboard Association (KWWA) as part of their build up to the 2010 World Leisure Games, where both water skiing and wakeboarding will feature as World Cup stops. Anyone interested in attending can get the bulletin and further details from the organisers by emailing KWWA kwsa1sts@ymail.com.

May 14th – 16th will see the Development Commission members deliver the second seminar in Palermo, Sicily (ITA) as part of the ongoing Europe & Africa Confederation Mediterranean Games strategy. Further information can be obtained from the organisers of the Seminar, the Italian Water Ski Federation fisn@scinautico.com

Both programmes will cover both the technical content of what to coach in water skiing and wakeboarding, as well as how to deliver the coaching and put together coaching programmes with the aims of furthering coaching abilities at all levels of the sport.

22Feb10 Tournament Council extends qualification deadline for World 35+ Championships

Additionally, the US E homologation standard will be accepted up until April 30, 2010 for 35+ results. For May 1, 2010 and later, the results must be homologated to an L or R standard.

16Feb10 Waterskiing & Wakeboarding To Be Included in the 2010 Asian Beach Games

The Muscat Asian Beach Games Organising Committee has decided to include waterskiing & wakeboarding in the 2010 Asian Beach Games to be held in Muscat, Oman from 8th to 16th December 2010. The 2010 Asian Beach Games is sanctioned by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and is a multi-sporting event featuring Sailing, Jetskiing, Marathon Swimming, Triathlon, Beach Football, Beach Volleyball, Beach Body Building, etc

14Feb10 An outstanding Moomba Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard Championships 3 – 8 March 2010 is coming

14Feb10 Special Report on Elite Skier Kyle Eade by the Eade Family

Kyle Eade NZL

5pm 14th February

Kyle returned to NZ on February 5th to see his family, coach around NZ and prepare and train for the 50th Moomba Masters in March.

On Thursday 11th February, after a day of coaching in the South Island, he took a jump set but had a mild out the back crash on his first ¾ cut. He landed on the back of his neck and immediately lost almost all feeling and sensation to his arms and legs.

With great assistance from Scott McFadden and Kirsty Spittlehouse, he was stabilized in the water and the medics were called. He was airlifted to Christchurch Hospital where he was given a series of X rays, CT scans and MRIs.

08Feb10 IWSF/IWWF homepage hits 15 year milestone

31Jan10 Europe & Africa Congress Completed Successfully In Brussels Belgium This Weekend

Attending the Congress Kuno Ritschard SUI, Aubrey Sheena GBR and Jassem al Derbi UAE

Over ninety Federation delegates battled freezing snow and ice conditions this weekend in Brussels Belgium to attend their annual Europe & Africa Congress. Five new Federation Presidents were welcomed by Confederation President Alain Amade FRA. The twenty-four point Agenda this year included reports from the eleven Councils, Commissions, etc., Financial Reports and Budgets, Council Elections, Calendar – and changes to Bye-Laws, Statutes and Obligations. Discussions with three new potential Federations continue and it is hoped they will affiliate in 2010. In Tournament events 180 competitions were homologated in 2009!

18Jan10 2010 Disabled Handbook and Addendum are now available

• 2010 Disabled Handbook
• 2010 Disabled Handbook Addendum

12Jan10 IWWF And MasterCraft Sign Agreement At London Boat Show

Will Furze, Kuno Ritschard and Ian Birdsall at the London Boat Show

Even heavy snow, airline cancellations and storms could not stop the teams from MasterCraft and the International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) from meeting at the London Boat Show last weekend ! With some serious business to conclude, Kuno Ritschard IWWF signed the formal TOW BOAT Agreement with MasterCraft’s Ian Birdsall, VP International Sales, and Will Furze, International Marketing Manager. This major six-year official towboat agreement will cover the World Championships for Tournament, and Disabled Waterskiing, Wakeboard and the Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup series. MasterCraft have provided the official tow boat for all 29 World Cup Stops to date.

The experience gained with MasterCraft over the past six years in developing the Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup series has greatly helped in the expansion of new markets around the world for both the sport and MasterCraft. This expertise will also play a crucial role in the management of future World Championships events.

Kuno Ritschard, IWWF President, congratulated MasterCraft on their comprehensive official tow-boat bid success. Ian Birdsall also confirmed that MasterCraft will be producing “World Championship” editions of the Pro Star and X-Star models which will be available for purchase by Federations and Clubs throughout the world. All shared a glass of champagne at the London Boat Show last weekend to get the World Championships and World Cup seasons off to a confident start !

08Jan10 Tournament Council releases the 2010 Tournament Rulebook

07Jan10 Preliminary World Ranking List now available

This release incorporates for the first time ranking lists for the 35+, 45+, and 55+ age divisions. As data for these divisions is only initially available for the period of May 1, 2009 to October 31, 2009, these lists will remain unofficial until the a year's worth of results are incorporated in the May 2010 list which will cover the period May 1, 2009 to April 30, 2010.
This begins the 30 day correction period. Please send any issues to the Ranking List Chairman, Bob Corson at tcchairman@iwwfed.com.

25Dec09 IWWF Bologna Office Is Vital To Our Success

Andrea Landau

Without our many very willing volunteers and supporters, the IWWF could not achieve anything like the recognition and successes of recent years. Many meet each other along the way at competitions, congresses, seminars, etc and this helps to build the team spirit. However, very few ever get an opportunity to meet the very talented Andrea Landau who runs our IWWF office in Bologna, Italy. Andrea works closely with Kuno Ritschard, Gill Hill, Des Burke-Kennedy, all of the council chairmen, etc,. and does an outstanding job. At times it must be a lonely occupation working alone and we thought it would be nice to wish Andrea a very Happy Christmas on behalf of all in our sport and at the same time thank her for her much appreciated dedication over the years. Well done Andrea.

20Dec09 IWWF names Athletes of the Year

Keith St. Onge - USA is the IWWF Male Athlete of the Year

20Dec09 Janet Gray’s autobiography

The book can be ordered at http://www.gillmacmillan.ie/ECom/Library3.nsf/CatalogByTitle?SearchView&Query=%5BTitleAndSubTitle%5D=Blind+ambiition&SearchFuzzy=TRUE&count=10&start=1

16Dec09 Councils name the best of the year

Barefoot Skiers of the Year

Ashleigh Stebbeings – Australia

Keith St. Onge - USA

Cable Wakeboard Riders of the Year

Mayanka Jansen - Netherlands

Dominik Gührs – Germany

Disabled Skiers of the Year

Delphine Le Sausse - France Multiple Plegic 3

Craig Timm - USA Arm Amputee

Racing Skiers of the Year

Kim Lumley – Great Britain

Wayne Mawer – Australia

Water Skiers of the Year

Whitney McClintock – Canada

Javier Julio – Argentina

To read all the details click here

14Dec09 Ras Al Kaimah back in action

Jassem al Derby, member of the RAKICM Management Board, with IWWF President Kuno Ritschard

After a three year break, the Ras Al Kaimah Marine Club in the United Arab Emirates has restarted activities for Waterski and Wakeboard.

