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OCTOBER 2013 NEWSLETTER 18th EDITION
Welcome to our 18th edition of the Tournament Water Ski Australia Newsletter. Although for many of us the ski season has just commenced many of our outstanding team members have been flying the Australian flag competing Internationally and doing us proud!
WORLD GAMES 2013 IN CALI, COLOMBIA ATTRACTS
OUTSTANDING WATERSKI & WAKEBOARD ATHLETES
World Games Opening Ceremony Michale Briant Bronze Medallist
Thursday the 25th of July saw the spectacular Opening Ceremony which involved hundreds of dancers from Salsa Schools, Afro and Folk Groups, Musicians, Acrobats, one million watts of light, plus 60,000 watts of sound and 2,000 sq.m of colourful projections! As the athletes from 101 nations entered the arena, the atmosphere was extraordinary which set the scene for a perfect 2013 World Games. The thirty countries were represented by the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation including Australia's own Michale Briant, Joel Howley and Steven Moss, unfortunately Josh Briant was unable to compete due to an ankle injury.
2013 International Hall of Fame Selections Announced
Des Burke-Kennedy IRL, Chairman of the International Hall of Fame Selection Committee, announced the names of the outstanding individuals to be inducted to the International Hall of Fame during the World Waterski Championships in Santiago, Chile, on Thursday, November 28th 2013. In the past 24 years, only 46 Skiers and 22 Officials will now have received this special accolade.
Two Great Australian's Inducted to the IWSF Hall Of Fame!
TONI NEVILLE AUS - Waterski Athlete
Four World Tournament Jump Records, Open Women's Ski Fly World Record, Slalom and Jump World Championships Records in 1997 and 1999, eight National Australian Records.
RON FERGUSSON AUS - Official
IWWF Board Member and Technical Committee Member for 35 years, Chief Judge at both Waterski and Barefoot World Championships, Chief Judge at Asian Championships 12 times
2014 OVER 35 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ANNOUNCED! It is a pleasure to announce that the 2014 Over 35 World Waterski Championships will be held
from 8-12 October, 2014 at the Sunset Lake venue in Groveland, Florida, USA.
U 21 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
GOLD! GOLD! GOLD!
Our Aussie Team delivered an outstanding result bringing home a bag full of medals, but it wasn't enough to give us the elusive Team Gold which was taken out by the USA. Unfortunately a number of our skiers had suffered injuries prior to the event which would have had an impact on the final results, never the less, a great result.
Jacinta Carroll Gold in Jump & Gold in Overall, Josh Briant Gold in Trick & Tim Bradstreet Silver in Trick & Gold in Overall. Silver for Australia in the Teams event!
Watch the video link below to see Jacinta & Tim in action over the Jump!
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TWSA SECURES 5 YEAR PARTNERSHIP
WITH MASTERCRAFT
Tournament Water Ski Australia has signed a contract with MasterCraft to be the tow boat of the National Championships for the next 5 years. Not only will the pinnacle of our sport being our Nationals have the best engineered and most luxury appointed boat on the market but will also enable the Host States to enjoy many of the benefits offered, some of those being the supply and delivery of two MasterCraft 6 litre boats to the Host State, mechanics and staff on site, up front cash to the host State, fuel supplied, 250 bibs in State colours supplied and 42 MasterCraft Trophies. This will enable the Host State to provide quality boats for our Tournament skiers whilst providing a substantial financial benefit to the State. So if you are in the market to replace or upgrade your existing boat why not consider the tow boat that will be used over the next 5 years and train behind a MasterCraft, the boat that will ultimately be used at our National Championships. A special thank you must be extended to Glenn Sheldon who helped negotiate the deal with MasterCraft, Thank You Glenn. We all look forward to our association over the coming years with the masters of boat design and craftsmanship, MASTERCRAFT!
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TWSA FREE SKI CLINICS The 2013 /14 season has commenced with several free TWSA Clinics being hosted around the country and by all reports the response from organisers and participants has been extremely positive with Queensland being the first State to kick off the season with Jodie Skipper coaching 15 students in what was an extremely successful ski clinic. The next State to participate was SA with a huge group of students being given coaching from Chelsea Scott in what was a great weekend. Thank you to the local organisers of these events who volunteer their time to help facilitate these TWSA initiatives which will hopefully give positive results for the States.
Qld TWSA Free Clinic Students SA TWSA Free Clinic Students
NEWS BULLETIN! At the recent TWSA AGM it was agreed by the States to impose severe penalties for those members who use radio devices for the purpose of listening to judges & officials at the National Championships, the use of such devices is strictly forbidden. For detailed clarification please refer to the TWSA Policy, Administration & Rule Book on the AWWF / TWSA website under Documents.
OPEN WORLDS TEAM ANNOUNCED! The Open Worlds Team has been announced with our Australian Manager Sally Morris coordinating the logistics of having our team prepared for the World Championships being held in Santiago, Chile at the end of November. The Team announced is Ryan Green (Team Captain) Timothy Bradstreet, Jacinta Carroll, Michale Briant, Josh Briant, Nick Adams and Reserve Cathryn Humphrey. This year we have a number of Independents who will also compete, those being Karina Nowlan, Joel Howley & Emma Sheers. Unfortunately Joel Wing who was originally selected on the team had to withdraw due to the arrival of his first child, we wish Joel & Suzie all the very best!
Good Luck to our Team of Aussies in Santiago
APP UPDATE – By Dan Oliver
Do you need help with your skiing? Maybe slow motion will help? Well now you can record yourself skiing and play
it back in slow motion. I recommend the www.coachmyvideo.mobi App for Real-Time Video Analysis:
Frame-by-frame & slow-motion video analysis
Draw/mark-up a video
Frame-capture in Full Resolution from HD videos
HD video email sharing
iPad: side-side comparison with synch-playback The Coach My Video App is designed for the latest iPad, iPhone & iPod touch models and will help you to improve your slalom or jump style or learn new tricks. Search for it at the App Store: CoachMyVideo
If anyone one like further help with this app please feel free to contact Dan Oliver on 0400 877705
Screen shot from video
AUSSIE KIWI TEAM ANNOUNCED!
The Aussie Kiwi Team has been announced and will head over to New Zealand in January with a large support crew of parents to compete in the yearly Aussie Kiwi Challenge. Those selected to represent our country are:
UNDER 14 Jack Christie - Bailey Christie - Ethan McKinnon - Benjamin Beatty - Briana McGrady - Tayla Simmonds - Molly Ferguson - Grace Griffiths. UNDER 17 Jasmine Burns - Katelyn Miller - Casey Wooderson - Cameron Potts - Jayden McGrady – Brittany Zendler - Joshua Wallent – Sarah O’Toole. UNDER 21 Jacinta Carroll - Teagan Burns – Anthea Collicoat - Jayme Gray - Olivia Collicoat - Trent Nelson Cranfield - Jason Miller – Adam Potts.
Good Luck to our Large Team of Aussies & let’s bring home the Trophy!
Thank you all for taking the time to read our 18th edition of the TWSA newsletter. For
many of you the skiing season has just commenced, so I wish you all the success on the
water over the coming months.
Until Next Time
Yours sincerely
Stafford Scott TWSA Chairman
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 0418 841511
