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International Water Ski Federation

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

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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, JAP
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

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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, JAP
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

29Dec08 IWSF Divisions announce their athlete of the year selections

25Dec08 IWSF CABLE WAKEBOARD WORLD CHAMPIONS on TOUR

Four riders, all from Europe and all world champions in their categories, are starting a US Promo Tour in the next few days!

From December 26th to the 7th of January they will meet many US riders on several cables.
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19Dec08 Entry Criteria released for the 50th Masters and Junior Masters

19Dec08 Moomba for 2009 is detailed in Official Press Release

12Dec08 IWSF President Kuno Ritschard attends the Peace and Sport Forum in Monaco

IWSF President Kuno Ritschard talking to S.A.S. le Prince Albert II at the Peace and Sport Forum in Monaco.

11Dec08 2009 World Barefoot Championships Bulletin 3 now available

Bulletin 3

Entry Form

07Dec08 2009 World Water Ski Championship Festival Tickets are now available

We are ready to announce our ticket sales for WORLD’S ’09!! We want to get the word out to EVERYONE as we hope to have a very large audience next summer!

We have a great event lined up for next August and we are ready to accept ticket purchases from the local, national and international water ski community.
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04Dec08 Watch Putrajaya On Skysports TV

World Cup Stars

Skysports Announce Putrajaya Viewing Dates
Here are the TV viewing times for all our World Cup fans in Western Europe. This TV Special is distributed to over 200 million viewers. It is non-stop action for the full 26 minutes - so turn off your Mobile, get a cup of coffee ready and enjoy all the thrills of Putrajaya Malaysia, the 25th World Cup Stop in the series. When you see this, you will want to book a vacation to Putrajaya - just 20 minutes from Kuala Lumpur, and if we are invited to return with our World Cup again in 2009, you could make that your time to be there !

03/12/08 22.00-23.00 Sky Sports 3
04/12/08 08.00-09.00 Sky Sports 2
04/12/08 12.00-13.00 Sky Sports 3
04/12/08 15.00-16.00 Sky Sports 3
07/12/08 06.00-07.00 Sky Sports 2
07/12/08 12.00-13.00 Sky Sports Xtra

28Nov08 Arab Wakeboard Championships held in Doha Qatar

2008 Arab Wakeboard Championship Winners in Doha, Qatar receive their awards from Mr Sami Abu Sheikha QMSF and Kuno Ritschard IWSF

1. Mohsen El Shaarani - Egypt
2. Khalid Abdulla Al-Shuaibi - Qatar
3. Ahmed Hossam Beshir - Egypt
4. Kalifa Masnad Al-Masnad - Qatar

A special award was also made to the team from Kuwait on their very strong performances :
Bader Al_Jheem
Salh Ali Al-Dweesan
Mohammed Jassim

27Nov08 IWSF Development Commission holds successful seminar in Beijing

IWSF Development Seminar participants in Beijing

Following on from the EAME Development Seminar in Cyprus in April the IWSF Development Commission held its second seminar of the year in Beijing last weekend. 38 coaches attended the seminar which was conducted by IWSF Development Commission members John Wood, Jean Michel Cau and Larry Gisler. The Seminar was hosted by the Chinese Water Ski Association and held at the Beijing Sports University, a superb facility which allowed for dual presentations in Chinese and English with full audio visual amenities.
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24Nov08 The IWSF Tournament Council has approved Karina Nowlan's performance at Diablo Shores as an official tie of the World Slalom Record

20Nov08 Dates set for the 2009 U21 World Championships

19Nov08 France, Greece, Great Britain And USA Provide Season Overall Winners Declared Today For Waterski And Wakeboard World Cup Series

18Nov08 IWSF Tournament Council Minutes are now available

The 2009 Rulebook will incorporate the changes approved in these minutes.

