History

Water Ski & Wakeboard Canada has been in the business of serving water skiers, and now wakeboarders, for over 50 years. Water Ski & Wakeboard Canada is a non-profit organization. It is the sole national sport governing body and recognized water skiing / wakeboard authority in Canada. It is affiliated with the International Water Ski Federation (IWSF) and World Wakeboard Association (WWA). The national office is located in Ottawa, Ontario.

Canadian Championships!

Canada has hosted a National Championship for more than fifty years. The Classic (Slalom, Trick, Jump) Championships have moved from site to site covering the wide Canadian geography:

• 1949 Toronto ON
• 1950 Toronto ON
• 1951 Toronto ON
• 1952 Toronto ON
• 1953 Toronto ON
• 1954 Toronto ON
• 1957 Caledonia ON
• 1958 Caledonia ON
• 1959 Caledonia ON
• 1960 Quebec City QC
• 1961 Picton ON
• 1962 Minnedosa MB
• 1963 Quebec City QC
• 1964 Minnedosa MB
• 1965 Lac du Bonnet MB
• 1966 Sherbrooke QC
• 1967 Victoria BC
• 1968 Toronto ON
• 1969 St-Hippolyte QC
• 1970 Winnipeg MB
• 1971 Dartmouth NS
• 1972 Upper Canada Village ON
• 1973 Calgary AB
• 1974 Hull QC
• 1975 Hull QC
• 1976 Hull QC
• 1977 Kelowna BC
• 1978 Hull QC
• 1979 Dartmouth NS
• 1980 Welland ON
• 1981 Kelowna BC
• 1982 Dartmouth NS
• 1983 Minnedosa MB
• 1984 Sherbrooke QC
• 1985 Innisfail AB
• 1986 St-Adele QC
• 1987 Nanaimo BC
• 1988 Orangeville ON
• 1989 Edmonton AB
• 1990 Portage la Prairie MB
• 1991 Orangeville ON
• 1992 Sherbrooke QC
• 1993 Edmonton AB
• 1994 Edmonton AB
• 1995 Orangeville ON
• 1996 Abbotsford BC
• 1997 Edmonton AB
• 1998 Dartmouth NS
• 1999 Abbotsford BC
• 2000 Winnipeg MB
• 2001 Newmarket ON
• 2002 Edmonton AB
• 2003 Orangeville ON
• 2004 Abbotsford BC
• 2005 Winnipeg MB
• 2006 Montreal QC
• 2007 Calgary AB
• 2008 Newmarket ON
• 2009 Edmonton AB
• 2010 Abbotsford BC

Barefoot Nationals

• 1978 Mille-Iles QC
• 1979 Mille-Iles QC
• 1980 Repentigny QC
• 1981 Repentigny QC
• 1982 St Paul AB
• 1983 Hull QC
• 1984 St Paul AB
• 1985 Rawden QC
• 1986 Edmonton AB
• 1987 Welland ON
• 1988 Portage MB
• 1989 Blaine WA (BC)
• 1990 Edmonton AB
• 1991 Montreal QC
• 1992 Montreal QC
• 1993 Montreal QC
• 1994 Brandon MB
• 1995 Bala ON
• 1996 Montreal QC
• 1997 Edmonton AB
• 1998 Cambridge ON
• 1999 Kamloops BC
• 2000 Montreal QC
• 2001 Kamloops BC
• 2002 Cambridge ON
• 2003 Edmonton AB
• 2004 Montreal QC
• 2005 Kamloops BC
• 2006 Newmarket ON
• 2007 Edmonton AB
• 2008 Les Cedres QC
• 2009 Newmarket ON
• 2010 Not held

Wakeboard Nationals

• 1997 Edmonton AB
• 1998 Cambridge ON
• 1999 Kamloops BC
• 2000 Montreal QC
• 2001 Calgary AB
• 2002 Newmarket ON
• 2003 Saskatoon SK
• 2004 Vancouver BC
• 2005 Montreal QC
• 2006 Edmonton AB
• 2007 Wasaga Beach ON
• 2008 Regina SK
• 2009 Peterborough ON
• 2010 Edmonton AB

Adapted Nationals

• 2004 Montreal QC
• 2005 Montreal QC
• 2006 Ottawa ON
• 2007 Winnipeg MB
• 2008 Newmarket ON
• 2009 Edmonton AB
• 2010 Abbotsford BC

Canadians Are Leaders On the Water!