The traditional RAK Open is scheduled to take place 29-30 October 2010.

07Dec09 IWWF Tournament Council publishes Official Rules for the World 35+ Championships

Click here to see the rules

The Tournament Council will establish Official IWWF Ranking Lists for the 35+, 45+ and 55+ divisions to help qualify individual entries similar to other World Championships.

07Dec09 1st South American Beach Games are completed in Uruguay

Click here to Download the Full Results (Doc file)

06Dec09 1st South American Beach Games under way Uruguay

The event is taking place on a man made lake near Punta del Este.
www.lassarena.com/

Seven countries are competing: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay and Uruguay.

The 2nd South American Beach Games will take place on 2011 in Manta/Ecuador.

04Dec09 IWWF Announces Major World Championships Official Tow-Boat Agreement With Mastercraft

Following detailed discussions with boat manufacturers over the past six months, the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) has just announced a major six-year official tow-boat agreement with MasterCraft, the premium manufacturer of inboard wakeboard, waterski and luxury performance boats. This will cover the World Championships for Tournament, and Disabled Waterskiing, Wakeboard and the Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup series.

29Nov09 IWWF Tournament Council approves Natalia Berdnikova's score of 9080 as the new World Record in tricks.

16Nov09 Waterski & Wakeboard 2009 World Cup Overall Season Champions Presented With Crystal World Cup Trophies

Following the exciting conclusion of the 29th Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup Stop in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on November 7/8, the seasons points won by the World's highest ranked athletes have now established the overall season winners in Slalom, Shortboard and Jump. Special Crystal World Cup Trophies were awarded to the winners at a lavish banquet staged in the Marine Centre at Putrajaya's impressive Watersports Complex. The 2009 World Cup Awards presentation was made by Tan Sri Samsudin Osman, President, Putrajaya Corporation, Datuk Abd Ghani Ahmad, Director of City Services Department in Putrajaya Corporation, and Kuno Ritschard, President, International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF).

10Nov09 World Cup Putrajaya has a fabulous finish

Freddy Krueger flies to victory in Putrajaya

Freddy Krueger outjumped the field putting in an impressive 69.0 m jump. Read the entire story at the IWWF World Cup web site http://www.waterskiandwakeboardworldcup.com

07Nov09 Big Day For France At The Putrajaya World Cup Stop

06Nov09 Pan American Sports Organization confirms Waterskiing and Wakeboard for the 2011 Pan Am Games

In other business, Toronto was chosen as the site for the 2015 Pan Am Games.

02Nov09 Nautique by Correct Craft the Official Towboat for Moomba’s Golden Anniversary

Celebrating its Golden Anniversary, this will be the most prestigious Moomba Masters ever and it is fitting that the world’s best skiers, wakeboarders and barefooters be towed by the world’s best boats. Continuing its great partnership with The Haines Group, distributors of the Nautique brand in Australia, the Moomba Masters team is focused on hosting an unforgettable event in March.

Read more at the official web site http://www.moombamasters.com/

02Nov09 World U21 Champions decided in Chapala

Team USA

World U21 Championships Team Overall

1. USA
2. France
3. Canada

01Nov09 Natalia Berdnikova BLR reportedly breaks world trick record

Natalia Berdnikova

Natalia tricked 9080 at the Fluid Fall Finale in Polk City, Florida

01Nov09 Preliminaries completed in Mexico at the U21

Opening Ceremony in Chapala

The preliminaries have been completed and the finals will be held today in Mexico.
For the finals participants and current standings check out the live Results and completed results at: http://waterski.online.fr/competition.php?cc=T-09MEX099

30Oct09 World U21 in progress in Mexico

The announcer, Tony Lightfoot has some YouTube Clips and live webcasts at: http://www.tonylightfoot.com

27Oct09 Putrajaya World Cup Releases 2009 Event Poster

Putrajaya World Cup 2009 Poster

The official poster for the upcoming Putrajaya World Cup was released by the organizers.

LIVE WEBCAST at http://www.waterskiandwakeboardworldcup.com/live-webcast (Putrajaya is GMT + 8 hrs)

23Oct09 Des Burke-Kennedy named Chairman of the Hall of Fame Committee

20Oct09 IWWF President visits the Maldives

At a working lunch with the Minister of Human Resources, Youth and Sport, Mr Hassan Latheef (left back), the Minister of Tourism, Dr. Ahmed Ali Sawad (left front) and Mr Hamid Abdul Ghafoor, Member of the Parliament (right front), IWWF President Kuno Ritschard discussed the development possibilities of waterskiing and wakeboarding in the Maldives. Beside of educational support, the project will include a special Watersports Center near Male and the worldwide promotion through the Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup. Later, at a meeting called by Mr Ibrahim Ismail Ali, President of the Maldives Olympic Committee, sixteen representatives from different Maldives Watersports organisation were informed about the challenging plans.

17Oct09 In Memoriam

Peter Pearl - GBR - 1924-2009 The Water Ski world has lost a good friend and worker with the news that Peter Pearl of Great Britain has died at the grand age of 85. Peter started water skiing in the 1960’s and soon became involved in the British Water Ski Federation serving on the Tournament and Coaching committees for many years. He travelled the country coaching and encouraging competition water skiing for a very long time. It was in that capacity that I first met him in 1971 when he spent hours in the boat trying to improve my tricking skills. It is absolutely not his fault that these hours were wasted! His enthusiasm was such that he served on the Administrative Committee of Group II (now EAME) of the World Water Ski Union (as it was then known) and in 1973 was elected as Secretary General of the Group. This appointment placed him on the WWSU Executive Board where in 1981 he was elected as Secretary General, alongside Jean Jacques Finsterwald who was the President at the time. He held this position until 1983. But Peter’s commitment was not limited to just tournament water skiing, and he played a hugely important role in the development of barefooting in Europe, serving as the first Council Chairman. He fought (and won) to bring the world together in uniting the rules to stage the first World Barefoot Championships in 1978. His interest also extended to cableskiing and he was a leading light in the formation of the European Championships. In recognition of his services to the European, African and Middle East Region he was made an Honorary Member of EAME in 1996 at the Brighton Congress. Peter was a man who always said exactly what was on his mind but underneath there was a guy absolutely intent on trying to bring water skiing to the forefront in the sporting world; who said he would do something and did it and who was extremely reluctant to take “no” for an answer. He will be missed by all who know him. Our sympathies go to his daughter, Kim, and her two daughters. The funeral will be held on Monday 26th October at Mortlake, London. If you need further information please contact me at the email address below. Anyone wishing to send a message to his family may do so by emailing me and I will forward them on. Write to secgen@iwwfed.com Submitted by Gill Hill 15 October 2009 I would like to thank everyone who has sent such kind words to me and my family following the death of my father, Peter Pearl. He was obviously a very special person in our lives, and it has been lovely to be reminded how important he was to so many other people all over the world. It always meant more to him to encourage others so that they could flourish, rather than chase glory for himself. He was so proud when one of his “youngsters” won a gold. I hope the sports that were so important to him continue to flourish and everyone who knew him remembers him as they tussle in committee rooms and applaud winners on the platforms. Many thanks again for your kind words and thoughts. Kim Pearl

