USA Water Ski & Wake Sports and the National Collegiate Water Ski Association are pleased to announce the selection of two water ski teams that will compete in the 2025 IWWF World University Waterski Championships, Feb. 26-March 2, at Orakei Basin in A...
The IWWF is pleased to announce that Bulletin 3 for the 2025 IWWF University Worlds, to be held Feb. 26-March 2, 2025, at the Orakei Basin in Auckland, New Zealand, has been released.The 2025 IWWF University Worlds is a team event comprised of skiers b...
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports’ Annual Awards Banquet, presented by Visit Central Florida, will be held on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Fla. Cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and the awards presentation a...
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 2025. The Ame...
At collegiate events, athletes compete on co-ed teams in traditional water ski and wakeboard disciplines. Athletes who are former junior national and world champions compete side-by-side with beginners. Collegiate tournaments also are more relaxed, often with as much action on the beach as there is on the water.
More than 50 schools in four geographic regions field teams that seek the Holy Grail of collegiate water skiing, the annual national championship title. Collegiate water skiing is not governed by the NCAA and is considered a club sport at most schools. However, there is tremendous growth in this segment of athletics at colleges and universities, backed up by the increase in scholarships awarded to water ski athletes, as well as the number of schools hiring part-time and full-time coaches.
