For over 50 years Russell holds a long term commitment to the promotion and rise of a sport he firstly enjoyed himself; in fact he competed at 3 Moomba Masters from 1965 -1967. Ironically some 26 years later he would be the Moomba Masters Chairman for over 15 years and today be one of the most recognizable personalities and administrators in world water skiing. Today he sits on the executive board of the International Water Ski & Wakeboard Federation as our regions President.