11Oct09 Tournament council approves individual entry expansion for the U21 Championships

05Oct09 Tournament Council Minutes now available

05Oct09 Liuzhou City Sets A Very High Standard For The World Cup Series In Glorious Sunshine

New Liuzhou World Cup fans enjoying our athletes in action

This was the 28th Stop of the Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup series of the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF). It was staged for the first time in this South West Monsoon region of China – a major car manufacturing and tourist area. The pristine clean downtown River Liu was the venue. While over 50,000 spectators attended the World Cup competition, our hosts confirmed that there were an estimated 500,000 people at the Opening Ceremony !

30Sep09 IWWF President Kuno Ritschard meets with Chinese Officials at the Liuzhou World Cup

30Sep09 World Cup stop in Liuzhou, China is this coming weekend

28Sep09 In Memoriam

Wayne Canfield - USA - 1936-2009 Wayne Canfield of Canyon Lake, Calif., passed away on Sept. 23. He was 73 years old. Wayne was an accomplished driver, judge and skier. He drove at many prestigious events, including the Water Ski National Championships, Masters and the 1993 Water Ski World Championships. Wayne also was an accomplished skier, holding records and titles, including two-time national champion. Read the full memorial on USAWaterski.org here

28Sep09 China hosts 1st Asian Wakeboard Cup

Pro Women Winners: 1st. Amber Wing (Australia), 2nd. Chen Li Li (China) & 3rd. Miku Asai (Japan)

The 1st Asian Wakeboard Cup was organised by the Chinese Water Ski Association in Fuyang City, China this past weekend. The best riders (12 men and 8 women) from the Asia Australasia Oceania region were invited to compete for a USD22,800.00 cash purse.

Pro Men Winners: 1st. Harley Clifford (Australia), 2nd Padiwat Jaemjan (Thailand) & 3rd. Jeff Weatherall (New Zealand)

Click here for full results

25Sep09 Date Change For 2010 IWWF World Cableski Championships

The new dates for the 2010 Cableski Worlds are October 7 - 9.

Click here for Information Bulletin

24Sep09 Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup Series Invited To Take Part In Peoples Republic Of China 60th Anniversary Celebrations

23Sep09 Bulletin 2 for the 2009 Under 21 World Waterski Championships to be held in Chapala, Mexico from October 29 - November 1st is now available

Visit the official web site http://www.waterskimexico.com

14Sep09 2010 World Leisure Games and Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup

Kuno Ritschard and Lee, Jong-Hwi

At the final night dinner of the World Wakeboard Championships the Mr. Lee, Jong-Hwi, President of the Korean Waterski and Wakeboard Association and Mr. Kuno Ritschard, President of the IWWF signed the Agreement for a Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup as part of the 2010 World Leisure Games in Chuncheon – Korea. More information about the Leisure Games go to http://www.worldleisure2010.org/english/html/games/games03.asp

12Sep09 New Name And Logo For Major Water Sports Federation

The International Water Ski Federation (IWSF) was founded in 1946 in Geneva, Switzerland. As the world governing body for Towed Water Sports, it is also recognized as the sole authority for both Waterski and Wakeboard by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IWSF represents 90 National Federations in Asia / Australasia, Europe, Africa, Middle East, North America, Central America and South America, with approximately 52,000 competitors and 30 million active participants.
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10Sep09 USA, Italy And France Take Top Honors At Disabled Waterski World Championships In Vichy France

Slalom at the 2009 Disabled Waterski World Championships

With 18 countries and 47 of the World’s most talented athletes involved in 10 categories, the 2009 Disabled Waterski Championships staged in Vichy, France, delivered one of the toughest battles for medals for some years. Conditions were testing with a mixture of wind, rain and sunshine. At times, backwash from the surrounding walls pushed the contestants to the absolute limit with some spectacular crashes along the way. However, this did not deter any from pushing for the highest scores possible.
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09Sep09 2010 IWWF World Barefoot Waterski Championships

Combine the excitement of a Barefoot World Championship with Germany's solid experience in hosting World Title Events, and the thrills and fun are guaranteed! Please make this information available to your Federation members - we hope to see you in Brandenburg.

09Sep09 French delegation visits Brasilia

On the occasion of the French-Brasil year a delegation of the French Water Ski Federation was invited to Brasilia for a demonstration together with Brasilian skiers.

The aim was to help towards the development of our sport in Brasil and to promote Waterskiing and Wakeboarding for the Olympic Games programme.

09Sep09 Max Kirwan honoured with The Melbourne Award

Max Kirwan receives the Melbourne Award

Max Kiran OAM, dedicated his life to promoting Melbourne's Moomba Festival and in particular the Moomba Masters International Water Ski Championships.

In 1956 Max approached the then city development organisation with a proposal to run exciting events on the Yarra river for one week, the major obstacle being a 5 miles p/hr speed limit.

In 1960 he negotiated the first of Moomba's water ski competitions and this six-day event is now one of the world's great water skiing competions. It celebrates 50 years of competition in 2010 and Max continues working hard behind the scenes to make it all happen.

07Sep09 Elite Pro Am at Princes another success

Chris Rossi

Chris Rossi (USA) takes 1st Pro win of career at Princes Club London following a hard fought battle with Radar team mate Aaron Larkin (NZL).

