He won the Open Men national slalom title in 1985 and 1994, and the Open Men national jumping title in 1996. 2023 All Rights Reserved to USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation. Cockburn continues to compete in senior divisions while actively participating in the administration of the sport as Australian Technical Director and as a member of the Australian Tournament Council for the last 15 years. The Water Ski Hall of Fame and Museum is the hall of fame, museum, and archive of the sport of water skiing. Event Type: Adaptive. While Cypress Gardens might not have been the biggest theme park in Central Florida, it certainly was one of the Cypress Gardens Water Ski Team hosts a free, monthly show-ski event at Lake Silver in Winter Haven. Jimmy Siemers is a three-time world-record holder and three-time world champion. As a young man, he shared the dock with Scarpa and Seipel and soon surpassed those pioneers of the sport, bringing barefooting into the new millennium. 2015 Hall of Fame Charity Golf Tournament Friday, April 17th 8:00 A.M. Water skiing gained notoriety during the 1920s in Polk County, and in the early 1930 Winter Haven had become known as the water sports center of the United States. Popes vision and work resulted in thousands of newsreels, commercials, photo shoots, television shows and movies featuring Cypress Gardens, including the movie Easy to Love, a 1953 Esther Williams ode to the sport. Inducted into the Florida Water Ski Federation Hall of Fame 2003 Jim McCormick of Seffner has been one of the sport's trainers of champions for years. The USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation wants to spread the love of water skiing and all towed water sports around the United States and the world. At the 2007 Pan American Games, she earned the silver medal in tricks and bronze medals in slalom and jumping. 2023 IWWF International Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced By USA Water Ski & Wake Sports | Dec. 09, 2022, 9:09 a.m. (ET) The International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation's International. Among those honored with membership in the upper echelon of Alabama water skiing, each one has made an exceptional contribution to the sport of water skiing in our communities in one or more of three categories: Competition Exceptional performance on the state-and national-level. 2020 Inductee into the USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Hall of Fame. In addition to his four trick wins, he was an All-American in tricks, jumping, and overall throughout his college career. Then there's the U-Bahn, Berlin's metro system. The Wisconsin Water Ski Hall of Fame was created to honor, in perpetuity, water skiing pioneers, competitive water skiers, officials and support personnel whose extraordinary accomplishments and contributions at all levels of the sport have brought lasting fame and attention to Wisconsin water skiing. Founded The University of Alabama Ski Team in 1974. Director, competitor, driver, and host of tournaments for 40 years. Dick Pope Sr., deceased, He was a member of every U.S. Barefoot Team from 1984 to 1996. The Lifetime Achievement Award is to recognize the ambassadors of our sport that have given of themselves back to the sport and dedicated their lives to making the sport better for everyone involved, whether they are competitors or behind the scenes tireless promoters and administrators in all aspects of the sport. Keith St. Onge When you think of barefoot water skiing, you think of Keith St. Onge. Schwenk was also a driving force in the boating industry, instrumental in designing the very first wakeboard boat with MasterCraft and he holds patents along with MasterCraft for surf systems and towers. usa-wsf@waterskihalloffame.com863-420-2593. Additional consideration may be given to serving as tournament chairman of a major tournament, tournament announcer or water skiing writer or promoter. Mixon Jr. won the 1981 Junior Boys national barefoot slalom and overall titles and his scores were high enough to put him into the Open Men Division at the tender age of 13. Must have been a member of the Florida Water Ski Federation during the competitive years, unless the competitive period was prior to the formation of the FWSF in 1975. She was a recipient of USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Award of Merit, the organizations highest honor for volunteerism, in 2010. As the sport grew, so did the legend of Cypress Gardens which, in turn, drew more elite athletes as well as state, national and world championships events. He is a former member of the Arizona State water ski team, for which he won the trick event at Collegiate Nationals four times in his four years on the team before graduating in 2006. If more than the maximum receive a 2/3-majority vote of the committee only the top scoring number will be elected as determined by secret ballot, using a forced ranking system whereby each committee member shall rank the nominees in descending order with the highest vote totals being inducted for that year. Eddie Roberts' involvement in the industry dates back to the 1960s. Each charter member inductee received a commemorative plaque, and Tommy Bartlett himself offered special commentary. The USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundations 38th Water Ski Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be live webcast on Saturday, April 24, beginning at 7:00 p.m. (EDT). Preserving our history is one of core missions. Keep Scrolling USA-WWF 6 days ago 1 min Award of Distinction Spotlight: Betty Bonifay The Selection Committee will vote by secret ballot on all nominees upon conclusion of appropriate research into each nominees qualifications. Committee membership will be staggered so that no more than three members shall be elected in any one-year. At age 15, she was the world champion. Tara Hamilton-Wynne helped push the sport of wakeboarding into the future. He helped establish OBrien, H.O. Three-time World Overall Disabled Champion. Primary consideration is given to contributions to the sport as a USA-WS rated official, Sport Discipline officer or National Board or Committee member. Chris Davenport Class He was born on April 28, 1976 in Mission Viejo, Calif., and started water skiing at the age of 8. They have been training at least 3 times per week with Bill and other skiers this summer in hopes of a great showing at Nationals. Board Of Directors 2022-23. Competitor and promoter of the sport for seven decades. The displays go into some depth about how it was formed and got to were it is today. Raised in Lantana, Florida, Tara's parents were avid three-event water skiers and Tara did her fair share of water skiing and kneeboarding. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}281322N 813841W / 28.22280N 81.64484W / 28.22280; -81.64484, List of members of the Water Ski Hall of Fame, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water_Ski_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum&oldid=1118220470, This page was last edited on 25 October 2022, at 19:47. Deadline for accepting nominations for the current year will be April 15. (Same system as used to elect appointed officials to the Southern Regionals). Dec. 09, 2022, 9:09 a.m. (ET). It includes unusual or new accomplishments in advancing the sport through new techniques, technology, teaching methods, or first time accomplishments. There are four categories of induction . Inductees | Florida Water Ski Federation Inductees These inductees have been inducted into the American Water Ski Educational Foundation Hall of Fame and are being grandfathered into the Florida Water Ski Federation Hall of Fame on this, the inaugural induction. Please contact us using the e-mail addresses. She was even a character in a video game produced by ActiVision for Playstation and XBox. As an individual competitor, he captured the silver medal in slalom at the 1985 and 1994 Barefoot Worlds. Three-time World Overall Disabled Champion. Generally, 15 years of service to the sport at a local, national or international level is a minimum requirement for consideration. Follow on , Safe Sport Training Requirements & Instructions, Background Screening Requirements & Instructions, Minor Athlete Abuse Protection Policies (MAAPP). In 1999, he was named "World's Greatest Water Skier" at Cypress Gardens, in a "decathlon" of water sports. People marveled at it's architecture an Induction will be limited to a maximum of six (6) individuals the first year and a maximum of two (2) each year thereafter. Around 80% of the place is the hall of fame, photos of past and present riders, short descriptions as to why they . Empower Team USA athletes to achieve sustained competitive excellence and well-being. The Wakesports Hall of Fame will permanently enshrine these new members into its hallowed halls with 55 well-known current members such as Scott Byerly, Herb O'Brien, Jimmy Redmon, Shaun Murray, Parks Bonifay, Darin Shapiro and Zane Schwenk, among others (view the complete list here).. Not a whole lot to see here, the major attraction is really the history aspect of the place and of the American Water Ski Association. [2] The Hall of Fame admits four categories of individuals: competitive water skiers, water skiing pioneers, water skiing officials, and show skiers. Competing in the MP2 Division from 1998-2016, Ray won 34 gold medals, seven silver medals and four bronze medals at the U.S. Disabled Water Ski National Championships. If you can do it behind a boat, Schwenk can do it better than most. The Water Ski Hall of Fame was established in 1982 to "honor and perpetuate the names and accomplishments of skiers, pioneers, and officials whose dedication and competitive achievements at National and International levels brought lasting fame to the sport of water skiing". Anyone involved in any division that falls under the USAWWS umbrella can be considered. USA Water Ski created a hall of fame in 1982. The Water Ski Hall of Fame and Museum is the hall of fame, museum, and archive of the sport of water skiing. The first year, three sets of members shall be elected: Committee members must be current members of the Florida Water Ski Federation. Official for countless water ski events including tournament director for five disabled national Water Ski Championships. Wisconsin Water Ski Federation - Tommy Bartlett Tommy Bartlett - Hall of Fame Inductee Tommy was inducted into the Wisconsin Water Ski Hall of Fame as a charter member in 1993. He helped develop signature products that include boats, wakeboards, life jackets, wet suits and clothing lines. Competitive record in Florida State Tournaments. Willa McGuire Cook co-created the swivel ski and rocketed to fame as the prima ballerina of the sport. President. He also was the first barefooter to do a front-to-back positional turn before his back slalom pass and the first barefooter to do a wake 360 turn (unwrapped) in a tournament. But, nothing really clicked until she took a ride one day with Darin Shapiro. The purpose of the Water Ski and Wake Sports Hall of Fame shall be to honor and perpetuate the names and accomplishments of skiers, pioneers, and officials whose dedication and competitive achievements at National and International levels have brought lasting fame to the sport of water skiing. The USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation honors the achievements of our sports outstanding participants and supports promising young athletes. He was a 10-time national MP2 overall champion. USA Water Ski and Wake Sports Foundation Hall of Fame brings the history of watersports and its various disciplines to life. Schwenk is well-known as a pro tour wakeboarder who medaled in the X Games and won the 2000 America's Cup. Eddie passed away in 2019, but he will be honored posthumously. At the 2007 Water Ski World Championships, she was the lone U.S. team member to win an individual medal, earning the bronze in tricks.