In less than fifty years water skiing has grown from a cottage industry to a Pan-American Games sport, and Canada is recognized as a world leader. Canadian skiers have achieved spectacular results, including no less than fifteen (18) Open World Championship Gold medals;

World Championship Medal Performances:

• Charles Blackwell ON (Gold-Slalom, 1953),
• George Athans BC (Silver-Slalom, Silver-Jump, Gold-Overall 1971)
• George Athans BC (Gold Slalom, Silver-Jump, Gold-Overall, 1973)
• Pat Messner ON (Bronze-Slalom, 1975)
• Pat Messner ON (Silver-Slalom, 1977
• Pat Messner ON (Gold-Slalom, 1979),
• Joel McClintock ON (Silver-Slalom, Gold-Overall, 1979),
• Bruce Reid MB (Bronze-Jump, 1979)
• Judy McClintock ON (Bronze-Jump, 1981)
• Judy McClintock ON (Gold-Tricks, Silver-Overall, 1985),
• Judy McClintock ON (Bronze-Overall, 1987)
• Susi Graham ON (Bronze-Slalom, 1989)
• Kreg Llewellyn AB(Bronze-Trick, Bronze-Jump, Silver-Overall, 1991)
• Jaret Llewellyn AB (Bronze-Overall, 1991)
• Judy Messer ON(Bronze-Overall, 1991)
• Beth Leboff ON (Barefoot, 1992),
• Susi Graham ON (Bronze-Slalom, 1993)
• Jim Clunie SK (Bronze-Jump, 1993)
• Kim de Macedo BC (Gold-Jump, Silver-Overall, 1993),
• Judy Messer ON (Bronze-Overall, 1993)
• Susi Graham ON (Bronze-Slalom, 1995)
• Judy Messer ON (Bronze-Trick, Gold-Overall, 1995),
• Jaret Llewellyn AB (Bronze-Overall, 1995)
• Jaret Llewellyn AB (Gold-Jump, 1997)
• Jim Clunie SK (Bronze-Jump, 1997)
• Kreg Llewellyn AB (Silver-Overall, 1997)
• Jeremy Kovak ON (Gold-Wakeboard, 1997),
• Kreg Llewellyn AB (Bronze-Slalom, Bronze-Overall, 1999)
• Susi Graham ON (Silver-Slalom, 1999)
• Jaret Llewellyn AB (Gold-Tricks, Gold-Jump, Silver-Overall, 1999)
• Kreg Llewellyn AB (Bronze-Overall, 1999)
• Drew Ross ON (Bronze-Slalom, 2001)
• Jaret Llewellyn AB (Gold-Jump, Gold Overall, 2001)
• Jaret Llewellyn AB (Silver-Overall, 2003)
• Jaret Llewellyn AB (Gold-Jump, 2005)
• Jaret Llewellyn AB (Gold-Overall, Silver-Jump, 2007)
• Whitney McClintock ON (Gold-Overall, Gold-Slalom, Gold-Tricks 2009)
• In addition, Canada won the Team event at the 1991,1993,1999 and 2009 World Water Ski Championships.

