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...
As a reminder, the USA Water Ski & Wake Sports board of directors approved at its meeting on June 29, 2022, to implement an event sanctioning fee increase for 2025. Beginning with event dates Jan. 1, 2025 and beyond, the following event sanction fees w...
Both the most recognizable and the most influential modern water sports athlete, Parks Bonifay talks his water sports journey from a ski baby to water skiing and, ultimately, wakeboarding, where his legend truly grew. The winner of multiple X Games gol...
The U.S. Junior Barefoot Water Ski Team won the overall team gold medal and the U.S. Elite Barefoot Water Ski Team earned the overall team silver medal at the 2024 IWWF Barefoot Water Ski World Championships, Oct. 6-8, at Lake Myrtle Sports Park in Aub...
The USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation’s Hall of Fame Selection Committee is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the Foundation’s Award of Distinction: Bob Archer, Mike "Mack" Makridichian, Mike Mckelheer, Jeff Surdej and Geno Yauchler.These...
The International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation is pleased to announce that Bulletin 3 for the 2024 IWWF World Open, Junior, and Under 23 Barefoot Championships, has been released.The Worlds will be held Oct. 6-12 at Lake Myrtle Sports Park’s Champio...
Thirty two athletes won titles at the 46th Barefoot Water Ski National Championships, Aug. 22-25, at Water Ski Mania in Helena, Montana. More than 50 barefoot water ski athletes competed in respective divisions for titles in wake slalom, tricks, jump a...
The American Barefoot Club, a sport discipline organization of USA Water Ski & Wake Sports, has announced the selections to the 2024 U.S. Elite Barefoot Water Ski Team and 2024 U.S. Junior Barefoot Water Ski Team that will compete in the 2024 IWWF Worl...
On July 2, 1922, history was changed when Ralph Samuelson became the first person to successfully water ski. USA Water Ski & Wake Sports is honoring the birth of our sport this summer by offering everyone the chance to learn to ski all summer long.USA ...
My first experience with water skiing was with my father. He rented a fishing boat, he put a line on the back, and I was at the end of that handle. I was about 10 years old, and it was on Lake Independence, which is just a few miles from where I live n...
