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Freddy Krueger

2023 Water Ski World Championships - Gold Medal, Team Overall; Silver Medal, Men's Jumping 2021 Water Ski World Championships - Bronze Medal, Team Overall; Bronze Medal, Men's Jumping 2017 Water Ski World Championships - Gold Medal, Team Overall; Silver Medal, Men's Jumping 2013 Water Ski World Championships - Gold Medal, Men's Jumping

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'7

Age

49

Hometown

Winter Garden, FL

Personal
Began skiing at age 6...Currently holds the world ski fly record at 312 feet...Sponsored by Mastercraft, D3, Body Glove and Masterline...Son of Fred & Rose Krueger...Married to Karen Truelove Krueger...Has two sons, Dash and Ridge
Career Highlights
  • 2024 MasterCraft Pro - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2024 California Pro-Am - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2023 Malibu Open - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2023 MasterCraft Pro - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2023 Masters - 3rd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2022 California Pro-Am - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2022 America's Cup Invitational – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2022 GOODE Water Ski National Championships - Open Men Jumping Champion
  • 2021 MasterCraft Pro - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2021 U.S. Open - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2021 GOODE Water Ski National Championships - Open Men Jumping Champion
  • 2021 King of Darkness - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2021 Masters - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2020 MasterCraft Pro - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2020 GOODE Water Ski National Championships – Open Men Jumping Champion
  • 2020 Moomba Masters - Men's Jumping Champion and Night Jump Champion
  • 2019 GOODE Water Ski National Championships – Open Men Jumping Champion
  • 2019 Masters – 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2019 Chile Night Jump - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2019 Moomba Masters - Men's Jumping Champion and Night Jump Champion
  • 2018 King of Darkness Night Jump – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2018 Action Pro Night Jump – 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2018 Malibu Open – 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2018 America's Cup Invitational – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2018 GOODE Water Ski National Championships – Open Men Jumping Champion
  • 2018 Stokes Pro-Am – 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2018 Canadian Open – 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2018 Masters – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2018 Moomba Masters - 2nd Place, Men's Jumping; Men's Night Jumping Champion
  • 2017 Chile Night Jump - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2017 Malibu Night Jump - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2017 Malibu Open - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2017 San Marcos River Ranch Pro Night Jump Invitational - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2017 Masters – 4th Place, Men's Jumping (scratched finals due to injury)
  • 2017 Moomba Masters - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2016 King of Darkness Night Jump – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2016 Stokes Pro Am – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2016 Malibu Open - 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2016 Broadside Harbor Night Jump Invitational – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2016 Canadian Open – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2016 Vladimir Filin Memorial- 3rd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2016 Sentosa Night Jump - 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2016 Masters – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2015 U.S. Open – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2015 London Night Jump - 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2015 Stokes Pro Am – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2015 Masters – 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2015 Aqua X Games (Perth Night Jump) - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2015 Moomba Masters - Men's Jumping Champion and Night Jump Champion
  • 2014 London Night Jump - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2014 Stokes Pro Am - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2014 GOODE Water Ski National Championships - Open Men Jumping Champion
  • 2014 MasterCraft Pro Water Ski Shootout - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2014 Malibu Open - 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2014 Vladimir Filin Memorial - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2014 Masters – 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2014 IWWF Water Ski World Cup (Mandurah, Australia) – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2014 Moomba Masters - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2013 Orlando Extreme Watersports Fest - 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2013 GOODE Water Ski National Championships - Open Men Jumping Champion
