Over 35 Waterski World Championships

Australia will be sending a team of ONE to the Over 35s IWWF tournament waterski worlds to be held from the 6th to the 12th of September in Milan, Italy. This is the inaugural tournament and Australia’s representation rests of the shoulders of three event skier, Mark Louder. Rose Maczkowiack was a late exclusion from the Australian team due to an injury sustained during training (we wish Rose a speedy recovery). Mark has been training hard at Sydney ski club and Stoney Park although has been finding it difficult due to the lack of three event training sites available during the off season. This Over 35s Worlds will bring a new competitiveness to the older age groups on a national and state level with the goal of having a large representation for Australia at the next Senior Worlds.Team Manager Joshua Louder 

 A shot of Mark Louder jumping in his early days.

The newly affiliated AWWF  Cable Wakeboard Team did themselves proud with a solid Bronze medal at the World Cable Championships in Germany last weekend. A great event with Aussie Team Manager Lauren Ormsby finishing a strong second in the Open Women's event only being pipped by 6 points from Kirsteen Mitchell from Great Britain with another Aussie Angelika Schriber finishing third. The Team performed well with James Windsor and Nathan Tucker a strong finish in  Boys,  Jaimie Oxlade third in Girls, and the mini kids went to Ezmerelda Warnecke and Quinlee McAlister in the girls with  Callum Seymour in the boys. This year they held the  Wakeskate Worlds in conjunction with the Aussies finishing second  with strong performances from Deon Nagy, Mayce Dipple and Ben Jackson.

A shot of Lauren sightseeing after her World class performance. Waiting on an action shot.

TOURNAMENT WATER SKI AUSTRALIA CONDUCTED A TWO WEEK SKI SCHOOL WITH 28 STUDENTS REPRESENTED BY QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, WA & NT. WHILE THE REST OF AUSTRALIA WAS ENDURING COLD WET & MISERABLE WEATHER, A GROUP OF FORTUNATE SKIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES SPENT TWO GLORIOUS WEEKS SKIING IN PERFECT CONDITIONS ON A COUPLE OF THE BEST MAN MADE LAKES IN AUSTRALIA. THIS WILL NOW BE AN ANNUAL EVENT AND DUE TO ITS SUCCESS WILL BE INCREASED TO THREE WEEKS. WHERE ELSE IN AUSTRALIA CAN YOU FIND PICTURE PERFECT LAKES WITH A WATER TEMPERATURE OF 27-30 DEGREES IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER!!! THE TEAM IS SHOWN ON MORNING WORKOUT WITH THE  DARWIN TWIN LAKES IN THE BACKGROUND. Report from TWSA Director Stafford Scott.

The newly aligned AWWF Cable Wakeboard group have just completed their first National championships and selected a 16 strong Team to represent Australia at the World Championships in Brandenburg Germany in mid July. Spokesperson for the new group Lauren Ormsby said the Team was very strong in the junior ranks with a good base in the Senior Divisions and good things are expected. The Team has created a lot of interest in the Cable wakeboard world as the discipline grows in big numbers every year. As with all International Teams funding is the key and the group has now a web page to show your support for the team and hopefully make a donations.

Go to :    http://www.mycause.com.au/AustralianCableWakeboardTeam   to show your support.

Some of the team are shown training in Cairns.