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01Sep09 Bulletin 1 is now available for the 2010 Cableski World Championships to be held in Tel Aviv, Israel from September 2 - 4, 2010

29Aug09 Final Day of Competition finishes in Chuncheon

Team Champions

1. Australia
2. USA
3. Italy

28Aug09 The EAME Youth Waterskiing Championships are being held in ORTHEZ -France, the 26-30 of August

28Aug09 Wakeboard World Championships finish Day 3 in Chuncheon

27Aug09 Chuncheon City South Korea Stages 2009 Wakeboard World Championships In Spectacular Setting

Past World Wakeboard Champion Jeff Weatherall NZL has a tough start this time around

Riders from 25 countries around the world were given a very warm welcome as they arrived this week at Chuncheon City located in the northeast of South Korea for the 2009 Wakeboard World Championships. The City is also known as the City of Festivals and hosts many major events each year. The very picturesque Lake Uiam competition site is located where the Bukhan and Soyang Rivers meet and is surrounded by spectacular mountain ranges which offer perfect wind protection for the Championships. The City has five Universities and is renowned as an important centre for information technology, animation and multimedia industries.
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27Aug09 Results are in for another busy day at the World Wakeboard Championships in Chuncheon

26Aug09 Chuncheon City (Korea) welcomes the Wakeboard World

The Official towboat MasterCraft X-Star and the slider at Chuncheon

The food and commercial village

The jury, vip and media tower

The starting dock and board storage room

25Aug09 London Night Jump is Aug. 30

London Night Jump Poster

London Night Jump Poster (back)

24Aug09 Hot Sunshine, Big Crowds And Many Surprises In Exciting 2009 EAME Waterski Finals In Denmark

HRH Crown Prince Frederik congratulates Maj Jepsen

This was a well organized and happy EAME Waterski Championships at a first class site. There was much for the spectators to enjoy also – plenty of food and merchandise stalls, water displays, BMX and Mini Bike shows, Rap singers on stage, plus excellent Opening, Closing and Prize Presentation ceremonies. Most of all, the Danish welcome feeling impressed all.
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22Aug09 World Champions back on the water at the 2009 EAME Waterski Championships in Denmark

Vallensbaek Mayor Kurt Hockerup and Danish Waterski Federation President Frank Tengberg

Just two weeks ago, it seemed that the entire world was at the 2009 Waterski World Championships in Calgary, Canada. With some serious jet lag and a very successful event in Ukraine last weekend, our World Champions have had little opportunity to display their talents since then. However, this week the annual Europe Africa Middle East (EAME) Championships here in Vallensbaek, Denmark, gave all a chance to get back on the water to challenge for some serious titles. Launched in 1947, the EAME Championships this year attracted 85 skiers from 19 countries. The Vallensbaek Club site comprises two excellent man-made lakes and is located just twenty minutes from Copenhagen Airport.
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18Aug09 Tournament Council establishes new World Championships for age 35 and over

16Aug09 St.Onge Sets Pending World Record at US Barefoot Nationals

Click here to see the results

15Aug09 Calgary World Waterski Championships Produces Some Stunning Results And Great Drama

15Aug09 Excellent Results are being achieved at the 2009 Ukraine Open

The Ski Nautique towboat in front of the Sponsor wall and the Jumbo screen.

This is the link for the Ukraine Open scorbook. http://waterski.online.fr/competition.php?cc=T-09UKR01

The webcasting is under http://sentosa-waterski.com/9-channel/en/index.html

Clementine Lucine posted a score of 8930 but in the record review, the last trick was shown to be just beyond the time limit which reduced it to her already existing record of 8840.

13Aug09 MWSF Performs at Prime Minister’s Launch of the “Fly Malaysian Flags” Campaign at Putrajaya

Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak reviews parade

Water Ski featured prominently in the official launch of the "Fly the Malaysian Flag" campaign by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Dato' Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak, on the 12th August at Putrajaya's Water Sports Complex. A 6-skiers ski-pass behind the Mastercraft boat was the lead event followed by an armada of other watercrafts.
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11Aug09 Tight decision at the cable wakeboard European Championships in Finland

11th Cable Wakeboard and 1st Wakeskate European Championships 2009 from Cable Wakeboard on Vimeo.

Everybody already expected that we will see sport on a really high level here in Ukkohalla. Nevertheless it was impressive and nearly incredible what the riders showed on the second day of the European championship in Finland.
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10Aug09 Calgary World Championships Finish With Outstanding Performances And Hot Sunshine

09Aug09 Water Ski World Championships Medal Podiums for the final day

09Aug09 Slalom, Trick, and Jump Gold Medals awarded in Calgary

09Aug09 A Perfect Sunny Day At Calgary World Championships Produces Top Quality Finals In Slalom – Tricks - Jump

Packed Bleachers at the World Championships

We have now confirmed three World Champions here in Calgary – and so far only one retained their 2007 Linz, Austria title. With perfect sunny weather, spectators crowding all the Bleachers, Rock Concert, busy Tented Village, Climbing Wall, Food Stalls, Beer Garden, Jumbotron Screens and 40 nations represented on the water, we have reached the final two days of a testing and thrilling week.
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08Aug09 Thrills And Spills Galore At Calgary World Waterski Championships

Chris Parrish USA makes it look easy

Warm sunshine, excellent water conditions, the power of the Nautiques boats plus quality performances all got us off to a great start today as the Preliminary Rounds faced completion. With a packed programme of Slalom and Jump for the Men and Women competitors, the large audience began to really settle in to enjoy this 2009 World Waterski Championships in Calgary. Few anticipated what lay ahead!

Jonathan Travers USA loses his boot

Defending Champion Will Asher GBR

07Aug09 Israel Waterski Federation will be hosting the 2010 Cableski World Championships from September 2 - 4, 2010 in Tel Aviv

07Aug09 IWSF Officers are re-elected

07Aug09 IWSF changes name to IWWF, International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation

07Aug09 IWSF World Congress Completed Successfully In Calgary

Congress Delegates at the Delta South Hotel Calgary

As is the well established custom, the IWSF World Congress was held today in conjunction with the biennial World Waterski Championships. The Delta Calgary South Hotel Conference Room was packed to capacity and the excellent facilities helped all to enjoy the action packed Agenda. The Minutes will be published in due course but here are some of the highlights :
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07Aug09 Fantastic Ladies Slalom Battle For Finals Places On Day 3 Of Waterski World Championships In Calgary

Whitney McClintock CAN, #1 in the Slalom Preliminary

As the weekend gets nearer and nearer, the battle for Finals places has become white hot. Nobody really cares about the dark skies above or the occasional shower here at the Predator Bay Waterski Club in Calgary. As we go to print, the Ladies Slalom Series 3, 2 and 1 have been completed. The Mens Tricks Series 3, 2 and 1 kicked off following the afternoon Official Opening Ceremony on the Rock Concert stage out on the lake. We expect those final scores to be released shortly.

Breanne Wagner CAN

Anais Amade FRA

Karina Nowlan AUS

06Aug09 IWSF Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony held in Calgary

Britt and Tawn Larsen USA, Tory Baggiano USA, Andrea Alessi ITA, Kaye Thurlow-Faulkner AUS and Susi Graham CAN

A maximum of five individuals may be selected in each two-year period for the International Hall of Fame. The primary selection considerations in voting for a skier are skiing record in the World Championships, World Records set, sportsmanship, character and integrity. For officials, the primary considerations are significant contributions to waterskiing at international level over a period of at least 15 years. The first Hall of Fame members were elected in 1989.