16Nov08 USA, France And New Zealand Dominate Last 2008 Waterski And Wakeboard World Cup Stop In Doha, QATAR

13Nov08 Doha Qatar Timetable For Last 2008 Stop Of Waterski And Wakeboard World Cup Series

12Nov08 2008 Copa America Bulletin 2 is now available

12Nov08 Waterski And Wakeboard World Cup Series Heads To Doha Qatar For Final Stop Of 2008 Season

10Nov08 Waterski World Cup 25th Stop Captures Major Headlines In Putrajaya Malaysia

Ageliki Andrioupoulou GRE flies in front of the crowd in the shaded grandstand

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08Nov08 World Cup in Putrajaya - day 1

Chris Parrish won the preliminary round in Putrajaya

Men Jump had to be carried over to Sunday morning at 8am. Read the results at the World Cup web site by clicking here
This is good news for USA jump fans as the webcast will be starting around 9PM EST

07Nov08 Live Webcast from the IWSF World Cup in Putrajaya, Malaysia

Click here to go to the live webcast page

Schedule: (local time in Malaysia)
Day 1 Preliminary Rounds
1045 World Cup Intro
1100 Slalom Men and Women
1330 Tricks Men and Women
1600 Jump Men and Women

Day 2 FINALS
1245 World Cup Intro
1300 Slalom Men and Women
1430 Tricks Men and Women
1530 Jump Men and Women
1715 Prize Ceremony

04Nov08 First Free Live Webcast Of Waterski World Cup Stop To Be Celebrated In Putrajaya Malaysia Next Weekend

03Nov08 World Games Test Event is being held in Taiwan at Lotus Lake

Mayor of the City of Kaohsiung, Chu Chen, who is also President of the 2009 KOC and Kuno Ritschard, IWSF President, at the Kaohsiung Taiwan World Games test event

Opening Ceremony

The especially constructed Lotus Lake Water Ski Venue

02Nov08 IWSF Tournament Council is requesting the help of Confederation level judges

Thank you.

02Nov08 Freddy Krueger reported jumps 75.2m at McCormick's Fall Classic

31Oct08 Putrajaya Malaysia To Host 25Th Waterski World Cup Stop

31Oct08 Officials appointed for World Junior Championships in Peru

Judges
Vern Oberg - CAN
Alain Chevalier FRA
Roy Collins GBR
Steve Goose CAN
Jeff Smith USA
Bruce Cockburn AUS
Masako Yamaguchi JAP

Chief Driver - Greg Chapman USA

Drivers
Fabrizio Sonzogni ITA
Justo Quiroz PER
Ron Moore CAN

28Oct08 Clementine Lucine sets new pending World Record of 8840 at McCormick's Summer Open

25Oct08 Tournament Poster for Putrajaya World Cup Released

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Back of Flyer

20Oct08 IWSF Meets Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President during 2008 Bali Beach Games

From left to right: IWSF President Kuno Ritschard, OCA President H.E. Sheik Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, IWSF Vice-President Max Kirwan, AA President Paul Fong

13Oct08 Wakeboard World Cup Singapore - Change of Venue, but Magnificent Duo Victorious Again

Five in a row for peerless Philip Soven, Dallas Friday also easily defended her title

A change of competition venue after 4 years in particular from the Bedok Reservoir to the Marina Bay Floating Platform for the very first time is usually challenging even for the the most seasoned competitors of this year’s 5th Wakeboard World Cup 2008. But when the going gets tough, that is when the cream of the crop rises to the top.
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11Oct08 Wakeboard World Cup Singapore Saturday Qualification Day

Dean Smith (AUS) just makes it into the Semi-Finals

Today was possibly one of the greatest multi-discipline days of the past 24 World Cup Stops. From 10.00hrs, the spectators were treated to a feast of choices – all built around the World Cup programme. Supported by the Singapore Sports Council and Tote Board & Singapore Pools, there was something today for all. This included Wakeboard, a Rail Jam, free Boat and Jet Ski Rides for spectators, Touch Rugby for the World Cup Riders, F3000 Power Boat Races and finishing with the first ever Hip-Hop party on the Floating Platform in Marina Bay which is scheduled to run till 04.00hrs on Sunday morning ! With DJ’s from seven countries on stage, this may keep Singapore awake all night !
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11Oct08 Riders Arrive In Singapore For Weekend World Cup Stop

Spectacular Singapore at Night

The backdrop is breathtaking. Singapore’s towering skyscrapers, booming construction sites and the spectacular downtown Worlds largest floating platform here at Marina Bay are ready for World Cup action. Today was arrival day for our Riders from 14 countries.
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04Oct08 Final Day at the 2nd World University Championships

Individual Overall Winners
Women
1.Jaquess
2.Lauretano
3.Adriaensen
Men
1.Sedlmajer
2.Storm Selsor
3.Melnuk

Click here for final scores

Action-packed is an understatement ! Today combined the Finals of Mens Slalom, Ladies and Mens Tricks, Ladies and Mens Jump – and of course the Team and Individual Overall results – plus seven Prize Ceremonies.

