USA Water Ski & Wake Sports is pleased to announce the selection of the 2024 U.S. U17 Water Ski Team. The six-member team, selected by the American Water Ski Association’s International Activities Committee, will compete in the 20th IWWF World Under 17 Waterski Championships, Aug. 1-4, at the Lakes of KastynStone-Predator Bay Ski Club in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Athletes that have been selected to the U.S. U17 Water Ski Team are (alphabetical order): Alexia Abelson (Holderness, N.H.), Jake Abelson (Holderness, N.H.), Cameron Davis (Milford, Va.), Damien Eade (Clermont, Fla.), Jaeden Eade (Clermont, Fla.) and Camryn Waters (Groveland, Fla.).
The U.S. U17 Water Ski Team won the coveted overall team gold medal and three U.S. water ski athletes earned individual medals in respective events at the 19th IWWF World Under 17 Waterski Championships, Jan. 5-8, 2023 at Lago Los Morros in San Bernardo, Chile. The United States has won the U17 world team title in 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020 and 2022. France won in 1998 and 2006. Canada won in 2004 and 2016.
Sam Greenwood (Little Rock, Ark.) will serve as the coach and Brittany Wharton (Little Rock, Ark.) will be the manager of the U.S. U17 Water Ski Team.
The Ski Nautique will be the official towboat of the IWWF U17 Waterski World Championships. Nautique is a National Sponsor of USA Water Ski & Wake Sports.
