Decision Finalized on World Championships Appeal

Sunday, December 20, 2009
Posted by Web Master

An appeal challenging the results of the fourth and final mens’ race in Belgium was received by the IWWF Racing Council on October 28, 2009. All members of the racing council discussed the merits of this appeal extensively. A vote was taken on December 10 - 12, 2009. The results are that the jury decision made on July 26, 2009 in Belgium will stand.
The final standings of the 2009 Men’s World Championships are —- Wayne Mawer 1st—Todd Haig  2nd—Chris Stout  3rd.
 
Respectfully.
 
Dusty Schulz
IWWF Racing Council President.
Kim Lumley named EAME Ladies Athlete of the Year for 2009

Friday, December 18, 2009
Posted by Web Master

It is with great pleasure that the E&A Racing Council can announce that:

KIM LUMLEY (World Champion ladies) is chosen as ATHLETE OF THE YEAR by E&A for 2009 !!!

A title long due …. 

Kim,

Congratulations from all of us !!

Vera Van Den Bossche
E&A Racing Council – Secretary-General

IWWF Racing Council Projects “In Progress”

Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Posted by Web Master

The document below provides a summary of projects currently underway by the IWWF Racing Council. The project coordinator is listed in parenthesis. These projects were delegated at the IWWF Racing Council meeting held in Beigum, July 2009. Dusty Schulz, Racing Council Chairman, will oversee each project

Racing Council Projects

Filed under: IWSF Racing Council
2009 Racing Council Meeting Minutes

Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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2009 Racing Council Meeting Minutes

Filed under: IWSF Racing Council
Australia submits bid to host 2011 World Championships

Sunday, September 20, 2009
Posted by Web Master

Jan Thurgar, on behalf of Ski Racing Australia, submitted a bid to host the 2011 World Water Ski Racing Championships. The bid calls for the event to be held in October 2011 with race courses in Botany Bay, Brisbane Water and the Hawkesbury River. Further information and details will be made available as they become available.

New Racing Council Chairman named

Sunday, September 20, 2009
Posted by Web Master

Dusty Schulz (USA) has been named the new Chairman of the IWWF Racing Council. He assumed his new responsibilities this past July taking over from Glen Coles (Australia). Schulz is an original member from the first Racing Council founded in the late 1970’s.

Filed under: IWSF Racing Council
New name and logo for major water sports federation

Sunday, September 20, 2009
Posted by Web Master

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.

Following careful consideration and a half-century of development and growth, the Executive Board of the IWSF announced that the name International Water Ski Federation (IWSF), will immediately be changed to :

INTERNATIONAL WATERSKI & WAKEBOARD FEDERATION (IWWF)

The existing Federation Website will continue as before and can now be accessed also at : www.iwwfed.com

The Executive Board highlighted six reasons for these changes, as follows :

  • To more clearly reflect the fact that the IWWF is the international governing body for both waterskiing and wakeboarding as recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
  • To help create new commercial opportunities - sponsorship, membership, etc.
  • To increase public awareness of all towed water sports
  • To further increase the number of affiliated federations which have a strong wakeboard focus
  • To help increase the number of young male and female participants
  • To further encourage the inclusion of more cable-waterski and cable-wakeboard parks - with an estimated 220 parks currently in operation worldwide with over one million participants

Filed under: IWSF Racing Council
2009 Competitors Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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2009 Competitors Meeting Minutes

2009 World Championships Results and Points

Monday, July 20, 2009
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW WORLD CHAMPIONS!

  • Wayne Mawer (AUS) F1 Men
  • Kim Lumley (GBR) F1 Women
  • Steven Van Gaeveren (BEL) F2 Men
  • Kathrin Ortlieb (AUT) F2 Women
  • Jack Houston (AUS) Junior Boys
  • Yolien Bormans (BEL) Junior Girls

2009 World Championships Skier Points

2009 World Championships Federation Results

2009 World Championships Round 4 Results

2009 World Championships Round 3 Results

2009 World Championships Round 2 Results

2009 World Championships Round 1 Results

2009 World Championships Entry List — as of July 3

Thursday, July 9, 2009
Posted by Web Master

2009 World Championship Entry List