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04Oct08 World University Team title goes to USA followed by the Czech Republic and France

Team Championships

1. USA
2. Czech Republic
3. France

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03Oct08 Day 3 at the 2nd World University Championships

Women Slalom

1. Regina Jaquess USA
2. Karen Stevens CAN
3. Maryia Veramchuk BLR

Today, Friday, was the second last day of the FISU World University Waterski Championships here at Dongli Lake in Tianjin in China. The schedule listed the Preliminary Rounds of Men and Ladies Jump to kick off at 08.30hrs, followed by the Slalom Finals and Prize Giving Ceremonies. Nature intervened with strong side winds arriving from the Sea about 40 km to the east. Chief Judge Jeff Smith made a wise decision to delay the start for safety reasons till 09.15hrs. By that time it had improved but those lateral breezes added a caution element to the Jump Rounds.

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02Oct08 Day 2 at the 2nd World University Championships

Dongli Lake - a unique water ski compretition venue

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The 2nd FISU World Waterski Championships continued today at Dongli Lake in Tianjin, China, in glorious sunshine and a slight cross breeze from the east. Chief Judge Jeff Smith (USA) gave the systems-go signal at 08.00hrs and the day finished ahead of schedule at 15.30hrs. The excellent management throughout and preparations by Phil Chase (USA) and China’s Waterski Federation, added to the enjoyment of all. The programme began with Men and Ladies Tricks – Series 3, 2 and 1 – and finished with Series 3 Men and Ladies Jump.

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01Oct08 Day 1 at the 2nd World University Championships

Openening Ceremony Poster

Tianjin is located just 120km from Beijing and is the region’s largest port city. This wealthy area is surrounded by Oil and Gas fields, sea salt, gold, manganese, copper, iron, marble and many other valuable resources. The Tianjin site of the 2nd FISU World University Waterski Championships, was constructed as the Vanke Dongli Lake International Water Sports Park for the Waterski World Championships in 2005. Following late night preparations earlier this week, all was ready today for the colorful Opening Ceremony.

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01Oct08 EAME Cable Wakeboard Championships to be webcast

01Oct08 2nd World University Championships start in China

Preliminary results are available Click here for Preliminary Round Women Slalom, Men Slalom, and Team after slalom

25Sep08 Putrajaya World Cup stop releases promotional poster

24Sep08 Copa America Tour of Champions announced by Chile Water Ski Federation

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22Sep08 Karina Nowlan AUS ties the World Slalom Record at Diablo Shores Cash prize Tournament

Karina skied 1@10.25 to tie Kristi Overton's record set at Okeeheelee in 1996. Karina's record tieing performance will remain pending until approved by the IWSF Tournament Council

21Sep08 IWSF Executive Board meets in Orlando

Much of the meeting was devoted to the formal business of the Federation, namely approving the accounts and formalising the budgets for the coming year. The list of Directors of the Company (International Water Ski Federation Limited) was also updated to take into account changes of personnel in the Asian / Australasian and Pan Am Confederations and new Council Chairs. Peter Person from Canada, the new President of Pan Am was able to be present, however, Paul Fong, the new President of AA was not able to attend at such short notice, having been voted in at the AA Congress only one week before. Varna Laco and Richard Gray were especially welcomed to their first meeting as the Chairs of the Cable Wakeboard and Barefoot Councils respectively.
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19Sep08 IWSF Tournament Council meets in Orlando

16Sep08 World Trophy and EAME Senior Team Champions pictures

15Sep08 Belarus takes team title at IWSF Cableski World Championships

Team Championships

1. Belarus
2. Germany
3. Poland

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13Sep08 World Senior Trophy Winners on the podium

13Sep08 Saturday Finals at Senior World Trophy Produces Unexpected Results in Spain And Some Inspiring Performances

