British skiers took at three podium spots in men’s slalom at the Swiss Pro Slalom yesterday in Florida!
🥇Will Asher
🥈Rob Hazelwood
🥉Joel Poland
Read more about the event here: bwsw.org.uk/news/gb-waterski…
📷: Tiare Miranda
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This #AutismAwarenessDay we are celebrating and raising awareness for everyone participating in our sport
We are committed to making a positive difference when it comes to supporting members and future members on the Autistic Spectrum.
📷: Mantis Pro Media
#AutismAwareness
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Check the 2024 Prohibited List and make sure you're not using a banned substance or method in sport. Remember strict liability. Not knowing is not enough.
Read about the 2024 Prohibited List with @ukantidoping : ukad.org.uk/news/2024-prohib…
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Why do athletes have to check their medicines before they use them?
Some medications contain substances that are banned in sports. Athletes need to be #SqueakyClean and search all medicines carefully on Global DRO, the drug reference website.
Read more: globaldro.com
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Freddie Winter (slalom), Arron Davies (slalom), Jack Critchley (jump) and Sanchia Outram (overall) will all compete at the Moomba Masters this weekend in Melbourne, Australia.
Find out more and view the live results and webcast here: bwsw.org.uk/news/moomba-mast…
📷: Will Robertson
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Is your club interested in holding a women and girls taster session?
Working in partnership with the British Media Company, we are providing promotion and marketing content to link new participants to waterski and wakeboard clubs in the UK
Find out more: bwsw.org.uk/forms/women-and-…
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Lascelles Memorial Awards have been announced!
Every year, the Lascelles Memorial Awards are granted to young and highly promising athletes who compete in recognised sports disciplines.
Read more and find out the grant recipients here: bwsw.org.uk/news/the-general…
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It's not long now before the winter edition of the BWSW magazine will be dropping through members' letterboxes.
This edition is filled with exciting features, such as a profile of the inspiring visually-impaired skier, Jill Williams.
Can you guess who's featured on the cover?
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Arron won the men’s slalom title at the Collegiate Nationals this year which followed his victory at the British Nationals.
You can read more about Arron’s nomination and vote for him here: thencwsa.org/voting-now-open…
📷: Kirsi Wolfisberg
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Annual General Meeting - Save the Date!
The AGM of The British Water Ski & Wakeboard Federation Limited (BWSW), will be held at 1pm on Sunday 14th January 2024 at Queen’s Club, London.
Please save the date and we will have more information available soon.
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There is still time to buy your tickets for the Friends of Tournament Waterski Ball, taking place on Saturday, November 18 at The Hilton, Northampton.
You can book your tickets and find out more here: bwsw.org.uk/events-and-resul…
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14 GB waterskiers are ready to take on the world at the 2023 IWWF World Waterski Championships which takes place this week at Sunset Lakes in Florida, USA.
Find out more about the squad and event here: bwsw.org.uk/news/gb-waterski…
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Two great features this week from the @BBCNews and @swindonadver about Disabled Worlds and the +35 European and Africa Championships.
BBC - Blind mum from Ormskirk is water-skiing world champion - bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-la…
Swindon Advertiser - swindonadvertiser.co.uk/spor…
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Congratulations the four-strong GB team of Claire Ellis, Jill Williams, Hannah Tomsett and Tim Farr, who won 11 medals, including seven golds and Team Bronze, at the IWWF World Disabled Waterski Championships in California.
Read more: bwsw.org.uk/news/gb-skiers-w…
📷: John Lipscomb
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Two weeks after breaking his own Overall World Waterski record, Joel Poland has set another pending Overall World Waterski record!
Joel broke the record at the Malibu Open with scores of [email protected], 11,720 trick points and a 69.3-metre jump!
More: bwsw.org.uk/news/another-ove…
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Congratulations to the GB squad who competed in the Europe and Africa Over-35s Waterski Championships in France this past weekend.
The squad is returning home with an impressive 28 medals, including 12 golds and team silver!
Read more bwsw.org.uk/news/gold-rush-a…
#SPORTSNEWS #sport
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Joel Poland the current Overall World Champion has set a new pending world overall record in impressive style at a competition in Florida on Saturday 2nd September. The record is subject to official ratification.
Read more here: bwsw.org.uk/.../joel-poland-…
📷: Johnny Hayward
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Good luck to the Team GB riders competing at the 2023 IWWF European & African Cable Wakeboard Youth & Senior Championships in Hungary this week.
Can they defend their title and bring home gold? 🇬🇧
Read more: bwsw.org.uk/news/gb-cable-wa…
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Congratulations to the GB Barefoot Squad who collected no fewer than nine individual medals as well as Team silver (including three golds for Henry Sullivan) at the 2023 Europe & Africa Championships.
Read more here: bwsw.org.uk/news/european-me…
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