U17 World Championship Medal Performances:

• Jaret Llewellyn AB (Gold-Tricks, Bronze-Overall, 1986),
• Kim deMacedo BC(Silver-Slalom, Bronze-Jump,1986)
• Kim deMacedo BC (Gold-Slalom, Silver-Tricks, Bronze-Jump, Silver-Overall, 1988),
• Benoit Villeneuve QC (Bronze-Slalom, Silver-Tricks, Bronze-Overall, 1988)
• Jeff Heer BC (Silver-Slalom, 1990)
• Jeremy Kovak QC (Gold-Jump, Silver-Overall, 1990),
• Ryan Bush ON (Silver-Slalom, Silver-Jump, Bronze-Overall, 1992)
• Karissa Wedd BC (Gold-Jump, 1998),
• Ryan Dodd AB (Silver-Tricks, Gold-Jump, Silver-Overall, 2000),
• Aaron Rathy BC (Gold-Tricks, Silver-Overall, 2002),
• Whitney McClintock ON (Bronze-Slalom, Silver-Tricks, Gold-Overall, 2004),
• Jenna Mielzynski ON (Bronze-Overall, 2004),
• Jason McClintock ON (Gold-Slalom, Gold-Tricks, Gold-Overall, 2004,
• Kevin Melnuk ON (Bronze-Overall, 2004),
• Bryan Melnuk ON (Gold-Jumping, 2004),
• Whitney McClintock ON (Gold-Slalom, Gold-Jump, Silver-Overall, 2006),
• Erin Mielzynski ON (Silver-Jump, 2006),
• Steven Collins ON (Silver-Jump, 2006)
• Taryn Grant MB (Silver-Jump, 2010)

17-21 World Championship Medal Performances:

• Ryan Dodd AB (Silver-Jump, Silver-Overall, 2003),
• Aaron Rathy BC (Silver-Tricks, 2003),
• Whitney McClintock ON (Bronze-Tricks, 2003),
• Jason McClintock ON (Gold-Tricks, Gold-Overall, 2005),
• Kole Magnowski MB (Gold-Jump 2005),
• Breanne Wagner BC (Silver-Slalom, 2005,
• Whitney McClintock ON (Gold-Overall, Gold-Slalom, Gold-Tricks, Silver-Jump, 2009)

Water Ski & Wakeboard Canada Major Event Hosting

WSWC has a history of hosting major international events. The hosting of events of this scale provide unique opportunities for our athletes to be exposed to elite international competition and to perform before their countryman.

• 1953 World Championships, Toronto, CNE
• 1967 World Championships, Sherbrooke
• 1972 Group 1 Championships, Montreal
• 1979 World Championships, Toronto, Long Pond
• 1987 World Junior Cup, Sherbrooke
• 1988 Pan-American Championships, Ste Adele
• 1996 World Junior Championships, Edmonton
• 1997 Challenge of the Americas, Edmonton
• 1998 Pan-American Championships, Winnipeg
• 1999 Pan-American Games, Winnipeg
• 2009 World Championships, Calgary, AB

Water Ski & Wakeboard Canada Presidents

WSWC has been supported by volunteers for its entire history. Without the commitment of these many, many people, we could not have achieved the significant successes that we have. Over the years the Association has been led by a series of dedicated volunteers who have served as President, guiding WSWC through their vision and leadership:

• 1949-1953 George Duthie
• 1954-1955 Clarke Hill
• 1956 Bert Weale ON
• 1957-1958 Reg Wheeler ON
• 1959-1960 Dave McMillan
• 1961-1962 Lloyd Gilbert ON
• 1963-1965 Phil Durnford ON
• 1966 George Deniston
• 1967-1968 Andy Murdison ON
• 1969-1970 Clint Ward ON
• 1971-1972 Jim Campbell MB
• 1973-1974 Lorne Flower
• 1975-1976 Ian Reid MB
• 1977-1978 Roger Codere PQ
• 1979 Rob Bocock ON
• 1980-1981 Kim Reid AB
• 1982-1983 Rob Scott BC
• 1984-1985 Wes Graham ON
• 1986-1987 Jean Perreault PQ
• 1988-1990 Clint Ward ON
• 1991 Jim Stacy ON
• 1992-1994 Vern Oberg AB
• 1995-2004 Peter Person BC
• 2004-2010 Glenn Bowie NS