12Sep08 Successor To Spanish Crown, HRH The Prince of Asturias Felipe de Borbon y Grecia, Visits World Senior Trophy Today At Sesena for Some Tricks and Jump Finals

Franz Oberleitner with HRH

Following four long days of Preliminary Rounds at the 2008 Sesena World Senior Trophy Championships in Spain, this afternoon kicked off the first of the Finals. His Royal Highness, the Prince of Spain, a keen Waterskier, arrived just in time to enjoy the first round of Finals in Senior 3 Mens and Ladies Tricks, and also Senior 2 Mens Jump. In perfect sunny conditions with a slight chill in the Autumn air, the performances were outstanding and provided a thrilling programme for the spectators.
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12Sep08 USA Wins World Seniors Team Trophy ahead of Great Britain and Germany

1. United States of America
2. Great Britain
3. Germany

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11Sep08 Stars Shine At Senior Trophy Prelims in Slalom, Tricks and Jump Today

Brenda Baldwin USA

Today was an eleven hour Prelims challenge in all three Waterski disciplines in glorious sunshine for many of the major stars here at the Sesena Waterski Centre in Spain. Senior I Ladies Slalom came first. With 15 athletes from 9 Countries chasing 8 World Trophy Finals places and 5 EAME Finals places, there was no room for error. The entire pace was set by Brenda Baldwin (USA) by scoring 4 buoys on the 12m line / 35 off – and she was first on the water this morning. Nobody could match this. Closest was Olga Gubarenko (RUS) with just one buoy less. They will have a real duel in the weekend Finals.
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11Sep08 70 skiers from 18 countries are competing at the Cableski World Championships in Princes, GBR

The Opening Ceremony at the Cableski World Championships

The tournament starts today. Results can be found on waterski.online.fr and on www.cableski.org

10Sep08 Seniors Produce Outstanding Preliminary Round Slalom and Tricks Scores Today in Sesena

Mike Morgan USA

It was another perfect day for Skiing at the Sesena Waterski Centre in Toledo Spain. With 30C / 90Fh sunshine, blue skies and just a whisper of wind, the water conditions inspired confidence in all. It was a day of two halves. First we had 41 Senior 3 Men Slalom Skiers competing for 10 Senior World Trophy Finals places and 12 EAME Senior Championships places. The afternoon finished with Senior 3 Ladies Slalom plus Tricks for Senior 2 Ladies and Men.
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10Sep08 Germany and Netherlands tie at Cable Wakeboard World Championships

Team Results
Open Men
Open Women
Junior Men
Junior Women
Boys
Girls
Masters Men

10Sep08 Officers elected at the IWSF Asian Australasian Congress

10Sep08 New Zealand wins AA Team trophy at the 2008 Asian Australasian Championships in Chuncheon, Korea.

The event combining the three disciplines of Barefoot, Wakeboard & Tournament as well as the Asian Championships proved a huge success. The Riders in particular can’t wait to get back on the calm waters of Lake Uiam, Chuncheon, for next year’s 2009 World Wakeboard Championships. Competition will be even fiercer to return again in 2010 for the World Cup stop featuring wakeboard and jump, a major event in the 2010 Chuncheon World Leisure Congress & Leisure Games.

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09Sep08 Over 200 Competitors Representing 30 Countries At Senior World Trophy And Eame Championships In Spain

Andy Mapple at the Senior World Trophy

The Sesena Waterski Centre on the outskirts of Toledo in Spain was perfect for Slalom skiers at these championships. With 33C / 96Fh and flat calm water for this first day of the Seniors event, there were some thrilling moments for the spectators. The day began with Senior 2 Men / Series 3, and the best performance came from Rafael Funari Negrao of Brazil with a score of 4 bouys on the 11.25m line / 35 off. In the following Series 2, nobody could beat that score. Ulf Skande of Sweden got closest with 3 buoys on the same rope.
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06Sep08 Livestreaming from the Cable Wakeboard World Championships in Anapa, Russia

Official Site with news is here:
http://www.cablewakeboard.net/en/166/n156/
Timetable from Training and Competition you can find here:
http://www.hotsport.de/presse/Seepark/2008/Anapa/
Official Press Pictures from the Competition you can find here:
http://www.cablewakeboard.net/press/2008/WC_2008/Pictures/
The Livestream you can see here:
http://www.cablewakeboard.net/en/166/n181/