  • 2013 Vladimir Filin Memorial - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2013 Malibu Open – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2013 Masters – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2013 IWWF Water Ski World Cup (Palembang, Indonesia) – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2013 EYRES Perth Night Jump – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2013 IWWF Water Ski World Cup (Mandurah, Australia) – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2013 Moomba Masters - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2012 IWWF Water Ski World Cup (Palembang, Indonesia) – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2012 Chile Night Jump – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2012 Rocketman Night Jump – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2012 Pan American Water Ski Championships – Gold Medal, Elite Team Overall, Elite Men's Jumping
  • 2012 Soaked Orlando – 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2012 Malibu Open – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2012 Masters – 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2012 Perth International Night Jump – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2012 IWWF Water Ski World Cup (Mandurah, Australia) – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2012 Moomba Masters – 3rd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2011 Pan American Games – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2011 Katy Ski Jam – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2011 IWWF Water Ski World Cup (Linyi City, China) - 2nd Place Men's Jumping
  • 2011 London Night Jump - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2011 Water Ski National Championships - Open Men Jumping Champion
  • 2011 Malibu Open - 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2011 Global Invitational - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2011 King of Darkness - 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2011 Militia Sac-Town Gold Rush - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2011 LA Night Jam IV - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2011 Masters - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2011 Moomba Masters - 4th Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2010 Pan American Water Ski Championships – Gold Medalist, Team Overall and Men's Jumping
  • 2010 IWWF Water Ski World Cup (Chuncheon, South Korea)- Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2010 MasterCraft London Night Jump - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2010 GOODE Water Ski Nationals - Open Men Jumping Champion
  • 2010 Global Invitational – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2010 LA Night Jam III – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2010 Masters – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2009 Water Ski World Cup (Putrajaya, Malaysia) – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2009 IWWF Water Ski World Cup (Liuzhou, China) - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2009 Abbotsford, B.C. Pro Tour Event - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2009 London Night Jump - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2009 U.S. Elite Water Ski Team Member
  • 2009 IWWF Water Ski World Cup (Dubna, Russia) - 3rd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2009 Global Invitational - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2009 Louisiana Night Jam - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2009 Masters - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2008 Water Ski World Cup – Men's Jumping Season Champion
  • 2008 Water Ski World Cup (Putrajaya, Malaysia) – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2008 Water Ski World Cup (Dubna, Russia) – Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2008 MasterCraft Pro Water Ski Tour (Charleston, S.C.), Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2008 GOODE Nationals - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2008 IWSF Water Ski World Cup (Dubna, Russia) - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2008 Malibu Open - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2008 Louisiana Night Jam - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2008 Record Roundup Pro Jump - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2008 Masters - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2008 Moomba Masters - 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2007 U.S. Open Water Ski Championships - 3rd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2007 IWSF Water Ski World Cup - Men's Jumping Series Champion
  • 2007 IWSF Water Ski World Cup (Enniskillen, Northern Ireland) - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2007 IWSF Water Ski World Cup (Dubna, Russia) - 2nd Place, Men's Jumping
  • 2007 Malibu Open - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2007 Performance Chevrolet and Carolina Chrysler Pro Jump - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2007 Masters - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2007 Moomba Masters - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2006 USA Water Ski Male Athlete of the Year
  • 2006 IWSF Male Water Skier of the Year
  • 2006 Pan American Water Ski Championships - U.S. Elite Water Ski Team Member - Gold Medalist: Team overall and Men's jumping
