21. Water Ski Milestones water skiing was an exhibition sport at the olympic Games in Keil, West Germany. US olympic Committee recognizes water skiing as a Pan American sports http://www.waterskihalloffame.com/pages/Milestones.html

Water Skiing, A Look Back Through 75 Years 1920's 1930's 1940's 1950's ... 1990's Ralph Samuelson designed the first water skis from two pine boards and successfully skied on Lake Pepin in Lake City, MN Samuelson made the first water ski jumps off a makeshift ramp. Fred Waller patented the first water skis, the "Dolphin Akwa-Skees." Don Ibsen develops his won water skis on the West Coast, never having hears of Samuelson or Waller. The first ski shows are held at the Century of Progress in Chicago and the Atlantic City Steel Pier. American Water Ski Association (AWSA) was organized by Dan B. Hains. The first National Water Ski Championships are held on Long Island. A.G. Hancock and Dick Pope, Jr., became the first barefoot water skiers respectively. Chuck Sligh set the first water ski jump record of 49 feet at the Dixie Water Ski Tournament at Cypress Gardens. First World Water Ski Championships held in France. Willa Worthington and Dick Pope, Jr., represent the U.S. and Worthington wins slalom, jump and overall titles. Martin meters for measuring jump distances are introduced.

22. Olympic Demonstration Sports A list of demonstration sports from previous olympic Games. water skiing 1972, Munich, Germany. Winter Pentathlon (Xcountry downhill http://www.topendsports.com/events/discontinued/demo.htm

DISCONTINUED OLYMPIC SPORTS Rob's other Homes Select Page Home Fitness Nutrition Fitness Testing Sports Medicine Sports Psychology Sports Biomechanics Sporting Events Elite Sports Coaching Resources Search this site discontinued home complete list unusual events demostration sports ... contact rob Demonstration Sports at the Olympic Games At most modern day Olympic Games there have been a variety of demonstration sports held as part of the Games, but not as official events eligible for medals. Some of the events have later gone on to become official Olympic sports. Originally, demonstration sports and events were included to showcase sports or events which were unique to the country hosting the Games, but now they are often used as a stepping stone in the application for consideration as a future Olympic medal sport. Sports that have been demonstration sports in the past, include the following: American Football: 1932, Los Angeles

23. Sports Federation & Olympic Committee Of Hong Kong, China To promote the sports of water skiing wakeboarding in Hong Kong. To provide equipment and training facilities for all levels of water skiing http://www.hkolympic.org/article/sports_promotion/136

HONG KONG WATER SKI ASSOCIATION (II) The forming of HKWSA Aims and Objectives The Mission Statement of the HKWSA is ¡V "To increase the awareness of, and encourage the greater participation in towed water sports in Hong Kong. In particular the sports of Water skiing, wakeboarding and their derivatives.¡¨ The Objectives of the HKWSA is ¡V - To train and develop skiers/riders from elementary to national and international level. - To represent Hong Kong in regional and international events. Sadly after the loss of regular use of the West side Coffer Dam until 2000, the high standards achieved in the late 1970's and early 1980's were not maintained. However, negotiations with the Government have resulted in increased access use of the Coffer Dam on two Saturdays every month during November to May. This objective remains at the top of our list. HKWSA's medium term objectives include: - Securing a permanent site for competitive skiing and training - Establishing low-cost mass skiing facility, probably by means of overhead cable - Providing ski boats and competent drivers to enable members to ski more regularly - Encouraging new and especially young skiers to channel their energy into developing competitive skiing/wakeboarding skills, so that the Association will one day be able to field a world-class ski team

24. Olympic Sports - Paralympics The Melbourne sports and Aquatic Centre, a 39000 square metre indoor sports facility has been horse riding, skiing, water skiing and athletics. http://www.sport.vic.gov.au/web9/srvsite.nsf/pages/wcs_melbsports_olympic_paraly

25. Wheelchair Sports, Recreation & Accessible Travel - Wheelchair Sports And Recrea Adaptive water skiing opportunities in Texas. Texas Lions Camp WDSRA offers such fun programs as Special olympic sports, cultural experiences, http://www.usatechguide.org/techguide.php?vmode=1&catid=393

26. Students.net Sports And Entertainment Directory: Olympic Related Links A collection of sporting links categorized by olympics. Traithlon Traithlon Trampoline Trampoline. Volleyball Volleyball water skiing water skiing http://www.students.net/sT/Directory/Sports/Olympic.asp