Flames Central in downtown Calgary is a very impressive theatre. Its huge multi video screens cover the walls and stage area. Tonight, Wm.P.Barlow Jr, Chairman of the Selection Committee, launched the Hall of Fame ceremony to a backdrop of great waterski photos and videos on the screens and the packed attendance gave the inductees a very warm reception. This was a spectacular event and the new Hall of Fame members above will now join the elite membership of this exclusive club!

See information on past inductees here
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06Aug09 Calgary World Championships Features Many Surprises On Day Two

Rhoni Barton USA

The rain which caused concern yesterday has moved away from Calgary! While the skies were a little on the dark side today, skiing conditions were good and the timetable worked well. For some there was elation and for others there was heartbreak. Welcome to the world of Waterskiing!

Alex Lauretano USA

Kate Adriaensen BEL

Marion Mathieu FRA

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04Aug09 Challenging Start To The 2009 Calgary Waterski World Championships

The site of the Calgary World Championships

The past 24 hours here in Calgary have reminded us all that we are indeed involved in an outdoor sport! Once the official Practice time ended on Monday evening in reasonably good weather conditions, all were settling in to the prospect of a warm week ahead. The site is magnificent, the organization is first class and the entertainment for the athletes and officials last night at Calgary’s Lynnwood Ranch set a very friendly tone. Seeing our Skiers in Cowboy hats and enjoying the Line Dance routines certainly helped to settle the nerves.

Paul Melnuk and Kuno Ritschard

Jaki Hunter GBR and Nicole Arthur GBR

Herman Beliakou BLR

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04Aug09 World Championships in progress in Calgary

Currently the start has been delayed by rain.

03Aug09 IWSF Women In Sport Chair Jeffry Armstrong releases the results of the Women In Sport participation survey

Any Federation wishing to have their information included, please contact Jeffry at email : jeffryaski@aol.com

02Aug09 IWSF Tournament Council meets at Calgary

Some of the of the significant decisions were as follows:

Increased the number of individual qualifies for the Wolrd Junior and U21 to 10 male/8 female for the events and 5/5 for overall. This will apply to the U21 for Mexico.

The official boat for the U21 will be the new Ski Nautique 200. There will be official practice and the boat will be available for 2 weeks before the tournament at the site.

Clementine Lucine has had a new World Record approved of 8840 from Trick Jam on May 4.

Regina Jaquess has had a new World Overall Record of 2934.36 at the Guadalaraja International Cup on July 22.
Regina skied
Slalom 4 @ 10.75
Tricks 8180
Jump 52.2 (171 ft)

Homologation Dossiers and Results must be submitted to the IWSF within 30 days of the tournament to qualify for the Ranking List.

Bob Corson USA was re-elected Chairman

01Aug09 King Of Belgium Congratulates World Games Overall Champion

Kate Adriaensen

Belgium's Kate Adriaensen has had a very exciting past year. In Tianjin, China, she took the Overall Bronze Medal in the 2008 World University Championships. Last week, she took another step forward in taking the World Games Overall Gold Medal in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. On her return home, apart from the extensive local Press interest in her excellent achievements, she also received a special congratulation from HRH King Albert II of Belgium. She is now hoping that those Royal best wishes will help her to achieve some high scores in next week's Waterski World Championships in Calgary in Canada.

28Jul09 The Italian Water Ski Federation will host the 2010 World Veterans Waterski Championships

28Jul09 Over 40 Nations, 200 Athletes And 14 Bands To Bring Thrills And Music To The Waterski World Championships In Calgary Canada Next Week

The 2009 Waterski World Championships will certainly be a very special occasion for the sport of Waterskiing. This biennial event is the major competition in the calendar of the International Water Ski Federation. It will also be a major musical occasion for the Calgary area in the Province of Alberta, Canada. Calgary is Canada's energy capital. Not only will over 200 Waterski athletes from 40 nations compete at the magnificent Lakes of Kastynstone site, home of the Predator Bay Water Ski Club, the August 3/9 World Waterski Championships will also incorporate the DRENCHED Music Festival. This combination of waterski action on the lake and 14 live bands on the shore is expected to attract an estimated 30,000 spectators for this complete entertainment package.

28Jul09 World Games Final Wakeboard Results are now available

Click here to see the Wakeboard Results

27Jul09 Tournament Council approves Regina Jaquess slalom record tie of 1@10.25m and Overall World Record

Regina has another pending World Overall record application under review.

26Jul09 The Closing Moments Of The 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung Taiwan

Men's Barefoot Winners : Heinrich Sam RSA Silver, Keith St.Onge USA Gold, David Small GBR Bronze

Women's Barefoot Winners : Ashleigh Stebbings AUS Silver, Elaine Heller USA Gold, Shannon Heller USA Bronze

So, the final day for our sport here in Kaohsiung has arrived. The gods of the temples surrounding Lotus Pond, including Mazu, the deity of fishermen which governs weather at the Temple of Emperor Yuan, must have heard the prayers of the Barefoot Skiers. Fine conditions and calm waters arrived just in time for the final events of the Barefoot competition at the World Games 2009. The deluge on Saturday meant that two events, Men and Women’s Barefoot Tricks, had to be rescheduled to the planned reserve day today, Sunday. The Barefooters were certainly itching to get on the water to take advantage of the prime conditions. They needed some restraint in order to ensure that everything was in place including the TV camera man in the boat plus the safety and rescue teams ashore and on the water.
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26Jul09 Rain Again Interrupts Play At The 2009 World Games In Kaohsiung

L to R : Wakeboard Winners : Raimi Merrit USA Silver, Dallas Friday USA Gold, Miku Asai JPN Bronze

Saturday 25th July 2009 proved a challenging day for the Chief Judge of the Waterski events at the World Games. Having to juggle an already tight competition schedule which was repeatedly interrupted by torrential showers, Dimos Alexopoulos (GRE) and the IWSF team lived up to the challenge. All but Men and Women’s Barefoot Tricks remain to be completed on Sunday 25th, the reserve day established in advance for this very purpose. Good planning.
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25Jul09 Challenging Friday at the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung Taiwan

This was a challenging day for our athletes. Rain squalls passed over the World Games City of Kaohsiung in Taiwan. Variable weather conditions impacted the competition with several stoppages. However, after the showers the waters of the Lotus Pond Waterski site once again flattened out, providing better than expected conditions. Barefoot Jump and Tricks, Tournament Slalom, Tricks and Jump, plus Wakeboard, were all on the agenda for today.
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23Jul09 The World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung Taiwan continue with some surprises.

