The December Florida Water Ski Federation meeting will be held December 7th with the general membership meeting beginning at 11am at the Lake Myrtle Sports complex.
Any federation member is welcome and encouraged to attend. Please come find out what your federation does for you! Tournament draw and selection is also to be done at this time.
Monica Seal
President, FWSF
Four competition towboats from three manufacturers have been approved to pull athletes in sanctioned tournaments for the American Water Ski Association, National Collegiate Water Ski Association and USA Adaptive Water Ski & Wake Sports in 2020. The American Water Ski Association, National Collegiate Water Ski Association and USA Adaptive Water Ski & Wake Sports are three of nine sport discipline organizations of USA Water Ski & Wake Sports, the national governing body of organized water skiing in the United States.
Erika Lang’s (USA) world women’s trick record 11,260 points, set at Sunset Fall Classic 2019 held at Sunset Lakes, Groveland Florida on 5th October 2019 has been approved by the IWWF World Waterski Council. The previous world record 10,850 was set at the same event and venue a year ago by Erika.
Fifteen U.S. Senior Pan American Championships Water Ski Team members and five U.S. independent athletes combined to win 49 medals, including 25 gold, at the 2019 IWWF Pan American Senior Water Ski Championships, Oct. 23-27, in Bujama, Peru. All four – 35+, 45+, 55+ and 65+ – U.S. teams competing at the biennial event won overall team gold medals.
Tory Baggiano, the first tricks skier to eclipse the 11,00-point barrier and a 2004 inductee into the USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation’s Water Ski Hall of Fame, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. He was 52.