  • 2006 U.S. Open - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2006 Water Ski World Cup - Men's Jumping Series Champion
  • 2006 Water Ski World Cup (Enniskillen, Northern Ireland) - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2006 Water Ski World Cup (Dubna, Russia) - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2006 Malibu French Open - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2006 Performance Chevrolet and Carolina Chrysler Pro Jump - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2006 Masters - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2005 Water Ski World Cup (Enniskillen, Northern Ireland) - 2nd place Men's Jumping
  • 2005 U.S. Open Water Ski Championships - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2005 Norway Jump Challenge - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2005 Malibu Open - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2005 MasterCraft Pro Water Ski Championships - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2005 Masters - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2005 Orlando Boat Show Classic - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2005 Moomba Masters' Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2004 Water Ski World Cup Champion - Men's Jumping
  • 2004 MasterCraft Pro Water Ski Championships - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2004 Water Ski World Cup, Dubna, Russia - Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2004 Masters - 2nd place Men's ski flying
  • 2004 Pan American Water Ski Championships - Silver Medal, Open Men's Jumping; Gold Medal, Open Team Overall
  • 2004 Moomba Masters' Men's jumping champion
  • 2003 Pan American Games - Gold Medal, Men's jumping
  • 2003 Malibu Open - 4th place Men's jumping
  • 2003 U.S. Elite and Pan American Games Water Ski Team member
  • 2003 Masters - 3rd place Men's ski flying
  • 2003 MasterCraft Pro Water Ski Championships - 3rd place Men's jumping
  • 2002 USA Water Ski Male Athlete of the Year
  • 2002 Pan American Water Ski Championships - Gold Medal, Open Team Overall; Silver Medal, Men's Jumping
  • 2002 Malibu Open - 1st place Men's jumping
  • 2002 Jilin Pro (China) Jump - 1st place Men's jumping
  • 2002 Masters - 2nd place Men's Ski Flying
  • 2002 Rev Up Big Air Challenge - 1st place Men's ski flying
  • 2002 MasterCraft Pro Water Ski Championships - 3rd place Men's jumping
  • 2002 Moomba Masters - 4th place Men's jumping
  • 2001 USA Water Ski Male Athlete of the Year
  • 2001 U.S. National Open Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2001 U.S. Elite Water Ski Team member
  • 2001 U.S. Open Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2001 U.S. Masters Men's Ski Fly Champion
  • 2001 U.S. Pro Tour Season - 2nd place Men's Ski Flying
  • 2001 U.S. Pro Tour: Detroit and Indianapolis Men's Ski Fly Champion
  • 2000 USA Water Ski Male Athlete of the Year
  • 2000 Pan American Championships Elite - silver, Jumping, bronze, Overall
  • 2000 Cafe` de Colombia World Cup Season Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2000 U.S. Open Jumping Champion
  • 2000 U.S. Masters Ski Flying Champion
  • 2000 Italian Masters World Cup Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2000 Recetto Masters World Cup Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2000 U.S. Pro Tour Men's Jumping Season Champion
  • 2000 Oz Ski World Cup Men's Jumping Champion
  • 2000 U.S. Pro Tour - 1st Men's Jumping - Ft. Lauderdale - 2nd Men's Jumping - Orlando, Fla., Greenville, N.C., Oklahoma City, Okla., Hartford, Conn., Detroit, Mich., Abbotsford, Canada.
  • 2000 U.S. National Open Men Jumping Champion
  • 1999 Pan American Games Jumping Champion
  • 1999 USA Water Ski Male Athlete of the Year
  • 1999 U.S. Open Jumping Champion
  • 1999 U.S. Elite Water Ski Team member
  • 1999 U.S. Masters Ski Flying Champion
  • 1999 Moomba Masters Wakeboard Champion
  • 1999 World Cup Champion – Detroit, Mich.; Italian Masters
  • 1998 World Cup Champion – Charleston; Ft. Lauderdale; Italian Masters
  • 1998 U.S. Masters - 4th Place Ski Flying
  • 1997 U.S. Open - 6th Place Jump
  • 1996 U.S. Open - 2nd Place Jump
  • 1995 Bud Pro Tour Shreveport Champion
  • 1995 Nationals Open Men Jump and Overall Champion
  • 1994 Regionals Men 1 Tricks, Jump and Overall Champion
  • 1994 Nationals - Men 1 - 2nd Place Tricks and Jump, 1st Place Overall
  • 1990 Midwest Regionals - Boys - 7th Place Slalom, 5th Place Tricks and Jump, 1st Place Overall
  • 1990 Nationals - Boys - 12th Place Tricks and Overall
  • 1989 Midwest Regionals - Boys - Tricks and Overall Champion
  • 1989 Nationals - Boys - 12th Place Overall
  • 1988 Nationals - Jr. Boys - 5th Overall

Athlete News#

Records:

  • Current World Ski FlyRecord Holder (312 feet)
  • Former World Jumping Record Holder (250 feet/76.2 meters)
  • Former World Jumping Record Holder (247 feet/75.2 meters)
  • Former World Jumping Record Holder (243 feet/74.2 meters)
  • Former World Jumping Record Holder (240 feet/73.0 meters)
  • Former World Jumping Record Holder (233 feet/71.0 meters)
  • Former World Jumping Record Holder (226 feet)
  • Current U.S. National Open Men Jumping Record Holder (250 feet)
  • Former Ski Fly World Record Holder (286 feet)
  • Midwest Regionals Boys 3 Jumping Record Holder
  • Midwest Regionals Men 1 Jumping Record Holder

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