Manon Costard FRA in action on Lotus Pond in Women's Slalom

Lotus Pond looked at its best as World Games Women’s Tournament Slalom competitors lined up at the dock for the start of the competition at the 0800hrs. The World Cup star, Marie Vympranietsova (GRE), set the standard of 5/55/13.00m. Barbora Kolesarova (SVK) upped the level with one buoy on the shorter 12m line. Manon Costard (FRA) lifted it further with 2.5 buoys on that rope length. Caroline Hensley (USA) responded with three buoys leaving the last two skiers to challenge for the slalom first place overall points. Kate Adriaensen BEL went next raising the bar to 5@12m. Last off the dock was New Zealander Megan Ross (NZ) but she just managed 0.5 buoy on the 12m line. Kate Adriaensen was therefore awarded the 1000 points for Tournament Slalom.

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23Jul09 World Games Results update including Water Skiing, Barefoot and Wakeboard

Results are on the official World Games web site here

22Jul09 Regina Jaquess sets new pending World Overall record at the Guadalaraja International Cup

22Jul09 Preliminary Rounds in tricks and Women Slalom have been completed at the World Games

The results are available here and this link will also show the results when the events are in progress.

21Jul09 Colorful Opening Ceremony at the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung

World Games Opening Ceremony (file photo)

The City of Kaohsiung with a population of 1.5 million, is located on the south west coast of Taiwan and facing Hong Kong over the horizon. The flags of 33 nations fluttered in the light breeze during the Opening Ceremony of the Waterski, Wakeboard and Barefoot World Games competitions. This was a far cry from the conditions of the previous weekend when a typhoon hit the Kaohsiung area. This caused major disruption to the many outdoor World Games sports and in particular canoe polo, which ultimately was switched indoors to a swimming pool.
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20Jul09 World Ski Racing Championships are now in progress in Belgium

The organizers site is http://worlds.waterskiracing.be/
Check out the great pictures

Also, write up at USAWaterski.org

19Jul09 Malibu will sponsor the Water Ski Pro Tour

RECORDS TO FALL AT MALIBU PRO SKI STOP IN ABBOTSFORD
The final stop of the Pro Water Ski Tour presented by Malibu Boats will take place September 18-19, 2009.

13Jul09 World Cup stop in Dubna is completed

11Jul09 World Cup at Dubna now in progress

07Jul09 Dubna In Russia Welcomes Its Sixth Waterski World Cup Stop

07Jul09 2009 Wakeboard World Championships information is now available

2009 Wakeboard World Championships Poster

Click here for the Official web site www.kwsachuncheon2010.com

06Jul09 Water Ski World Championships Bulletin#3 is now available

05Jul09 Regina Jaquess skis 1@10.25m at Shortline Lake to set a pending tie of the World Record.

Regina Jaquess (File Photo)

If the application is approved Regina will co-hold the record with Karina Nowlan AUS and Kristi Overton USA. There is also a pending World Overall record with Regina's jump and trick scores.

05Jul09 IWSF Makes Presentation During Olympic Council of Asia's General Assembly in Singapore

(from left): Asia Australasia Confederation President, Paul Fong, and IWSF Vice President President, Max Kirwan

Asia Australasia Confederation President, Paul Fong, and IWSF Vice- President, Max Kirwan, made a presentation on Waterskiing & Wakeboarding during the Olympic Council of Asia's (OCA) General Assembly in Singapore to promote our sport to the OCA and Asian National Olympic Committee's with the objective to be included in future Asian multi-sporting games such as the Asian Games, Asian Beach Games, South East Asian Games and East Asian Games. The presentation included a new promotional video on waterskiing and wakeboarding developed by IWSF and Pro Active TV.

02Jul09 All Individual Qualifiers List for Calgary is finalized

01Jul09 Skiers And Riders Excel At Pescara Mediterranean Games

The Italian Team at the Mediterranean Games

Apart from the Olympic Games, the next most prestigious for an athlete are the multi sport games governed by the Olympic Council and staged every four years. These include such events as the PanAm Games, the Asian Games and the Mediterranean Games. They are enormous competitions with all the pomp and circumstance of the Olympics. No athlete competes without feeling that they have been part of a very special occasion.
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25Jun09 Individual Qualifiers for the 2009 World Championships in Calgary

Official Qualifier List 2008+2009 Ranking and 2008 Elite

24Jun09 Waterski And Wakeboard World Cup Releases 2009 Calendar Details And New Website

23Jun09 In Memoriam

17Jun09 Tournament Council Expands Individual Entry Qualifications for World Championships

11Jun09 World Cup stop in Liuzhou, China added to the calendar

06Jun09 Tournament Council Rules on 52m Jump Timing Buoys

06Jun09 IWSF Hall of Fame Selections for 2009

30May09 Revised Bulletin #2 issued by Calgary World Championships organizers

Revised Bulletin #2

29May09 World U21 Championships Bulletin #1 and Intention to Enter forms now available

Bulletin #1
Intention to Enter Form (Doc)

27May09 Yearly Awards presented by IWSF at the Masters

IWSF Waterski Athletes of the Year 2008 - Jaret Llewellyn CAN and Clementine Lucine FRA receive congratulations from IWSF President Kuno Ritschard

IWSF President Kuno Ritschard presented plaques for the IWSF Athletes of the year and the IWSF Wakeboard Riders of the year at the 50th Masters Awards Banquet.

IWSF Wakeboard Athletes of the Year 2008 - Phillip Soven USA and Dallas Friday USA receive congratulations from IWSF President Kuno Ritschard

27May09 World Championships Bulletin #2 is now available

. As you know, Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada has put in place a full-service website for this Event, including an approved online registration system for entries, registration, travel arrangements, athlete information, etc. You can find it at www.waterskiworlds.com.

Bulletin 2
Entry Form (Doc)
Intent to Enter Form (Doc)

26May09 The 50th Masters water ski history celebrated

Kuno Ritschard, IWSF President, makes special Golden Anniversary presentation to Bill Yeargin, President/CEO of CorrectCraft Inc and Tim Chason, Vice President, Callaway Gardens

It all began on Memorial Day 1959 in Callaway Gardens, Georgia, USA. At that time, an estimated 13,000 spectators enjoyed the thrills of the birth of this event. Fifty years later, we celebrated the golden anniversary of the Masters Waterski and Wakeboard tournament in style over this past weekend. To witness a successful partnership between Callaway Gardens and CorrectCraft Inc, who produce the Nautique line of boats, which has survived and prospered over a full half century, is quite a feat in today's business environment.
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20May09 Preliminary World Ranking List is now available

19May09 Final Countdown To 50Th Masters At Callaway Gardens Sees Release Of Special Customised Golden Anniversary Boats By Nautique And Final Entrant Confirmations

World Jump Record Holder Freddy Krueger USA set to defend his Masters Jump Title at Callaway Gardens

With just a few days to go, the 50th Anniversary Masters preparations are almost complete. As the World’s top Waterskiers and Wakeboarders head for Pine Mountain, Georgia, USA, from around the world to chase the elusive and coveted Masters titles, they also plan to celebrate this special 50th golden anniversary in style. The event takes place next weekend on May 22/24. Athletes from 15 nations will compete for the titles and a prize fund of $110,000. The site is located ninety minutes south of Atlanta International Airport. Temperatures are expected to be about 75Fh / 22C.