22Aug08 Chilean Federation invites skiers to compete in the 2008 Copa America held the 25-27 of November

22Aug08 AsianAustralian Championships Bulletin #2 is now available

14Aug08 Available media service of EAME tournament championships in Fagersta, Sweden

Click here for the tournament website information including realtime results: www.eameopen08.com

A professional TV team prepares a 2min30sec News and a 15min Highlights Report of the event. Both reports will be transmitted through EBU European Broadcasting Union to approx. 950 major national TV stations on Suday, August 17 at 19:00h CET. Look out at your national TV stations in the Sundy late evening or Monday sport news.

12Aug08 2008 World Senior Trophy Bulletin 2 now available

04Aug08 Clementine Lucine sets new pending trick record of 8840 at the French National Championships

The pending record will be reviewed by the IWSF Tournament Council.

03Aug08 Pan Am Championships Complete

02Aug08 2008 Pan Am Championships Results

02Aug08 2008 Asian Australasian Promotional poster released

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02Aug08 Pan American Championships currently in progress in Medellin, Colombia

IWSF President Kuno Ritschard, Pan Am Region President Waldo Miranda and former IWSF President and current IOC member Andres Botero at Opening Ceremony

Elections were held at the PanAmerican Congress.
Peter Person (CAN) was elected as the new Pan Am Region President and Gustavo Monroy (COL) was elected as Secretary General.
Jim Grew (USA) has been reelected for 4 years as IWSF Vice-President and Jeffry Armstrong (USA) was reelected as the Chairman of the Panam Tournament Council.

26Jul08 Freddy Krueger wins jump at the World Cup in dramatic fashion

Freddy Krueger jumps 66.6m to win the first World Cup stop at Dubna

The back and forth battle between Jaret Llewellyn CAN and Freddy Krueger USA continued this weekend at the World Cup stop in Dubna. It took the last jump of the competition for Freddy to edge out Jaret by a mere 10cm and gain the World Cup Dubna victory.
Jaret did gain a measure of satisfation by winning the shortboard event.
For complete results, click here

25Jul08 World Cup Dubna finals today

25Jul08 World Cup Dubna finals today

25Jul08 IWSF World Cup starts in Dubna, Russia today with live results

21Jul08 2008 Pan American Championships Bulletin 5 now available

10Jul08 Australian Water Ski and Wakeboard Federation CEO Noel Dix announces his retirement

09Jul08 2009 World Barefoot Championships Information Bulletin now available

09Jul08 World Cup stop in Malaysia introduces new web site

03Jul08 IWSF President appoints new members to World Cup Committee

29Jun08 Preliminary Ranking List Updated

25Jun08 IWSF Tournament Council postpones 3 segment timing

22Jun08 2009 World Racing Championships information Bulletin is now available

Click here to access the bulletin (note - large file 2MB)

16Jun08 2008 Pan Am Championships Bulletin #4 now available

16Jun08 Preliminary World Ranking List updated

16Jun08 2008 World Junior Championships Bulletin #1 is now available

Click here to see Bulletin #1

11Jun08 Preliminary World Ranking List now Available

29May08 MasterCraft Pro Tour starts with H2Osmosis Pro Swerve Slalom Championship

The MasterCraft Pro Tour is starting its tour of six stops at Whitestone Lake Estates. The tournaments will serve as qualifying rounds for the US Open.

The event will be webcast live starting at 10:00AM EST by WebCast-TV

28May08 2008 Cable Wakebooard World Championships Information now available

Please note the early intention to enter date as a visa is required and this process can take some time.