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27. New Olympic Sports | 2004 Summer Olympics Athens | Sychronize Swimming | Skatebo Dumb olympic sports Rollerskating, ballroom dancing (also known as dancesport) and water skiing could be events you see at future olympic Games. http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p1326.htm

quick advanced Scroll down for the article Tug-Of-War Dumb Olympic Sports Rollerskating ballroom dancing (also known as dancesport) and water skiing could be events you see at future Olympic Games . You may also see tug-of-war, sumo wrestling and even chess. All of these are activities which the people who organize the Olympics consider to be "sports", and are thinking about adding as new events to future Olympic competitions Olympic Events - Too Many Dumb Ones There are already enough lame sports at the Olympics . They don't need to add more sports; they need to get rid of some. Why do they even have fencing or shooting events ? These are not sporting events, these are ways of killing people. The same goes for synchronized swimming , which you'll be seeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece . If you have to put on make-up and get judged based on how much you smile - then it's not a sport. What are they gonna add next? Modeling and hair styling ? The IOC (International Olympic Committee) did have enough brains to decide that bodybuilding is not a sport (it's Bodybuilding actually defined as a circus act or a freak show) - but the organization has given status to too many other activities that should really be classified as hobbies, rather than sports.

28. Bowling Digest: Global Considerations - International Future Of Bowling Discusse Achieving olympic sport status is very important, but it is not our first priority. a preference for water skiing, if any adjunct sports are permitted. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCK/is_4_18/ai_65229526

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29. Olympic Sports Scene olympic sports Scene is a weekly feature on www.usocpressbox.org with previews and results 8/1621 water skiing World Championships, Tianjin, China http://www.usoc.com/usoc/pressbox.nsf/0/87109ef17488c90485257059006d58db?OpenDoc

30. International Institute For Sport And Olympic History Adapted physical education; Air sports; Alpine skiing (see skiing); Ancient / Antiquities (Greece, Rome, etc); Aquatics (see water sports); Archery http://www.harveyabramsbooks.com/501c3subjects.html

SUBJECT LIST International Institute for Sport and Olympic History The following subject areas are suggested areas of interest for named endowments. You can see the broad scope of the Institute's collecting goals from this list. Additional subjects may be added at any time by the Board of Directors or suggested by Benefactors. Subjects in BOLD are on the program of the Modern Olympic Games and are the primary areas of interest in seeking endowments. Some subjects have links to a more detailed page on that subject to give you more information. Adapted physical education Air Sports Alpine skiing (see skiing) Ancient / Antiquities (Greece, Rome, etc) Aquatics (see Water sports) Archery Architecture (sports stadiums and facilities) Arts (see Sport in Art: coins, medals, posters) Association football (see soccer) Athletic injuries (see sports medicine) Backgammon Baseball Badminton Basketball Biathlon Bibliography Bicycling (see cycling Billiards Biomechanics Blacks in Sport Canoeing, Rowing, Yachting Bobsleigh (see Winter Sports) Bowling Boxing Business (see Sport and Business) Canoeing Cars and car racing (See Automobiles) Cards Checkers Cheerleading Chess Children and Physical Education Coaching (19th century) College Athletics Cricket Croquet Curling Cycling Dance Diving (See Dressage (See Equestrian Sports Drugs and sport (See Sports medicine) Equestrian Sports Exercise Facilities (see sports stadiums and facilities) Falconry Fencing Field Hockey Figure skating (see Skating) Fitness (See Physical Fitness) Football (American) Football (British, see Soccer)

31. L.I.F.E. Center: The Olympic Spirit: Empowering The Human Spirit Beyond Physical But, the olympic Spirit of these elite athletes is such, that each gave adaptive water skiing. adaptive scuba diving, RIC s Wirtz sports Fitness Center http://lifecenter.ric.org/content/2299/?topic=8&subtopic=233

32. Naples Daily News: Local Events We know water skiing, golfing and fishing aren t olympic sports, but Floridians love them just the same. Here s some information about three other sports http://staging.naplesnews.com/npdn/sh_local_events/article/0,2071,NPDN_14975_310

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33. WHCF Subject File - RE: Recreation - Sports olympic Committee regarding the creation of the President s Commission on olympic sports, Material on snow and water skiing and skating. http://www.ford.utexas.edu/library/guides/Finding Aids/whcfre.htm

WHCF Subject File - RE: Recreation - Sports According to the White House Central Files filing manual, this category was for "material pertaining to amusements, hobbies, sports and recreation. Tickets, passes, and licenses for a specific event are included with the appropriate subject." A specific exception is the President's hobbies and preferences (see PP RE: Recreation-Sports Executive 150 pp. / General 165 pp. Materials on miscellaneous sports topics such as correspondence with Lord Killanin of the International Olympic Committee regarding the creation of the President's Commission on Olympic Sports, Presidential messages to sporting events and organizations, and inquiries about Title IX of the Education Act of 1972. RE 1: Basketball Executive 85 pp. / General 20 pp. Material on basketball games, teams, and players, including invitations to attend Washington Bullets professional basketball games and various college games; and proposals for meetings with the women's team from the People's Republic of China, the Harlem Globetrotters, the 1976 NCAA champion University of Indiana team, and the Brazilian Wheelchair team. RE 2: Baseball - Softball Executive 145 pp. / General 75 pp.