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13May09 Major Celebrations As Callaway Gardens Stages 50Th Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard Tournament

Freddy Krueger USA will return to the Masters with his new World Jump Record of 75.2m

For the past 50 years, Callaway Gardens in the State of Georgia, USA, has reserved the Memorial Day weekend to host one of the Worlds most prestigious waterski and wakeboard events on the international calendar. On May 22nd / 24th, the highest ranked athletes in the world will once again head to Robin Lake to try to capture a Masters title. Following a half century of outstanding success, this will be quite a special occasion for all.

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12May09 66 Days before the Opening Ceremony of The World Games 2009 Coordinating Committee Meeting in Kaohsiung

11May09 Tournament Council approves Freddy Krueger's jump of 75.2m as new World Record

10May09 Clementine Lucine skis 8930 at Ski Paradise for another pending record

08May09 Tournament Council adopts World Championships Entry rule to compensate for pregnancy

05May09 Bulletin 1 - 2009 Disabled World Championships is now available

04May09 Clementine Lucine FRA scores 8840 again at Trick Jam on 4/28/09 for another pending record

26Apr09 Jury Panel appointed for the 2009 World Disabled Championships

Assistant Chief Judge: Louise Guillot FRA

Chief Homologator: Lieven Spoo BEL

Assistant Homologator: Paul Goossens BEL

Chief Calculator: Paul Airey GBR

Scorer: Dany De Bakker

Classification Chief: Alison Smith AUS

Classification Physician: Keith Barbour USA

Classification Physio: Jeroen Bergmann NED

Classification Trainer: Denise Bowness USA

Judges
Nick Purcell AUS
John Wilson AUS
Claire Beasley GBR
Carmen Ferrer Bosch ESP
Ivar Fosse NOR
Jean-Gabriel Lion FRA
Claudine Wuyts BEL
Larry Downes USA
Jim Grew USA

Chief Driver: Kevin Wiseman AUS
Drivers:
René Caffee NED
Denny Boettcher USA

24Apr09 2009 Moomba Masters to be broadcast on European networks

20Apr09 Clementine Lucine sets pending World Trick Record of 8840 at McCormick's Spring Tournament

Clementine Lucine at McCormick's

Clementine scored 8840 in round 1. The pending record will be reviewed by the IWSF Tournament Council.

Click here to see the posted scorebook

20Apr09 Elite Tournament - LA Night Jam 2009 details are available with the official press release

16Apr09 Plans for the 50th Masters are in progress at Correct Craft for Callaway Gardens

Click on the logo for more information

11Apr09 World Cup Registration Deadline is April 15

07Apr09 IWSF Coaching Seminar held in Barcelona

The IWSF Development Commission (DC) held their latest Coaching Seminar in Barcelona last weekend for EAME coaches. The seminar was superbly organised by Domingo Ramos and Anthony LeChevalier of the Spanish Water Ski Federation and was attended by 34 coaches from 6 countries. The seminar was presented by Commission members Jean Michel Cau (FRA) and John Wood (GBR) and used a multi media format in two languages. For the 2nd time a delegation from Iran attended the seminar and there was also a strong representation from Sweden with further coaches from Norway, Belgium, Serbia, Slovakia and of course Spain. IWSF Vice President & EAME President Alain Amade also attended to address the coaches about the work of EAME and the importance of coaching within this as EAME continues to develop the sport.

This was the fourth seminar in the series to be held in a Mediterranean country as the IWSF DC continue their strategy to promote attendance at Regional Games, in this instance the Mediterranean Games. This has already proven successful with 10 countries now entered for the 2009 Games, to be held in Pescara (ITA) in July.
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25Mar09 World Cup Registration is now open for the 2009 World Cup

20Mar09 Camper and Caravan registration for 2009 Racing World Championships now available

18Mar09 Officials Panel named for the 2009 Under 21 Tournament World Championships

Chief Judge: Stian Lilleberg, NOR
Assistant Chief Judge: Waldo Miranda, CHL
Homologator: Felix Loreto, PER
Chief Calculator: Tom Danford, USA
Assistant Calculator: Audrey Collins, GBR

Judges
Masako Yamaguchi, JPN
Bruce Cockburn, AUS
Naomi Potts, AUS
Paolo Barbieri, ITA
Ivar Fosse, NOR
Jim Newbold, GBR
Jeff Smith, USA
Dan Van Dyk, USA
Maritza Concha, CHL
Carlos LaMadrid MEX

Chief Driver: Pat Rodgers, USA

Drivers:
Rupert Fowler, GBR
Sasa Medja, SLO

Alternate Judge: Sander Jongepier, NED
Alternate Driver: Ralph Hall, USA

15Mar09 IWSF Attends Olympic Council of Asia’s 1st Sports Congress in Kuwait

Photo (from left): Asia Australasia Confederation President, Paul Fong, and IWSF President, Kuno Ritschard

Asia Australasia Confederation President, Paul Fong, and IWSF President, Kuno Ritschard, made a presentation on Cable Waterskiing & Wakeboarding during the Olympic Council of Asia’s (OCA) 1st Sports Congress in Kuwait. 315 papers were submitted for presentation during the congress based on various themes including sports science, the role of of women in sports and sports marketing. Only 53 papers were eventually selected for presentation including IWSF’s.

OCA’s Web Site: http://www.ocasia.org

13Mar09 Event Poster released for the 2009 World Racing Championships

Poster for the 2009 World Racing Championships

Click on the poster to see it full size

11Mar09 Patrice Martin - new President of the French Federation

The bureau of the Fédération: L-R:Francois Terranova, Eric Néron, Danielle Butel, Patrice Martin, Colette Servolles, Jean Francois Gilles, Agnés Ackerer

The FFSN has elected Patrice Martin as its new President. The IWSF Hall of Fame skier was World Overall Champion from 1989 to 1999 and six times World Trick Record holder. After retirement from Open competition, Patrice became an International Judge.

