According to the American Water Skin Association's Rulebook, Last Chance Qualification (LCQ) by score for the 2010 GOODE Water Ski National Championships can only be achieved at a Class E, L or R tournament. However, when the parameters for LCQ by score were set this year in the national rankings list, they were inadvertently set to allow Class C scores to be used as well. For this reason, the AWSA board of directors has voted to allow the parameters as they are currently set in the rankings list to stand for this year.
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The Ski Otters of White Bear Lake, Minn., won the National Show Ski Association's Midwest Regionals, July 24-25, in Albert Lea, Minn. The Ski Otters earned top awards for dock and equipment personnel, pick-up boat crews, sound crew, jumping and ballet in tallying a grand total of 1,620.5 points. more >>

USA Water Ski will hold the inaugural USA Water Ski GrassRoots National Championships on Saturday, Sept. 18 at Lake Grew in Polk City, Fla. Lake Grew, a world-record capability water ski venue, is adjacent to the American Water Ski Educational Foundation's Water Ski Hall of Fame and USA Water Ski headquarters. Any water ski (slalom and tricks) athlete or barefoot (slalom and tricks) water ski athlete who has participated in a GrassRoots Series event in 2010 is eligible to compete in the event. To register, click here. more >>

Three-year-old Kimberly Westover of Mesa, Ariz., will be the youngest competitor to ever participate in the GOODE Water Ski National Championships when the 68th annual event takes place Aug. 8-14 at Waters Edge in Wilmington, Ill. Kimberly, who turned 3 in April, qualified in the Girls 1 (ages 9 and under) division based upon her performance at the 2010 Western Regional Water Ski Championships, July 21-24, in Caldwell, Idaho. A top-five placement at the Regionals earns an athlete a berth in the Nationals. more >>

Thirty-six athletes won national titles at the 33rd annual Parson's Roofing Barefoot Water Ski National Championships, July 22-24, at Mystic Lakes in Maize, Kan. more >>

U.S. water ski athletes Chris Parrish and Regina Jaquess won respective slalom titles on July 18 at the 2010 Alizée Cup professional slalom tournament in Eurolac, France.
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Sixteen athletes won national titles at the 4th annual USHA Hydrofoil Nationals, July 15-18, at Water Valley Lakes in Windsor, Colo. More than 30 of the nation's top hydrofoil athletes competed during the four-day event, which was conducted by the United States Hydrofoil Association and hosted by the Rocky Mountain Hydrofoil Club. more >>

The Rock Aqua Jays Water Ski Show Team (Janesville, Wis.) won the 2010 Wisconsin State Show Ski Championships, July 15-18, at Lake Wazeecha in Wisconsin Rapids. The Rock Aqua Jays earned top-scoring awards for dock and equipment, pick-up boat, towboat, sound crew, barefooting, jumping and high scoring act in tallying a grand total of 1,992.22 points. more >>

The American Water Ski Educational Foundation (AWSEF) Scholarship and Financial Aid Committee has announced the awarding of four college scholarships in the amount of $1,500 each, and the Barbara Bolding/Jim Grew Scholarship in the amount of $3,000. more >>

The boat draw information for the 68th GOODE Water Ski National Championships has been revised as of July 14. The Nationals will be held Aug. 8-14 in Wilmington, Ill. more >>