26May08 Jaret Llewellyn CAN and Clementine Lucine FRA receive their IWSF Athlete of the Year rings

Jaret and Clementine are presented their rings by IWSF President Kuno Ritschard at the Masters banquet

25May08 2008 Masters produces thrills, chills, and surprises

Regina Jaquess collects a Masters ring for her first win

Regina Jaquess USA scored her first ever Masters win in Women Slalom by besting April Coble-Eller in a tie run-off.
Natalia Berdnikova BLR won a close trick contest over Clementine Lucine FRA and Michale Briant AUS.
June Fladborg DEN soared to victory in jump over World Champion Ageliki Andriopoulou GRE and Berdnikova which saw all three medalists over 170 ft (52m).
In Men Tricks, Jimmy Siemers USA won over Aliaksei Zharnasek BLR and World Champion Nicolas Leforestier FRA.
Men Slalom saw Will Asher GBR best Jamie Beauchesne USA and Chris Parrish USA.
In Men Jump Ryan Fitts USA pushed Freddy Krueger to the limit with Freddy only winning on the last jump of the contest. Kyle Eade NZL came in third.
Dallas Friday USA was on top of the Womens Wakeboard contest followed by Raimi Merritt USA and Amber Wing AUS.
In the Men Wakeboard Rusty Malinoski CAN came on top this time besting Phillip Soven USA and Andrew Adkison USA.

23May08 AA Championships information bulletin is now available

21May08 New President of the Russian Water Ski Federation elected

IWSF President Kuno Ritschard meets the new President of the Russian Water Ski Federation, Mr. Alexander V. Gornostaev, First deputy Chairman of the Government of Moscow Region (middle) together with the Mayor of Dubna, Mr. Valery Prokh (left).

The Waterski World Cup in Dubna will take place this year for the fifth time from 24-26 July.

12May08 2008 Pan Am Championships Bulletin #3 now available

02May08 2008 World Senior Trophy Information now available

29Apr08 World Cup Registration deadline is May 1.

29Apr08 IWSF Tournament Council delays start of 3 segment timing

28Apr08 Waterski Stars Carry The Olympic Torch

Mark Beretta (AUS) carries the Olympic Torch in Canberra, Australia

On the approach to the Sydney Olympics, IWSF Vice President Max Kirwan carried the Olympic Torch on one of its final legs. With the Beijing Olympics now just months away, three more of our great Waterski personalities have been given the honour. Following the San Francisco Torch Parade in the USA earlier this month, its next stop was Buenos Aires, Argentina. The outstanding Overall skier, Javier Julio, was asked to carry the Torch on this occasion on April 11th and enjoyed every moment. Next came Georgi Renosto, a past PanAm Games Waterski medalist and also in Buenos Aires to carry the Olympic Torch. In Canberra, Australia, Mark Beretta, the famous TV star of Channel 7 and a past Moomba Masters Waterski athlete took up the challenge and also enjoyed the unique occasion. Congratulations to Javier, Georgi and Mark.

Javier Julio (ARG), World Cup Waterski Star, carrying the Olympic Torch in Buenos Aires

Georgi Renosto holding up the Olympic Torch across Plaza De Mayo.

23Apr08 2008-2009 Wakeboard Rules are now available

21Apr08 2008 Pan Am Championships bulletin #2 is now available

16Apr08 2008 World University Games website is launched

Click here to go to the new web site.

11Apr08 World Cup 2007 and World Championships 2007 Compilation DVD Launched Today

For many, this DVD is a Collectors item ! The 2007 Waterski and Wakeboard World Cup series took us to Russia, Northern Ireland, Singapore and Qatar. The Waterski World Championships brought us to Austria and then it was back to Qatar for the Wakeboard World Championships. To buy your own DVD copy today and relive the highlights just go to www.sportsactiondvds.com

03Apr08 World Cup inks contract for Water Ski event in Putrajaya, Malaysia

IWSF President, Kuno Ritschard signed the formal contract for this year's World Cup stop in Putrajaya, Malaysia. The event will have men's and women's competition in Slalom, Tricks, and Jump with a total cash prize of $180,000.

Tournament site with grandstands at Putrajaya

27Mar08 2008 Asian-Australasian and Asian Championships announced

Asian Australasian President Mr Gavin Brain announces that the AA Regional and Asian Championships will be hosted by the Korean Water Ski Association.

The championships will be held in Chuncheon City approximately 1 hours drive from Seoul South Korea on the 4th to the 7th of September 2008.

Once again all three disciplines Tournament, Wakeboard, Barefoot will be contested.