34. United States Sports Academy Related Links US College sports Links US Sport Associations US Teams and olympic sports US water Polo USA water skiing USA Weightlifting USA Wrestling http://www.ussa.edu/sportslinks/sportslinks.asp

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35. FOXNews.com - U.S. & World - Skating • skiing. Past sports These sports were a part of past Olympics, water skiing. RESPOND TO EDITOR EMAIL STORY PRINTER FRIENDLY FOXFAN CENTRAL http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,118418,00.html

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36. Olympic Sports Scene olympic sports Scene is a weekly feature on www.usocpressbox.org with 8/58 water skiing Cable Wakeboard World Championships, Dunaharaszti, Hungary http://www.usocpressbox.org/usoc/pressbox.nsf/wir/oss?OpenDocument

37. Olympic Sports Scene water skiing (Jan. 27) The 64th and 65th annual GOODE water Ski National Championships will return to Ski West US olympic Committee. Phone, 719866-2221. http://www.usocpressbox.org/usoc/pressbox.nsf/0/ebc559e0c849a28685256f9c006d13d9

38. Sports And The Olympic Tradition Sport and the olympic tradition are important parts of Slovenia s cultural heritage. The most successful sports are Alpine and Nordic skiing, wildwater http://www.uvi.si/eng/slovenia/background-information/olympic-tradition/

Government sites - President of the Republic - National Assembly - National Council - Prime Minister - Government - Ministries - Constitutional Court - Supreme Court - Court of Audit - Human Rights Ombudsman - Commissioner for Access to Public Information - e-Government Search this site: Search government sites: Slovensko Text only Sitemap Contact us ... Background Information Sports and the Olympic Tradition - An Important Part of Slovenia's Cultural Heritage March 2001 "You are a small country but great at sport!" These were the words of the President of the International Olympic Committee Juan Antonio Samaranch, who visited Slovenia in 1993, describing the extremely rapid development of sport and Olympic ideas in the country. Upon becoming an individual member of the Olympic family in 1992, new horizons opened up for the development of sport and Olympic ideals in Slovenia. Sport and the Olympic tradition are important parts of Slovenia's cultural heritage. In his book Slava vojvodine Kranjske ("The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola") the renowned historian Janez Vajkard Valvasor wrote about the skiers of the Blo¹ka planota (Bloke plain) as early as 1689. The early gymnastic clubs that formed in the mid-19th century brought sports closer to people and made a significant contribution to shaping Slovenian national consciousness. The development of modern sport in Slovenia is inseparably connected to the engineer

39. Adapted Sports Committee - AACPDM Swimming; Weight lifting; Racquetball; water skiing; Sled Hockey; Table Tennis; Basketball Disabled sports Services United States olympic Committee http://www.aacpdm.org/index?service=page/adaptedSports

40. Sports Factor Transcript Index The sports Factor continues its olympic coverage direct from Homebush Bay, MAX KIRWAN, a pioneer of water skiing in Australia, profiles the past, http://www.ausport.gov.au/fulltext/2000/sportsf/

National Sport Information Centre Web Archive Title: The Sports Factor Material Description: Radio transcripts Year: Creator Home Page: http://www.abc.net.au Original URL of this page: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/sportsf/index/SportsFactorChronoIdx2000.htm Notes: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Radio National Sports Factor home page Contents December 2000 Olympic Reflections Broadcast date: 15/12/2000 A look back at what hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games has meant for Australia and Australian sport. Are we in any way transformed by the experience of hosting "the greatest games ever"? JIM FERGUSON, executive director of the Australian Sports Commission; KRISTINE TOOHEY, from SOCOG, who's responsible for producing the post-Games report; and CAROLINE OVERINGTON, Sydney correspondent for The Age newspaper, debate the impact and legacy. And what has winning a gold medal meant for one Australian athlete? LAUREN BURNS, whose progress The Sports Factor tracked before and during the Games, won the first ever gold medal in Olympic Taekwondo. Lauren reflects on what that win has meant for her and for her sport. Swimming: A Feeling For Water Broadcast date: 8/12/2000 This week, the culture of swimming.

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