04Mar09 In Memoriam

02Mar09 Water Ski World Championships Bulletin #1 is now available

27Feb09 2009 U21 World Championships date has been changed to October 22-25 (Change Cancelled)

23Feb09 World Cup season DVD launched at Dublin Boat Show

Des Burke-Kennedy (on right) presents the first DVD copy to Jonny Crawford of MasterCraft

It's here! The official release of the 2008 WATERSKI AND WAKEBOARD WORLD CUP DVD took place at the Dublin Boat Show today. International Water Ski Federation Marketing & Media Chairman, Des Burke-Kennedy, presented the first DVD copy to Jonny Crawford of MasterCraft at their Stand at the Show. MasterCraft are the official Boat Sponsors of the World Cup series and have supplied boats to all 26 Stops to date.
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18Feb09 Officials appointed for the Water Ski World Championships in Calgary

Assistant Calculators:
Michelle Grant, CAN
Lauma Circluis, AUS

Judges
Masako Yamaguchi, JPN
Bruce Cockburn, AUS
Kim Hyun-Lan, KOR
Candido Moz, ITA
Muriel Fromiau, FRA
Jill Howard, GBR
Hannu Rintanen, FIN
Edgardo Martin, ARG
Jorge Renosto, ARG
Sherm Schraft, USA
Diane Lauzon, CAN

Chief Driver: Russ Dixon CAN

Drivers:
Phil Ingle GBR
Les Todd USA
Mike Ross NZL

Alternate Drivers
Leigh Southwell AUS
Davide Gandola ITA

18Feb09 Officials Appointed for the World Games

Tournament:
Chief Judge: Nikki Lee, USA
Homologator: Candido Moz, ITA
Calculator: Audrey Collins, GBR
Judge 1: Martin Logan, DEN
Judge 2: Kerri Lee, USA
Judge 3: Kim Hyun-Lan, KOR
Driver: Jon Thacher, USA

Barefoot:
Chief Judge: Brian Price, AUS
Homologator: Candido Moz, ITA
Calculator: John Price, AUS
Judge 1: Geoff Davis, AUS
Judge 2: Rob Molenkamp, NED
Judge 3: Claire Williard, NZL
Driver: Andrew Richards, AUS

Wakeboard:
Chief Judge: Neil Harris, AUS
Calculator: Brenda Harris, AUS
Judge 1: Loren Levine USA
Judge 2: Graham Creedy GBR
Driver: Bill Clifford, AUS

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Technical Delegate: Chris Howarth, HKG
Venue set up: Nigel Talamo, GBR
Tech Responsible: Olaf Boettcher, GER

11Feb09 Water Ski World Rankings are now final

08Feb09 Successful Region EAME Congress Concluded Today In Zagreb Croatia

106 EAME Delegates from 34 Federations

For the first time, the Croatian Water Ski Federation (CWSF) hosted the Annual Region EAME Congress here in the city of Zagreb. All were welcomed by Arsen Sihtar, CWSF President. With 106 delegates representing 34 Federations presnt, this was one of the most successful Congresses to date. The Monaco Federation attended for the first time and was welcomed by all.
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07Feb09 2009 Water Ski World Championships Promotional Information is now available

06Feb09 Bulletin 1 and forms now available for 2009 Wakeboard World Championships in Chuncheon, Korea from August 24 - 29

06Feb09 IWSF visits Oman

Photo (from left): Mr. Max Kirwan � Vice President of the IWSF, Mr. Habib Macki � Vice Chairman of the Oman Olympic Committee, Mr. Paul Fong � AA Confederation President

IWSF Vice President, Max Kirwan, and AA Confederation President, Paul Fong, visit Oman National Olympic Committee to campaign for the inclusion of Wakeboarding into the 2010 Asian Beach Games to be held in Muscat, Oman

05Feb09 IWSF President in Malaysia

IWSF President, Kuno Ritschard, meets the Honorary Secretary of the Olympic Council of Asia, Dato’ Sieh Kok Chi (right) together with Phillipa Yoong, Honorary Secretary of the Malaysian Water Ski Federation (left) to discuss the development of water skiing in Malaysia and to ask the support for the inclusion of our sport into the South East Asian Games.

02Feb09 Association Name Change for Korea

Annual General Meeting of the Korea Waterski & Wakeboard Association

Korea has changed the name of its association to the Korea Waterski & Wakeboard Association (KWWA) during its Annual General Meeting held on 29th January 2009. Mr. Lee Jong-Hwi was re-elected its President for for another 4 years.

01Feb09 World Barefoot Championships final results

JUNIOR TEAM RESULTS
1.SOUTH AFRICA
2.AUSTRALIA
3.USA

SENIOR TEAM RESULTS
1.USA
2.AUSTRALIA
3.NEW ZEALAND

Final Open Results
Final Junior Results
Final Senior Results

31Jan09 IWSF visits Indonesian Olympic Committee

Left: Danny Boestami, Secreaty General of the Indonesia Water Ski Federation. (Photo: Burhanudin Burhan)

IWSF President, Kuno Ritschard, and AsiaAustalasia Confederation President, Paul Fong, meet Mrs Rita Subowo, IOC Member and President of Indonesia Olympic Committee to discuss the inclusion of Water Ski and Wakeboard into the 2011 South East Asian Games in Jakarta.

Photo: Mr. Indra Kartasasmita – Vice President of the National Olympic Committee of Indonesia, Mr. Danny Boestami - Indonesia Water Ski Association (2nd from left), Mr Kuno Ritschard – IWSF President (5th from left), Mrs. Rita Subowo - President of the National Olympic Committee of Indonesia (6th from left) and Mr. Paul Fong – AA Confederation President (7th from left)

30Jan09 Sarah Green announces her retirement

Top Skier Sarah Green GBR has announced her retirement from water ski competition. Among her most notable accomplishments are a Slalom Silver Medal at the 2005 World Championships, being the Masters Slalom Champion in 2006 and 2007 and winning the 2006 World Cup in slalom.

30Jan09 New Moomba information is available on the Moomba Masters web site

29Jan09 Some Results from the Barefoot World Championships are now available

28Jan09 Notice to IWSF Federations, World Games entry deadline is Jan. 31

24Jan09 IWSF Rankings have been updated to include all known problems

24Jan09 Universal Sports introduces its Waterski/Wakeboard channel

22Jan09 American Water Ski Educational Foundation inducts two new members in its Hall of Fame

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19Jan09 IWSF President, Kuno Ritschard, visits Korea together with AA Confederation President, Paul Fong, to start the campaign for inclusion of Water Ski and Wakeboard into the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon

Mayor of Incheon, Mr Ahn Sang-Soo with the IWSF President

Mr. Lee Yun-Taek, President of the Korea Sports Council & Korean Olympic Committee (middle) and Mr. Park Yang-Chun, Honorary Secretary General of the Korean Olympic Committee (left) in discussion with the Korean and IWSF delegation.

12Jan09 World Junior Championships finishes

World Junior Championships Team Champions

1. USA
2. France
3. Australia

08Jan09 World Junior Championships continue in Peru

Luca Spinelli of Italy competes at the World Junior Championships

Scorebooks are being posted daily.

07Jan09 World Junior Championships start in Peru

Daily Scorebooks are loaded here as well

07Jan09 IWSF October 2008 Preliminary Rankings are now available

05Jan09 IWSF Athletes of the Year 2008

Jaret Llewellyn CAN is the IWSF Male Athlete of the Year

02Jan09 IWSF TC Approves 2009 Tournament Rules

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