19Mar08 World Barefoot Championships Poster Released

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18Mar08 2008 Pan American Championships Information Now Available

Gustavo Monroy Morris

Bulletin #1
Intention to Enter

16Mar08 Message from Max Kirwan, IWSF Vice-President, AA Region

13Mar08 IWSF Disabled Rules and Handbook 2008 are now available

11Mar08 A tribute to the 2008 Moomba Masters

09Mar08 2008 Moomba Masters Press Release - Slalom Finals

09Mar08 2008 Cable Wakeboard World Championships

08Mar08 2008 Moomba Masters now in progress - Junior Moomba completed

07Mar08 2008 IWSF World Cableski Championships Information now available

Hotel Information
Intention to Enter
Bulletin 1 (pdf Acrobat 6.0 required)

07Mar08 The Lord Mayor of Melbourne visits Moomba Masters

l. to r. Kuno Ritschard, IWSF President, Mr John So, Lord Mayor, Max Kirwan, President Organising Committee and IWSF Vice-President

Mr John So, the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, attended the Athletes meeting to welcome everybody. In his speech he mentioned that the Moomba Masters is an important part of the Moomba Festival and that the City of Melbourne is proud to host this event. The Lord Mayor thanked Max Kirwan for all his work which he has contributed since the first event in 1960.

04Mar08 Chuncheon, Korea new partner city of the IWSF

L-R: Mr. Lee Jong-hwi, Mr. Son Eun-nam, Kuno Ritschard

At a Press Conference in Seoul IWSF President, Kuno Ritschard, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the President of the Organising Committee for the 1st Chuncheon World Leisure Games, Mr. Son Eun-nam and the President of the Korea Water Ski Associtation, Mr. Lee Jong-hwi, for the organisation of the following events in Chuncheon City: 2008 AsiaAustralasia Championships, 2009 World Wakeboard Championships and for 2010 a Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup stop which will be part of the 1st World Leisure Games. The World Leisure Games will be held biennally in Chuncheon and include the following sports: Air: Mini Airplanes, Hangliding, Paragliding. Land: Inline-Skating, Inline-Marathon, Skateboard, BMX, Sports Climbing, Dance Sports, Billiard. Water: Waterski (slalom/jump), Wakeboard, Sport Fishing.

03Mar08 2008 World Cableski Championships September 11 - 13

01Mar08 Water Ski Elite season starts with Lake Crichton Pro Am in New Zealand

Thomas Degasperi ITA wins the Crichton Pro Am slalom with a New Zealand record of 3@10.25

The Lake Crichton Pro Am now in progress is the first Elite tournament of the 2008 season. Jaret Llewellyn CAN led jump after the preliminaries with a 65.0 m jump. Results will be on iwsfranking.com

25Feb08 Final IWSF Ranking List now available

• Slalom
• Tricks
• Jump revised 02/26
• Overall
• List all skiers and link to all scores
• List all tournaments and link to tournament scores
• List all tournament sites and link to tournaments at site

20Feb08 Calgary prepares for 2009 World Championships

Media Release - Click Here Official web site of the 2009 World Championships - click here

18Feb08 COPA AMERICA 2008 postponed

16Feb08 Mastercraft announces the 2008 Mastercraft Pro Waterski Tour

13Feb08 IWSF Pan American Wakeboard Championships and Board Up™ Miami from April 10-13

10Feb08 IWSF Coaches Development Seminar to be held in Cyprus

04Feb08 IWSF Athletes Commission Finalized

29Jan08 IWSF TC releases the new 2008 Rulebook

28Jan08 World Barefoot Council publishes its 2007 World Standings Lists

26Jan08 EAME Congress In Belgrade Completes Elections

Overview of the Hyatt Belgrade Congress Room and delegates from 27 countries

With 27 Europe, Africa and Middle East countries represented in Belgrade, Serbia, at the annual EAME Congress today, the extensive agenda created a great deal of positive debate. These included proposals put forward by Des Burke-Kennedy IRL of the IWSF on the sponsorship and TV challenges facing the sport. This was also an election year and the results have just been announced. The key appointments are Alain Amade FRA, President, Sid Adriaensen BEL, Secretary General and Dominique Lakens Douwes NED Treasurer. Alan Goggin GBR chaired the Congress.
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21Jan08 2008 World Senior Trophy Infor