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2024 Oxfordshire Waterski Pro-Am

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2024 Oxfordshire Waterski Pro-Am

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Nineteen of the world’s best male and female slalom waterskiers, including 5 past World Champions, are in the UK this week for the final stop in the European leg of The Waterski Pro Tour.

The Oxfordshire Pro Am promises to be a great spectacle with the women’s and men’s finals taking place under floodlights on Saturday night.

Seven British Pro skiers will be on the start dock, including the current Waterski ProTour leader and two-time Men’s Slalom World Champion, Will Asher, who has been in outstanding form so far this season; Rob Hazelwood, who has recently won two Pro events; and the Overall World Record Holder, Joel Poland, who has shown that he is a match for the slalom specialists.

Full article at British Waterski & Wakeboard.

The Oxfordshire Pro Am takes place on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th July at Oxford Wakeboard & Ski Club, Queenford Lakes, Burcot Lane, Dorchester-on-Thames, OX10 7PQ.

Entry is free for spectators who are asked to register their attendance in advance on the Oxfordshire Waterski Pro Am website.

The event will be livestreamed on YouTube by The Waterski Broadcasting Company and the full schedule and live results will be available here. 

GB Waterskiers in Historic 1-2-3

British Water Skiers in Historic 1-2-3 at Swiss Pro Slalom | BWSW

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GB Waterskiers in Historic 1-2-3

GB Waterskiers in Historic 1-2-3

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British skiers took all three podium spots at the Swiss Pro Slalom held in the USA on Sunday 5th May.

It is the first time GB athletes have swept the board on the Waterski Pro Tour and they did so in the first slalom competition of the 2024 Tour, held at the Swiss Waterski Resort in Clermont, Florida.

The winner was Will Asher, whose 4 buoys at 10.25 metres in the first of two preliminary rounds, was the highest score of the day. As the last skier off the dock in the 8-man final, he did just enough to win, scoring 3.5@10.25m.

Earlier in the final, Will’s cousin, Rob Hazelwood, and Joel Poland both scored 3@10.25m but Rob took second ahead of Joel by virtue of his superior back up score.

Full article at British Waterski & Wakeboard.

Men's slalom podium with Freddie 1st, Joel Howley (r) 2nd & Lucas Cornale 3rd.

Freddie Winter Wins Moomba Masters | BWSW

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Freddie Winter wins Moomba Masters

Men's slalom podium with Freddie 1st, Joel Howley (r) 2nd & Lucas Cornale 3rd.

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The GB slalom specialist has won the Men’s Slalom title at Moomba for the first time. He topped the podium at the prestigious competition held on the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia. Jack Critchley was second in Men’s Jump.

It’s the best possible start to the new season for Freddie, for whom this was the first competition since he became Men’s Slalom World Champion for the second time in Florida, USA, in October 2023.

It marks the start of a busy year on the water in which he’s hoping to build on the form that took him to his most successful ever season last year.

“I’m so very happy to have managed to take a very tough win here at one of the few events where the water is as difficult to beat as your opponents,” Freddie said.

“It feels wonderful to start a long season on the Waterski Pro Tour this way.”

Full article at British Waterski & Wakeboard.

Joel Poland tricking at Ski Fluid

Joel Poland Sets Pending Overall World Record | BWSW

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Joel Poland Sets Pending Overall World Record

Joel Poland tricking at Ski Fluid

Joel Poland at Ski Fluid (image: Johnny Hayward)

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The 24-year-old Overall World Champion set the new world record in impressive style at a competition in Florida on Saturday 2nd September.  The record is subject to official ratification.

The new record came in the final competition of the four-stop Overall World Tour – the Florida Cup held at Ski Fluid in Polk City near Orlando. Joel won the competition, as he did all three of the previous stops, taking the Tour title for the second successive year.

The scores that set the record were: 

  • 1@10.25m
  • 11,680pts
  • 69.8m

Full article at British Water Ski & Wakeboard.