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Deena Brush Mapple
Deena Mapple (born Deena Brush March 2, 1960) is a retired American competitive water skier. She is regarded to be one of the greatest female water skiers of her generation. Her Grand Slam Victory in 1987 - overall wins in the World Championships, U.S. Nationals, U.S. Masters and the Pro Tour - made her one of two athletes to ever accomplish the feat. She remains the only American to earn membership to the United States Waterskiing Team seven consecutive times. Marriage In 1987, Brush married Andy Mapple, who would eventually be a six-time world water skiing champion, and a 14 time Masters Slalom Champion himself. After the marriage, she variously became referred to as Deena Brush Mapple, Deena Brush-Mapple and Deena Mapple. Tournament results Masters * 1978 Masters Jump Champion * 1979 Masters Slalom Champion * 1979 Masters Jump Champion * 1983 Masters Slalom Champion * 1983 Masters Overall Champion * 1985 Masters Slalom Champion * 1985 Masters Overall Champion * 1986 ...
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Andy Mapple
Andrew Henry Mapple (3 November 1962 – 22 August 2015) was a British-American professional water skier. Competing professionally between 1981 and 2004, Mapple is regarded as the greatest slalom skier of all time. During his career he won six World Championships, 168 professional events, and set or tied the world record on eleven occasions. Biography Mapple was born in Lytham to Roy and Janet Mapple and grew up in Warton with both his sisters, Susan and Christine. At age 13 Mapple first learned to water ski at Windermere, being taught by his older sister Susan. Mapple attended Carr Hill High School in Kirkham, and during his time there was allowed to leave for extended periods to train at Princes Water Ski Club and Thorpe Waterski under the tutelage of his first coach Paul Seaton - European Champion 1972, 1974 and 1975. After winning his first World Slalom title in 1981 aged 18, Mapple spent winters in Florida and summers at Thorpe Waterski until moving to Florida permanentl ...
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The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ...
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Water Skier
Water skiing (also waterskiing or water-skiing) is a surface water sport in which an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation over a body of water, skimming the surface on two skis or one ski. The sport requires sufficient area on a stretch of water, one or two skis, a tow boat with tow rope, two or three people (depending on local boating laws), and a personal flotation device. In addition, the skier must have adequate upper and lower body strength, muscular endurance, and good balance. There are water ski participants around the world, in Asia and Australia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. In the United States alone, there are approximately 11 million water skiers and over 900 sanctioned water ski competitions every year. Australia boasts 1.3 million water skiers. There are many options for recreational or competitive water skiers. These include speed skiing, trick skiing, show skiing, slaloming, jumping, barefoot skiing and wakeski. Similar, relat ...
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United States Waterskiing Team
The United States Waterskiing Team competes internationally in water skiing tournament A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses: # One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...s and other events. Members of the team have informally been known as the Yellow Shirts. The team is known for its demanding training regimen and has been quite successful, particularly over the past ten years. Recently, the team celebrated winning the Gold Cup. Waterskiing Sports teams in the United States {{water-sports-stub ...
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World Water Skiing Champions
List of Water Ski World Championships champions. Results List of Ski Racing World champions List of Cable Ski World champions - Men & Women See also * Water skiing * List of Water Skiing European Champions * List of Water Skiing Under-21 European Champions * List of Water Skiing Under-17 European Champions References {{Reflist Male professional water skiers Water Ski World Championships Water Ski World Championships The Water Ski World Championships is a bi-annual water ski competition that has taken place since 1949. Held near the end of the competition season, the World Championships are one of the sport's oldest major championships along with the Masters W ...
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World Water Skiing Champions
List of Water Ski World Championships champions. Results List of Ski Racing World champions List of Cable Ski World champions - Men & Women See also * Water skiing * List of Water Skiing European Champions * List of Water Skiing Under-21 European Champions * List of Water Skiing Under-17 European Champions References {{Reflist Male professional water skiers Water Ski World Championships Water Ski World Championships The Water Ski World Championships is a bi-annual water ski competition that has taken place since 1949. Held near the end of the competition season, the World Championships are one of the sport's oldest major championships along with the Masters W ...
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Waterskiing
Water skiing (also waterskiing or water-skiing) is a Surface water sports, surface water sport in which an individual is pulled behind a boat or a Cable skiing, cable ski installation over a body of water, skimming the surface on two skis or one ski. The sport requires sufficient area on a stretch of water, one or two skis, a tow boat with tow rope, two or three people (depending on local boating laws), and a personal flotation device. In addition, the skier must have adequate upper and lower body strength, muscular endurance, and good balance. There are water ski participants around the world, in Asia and Australia (continent), Australia, Europe, Africa, and Americas, the Americas. In the United States alone, there are approximately 11 million water skiers and over 900 sanctioned water ski competitions every year. Australia boasts 1.3 million water skiers. There are many options for recreational or competitive water skiers. These include speed skiing, trick skiing, show skii ...
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Masters Waterski And Wakeboard Tournament
The Masters Water Ski Tournament is an annual water ski competition that has taken place since 1959. Competed each year on Memorial Day weekend, the event is held at Robin Lake in the Callaway Gardens resort area outside of Pine Mountain, Georgia. The tournament is one of the sport's oldest major championships along with the Water Ski World Championships (since 1949) and the U.S. National Water Ski Championships (since 1939). The inaugural tournament saw Joe Cash and Nancie Rideout Nancie Rideout Robertson (12 May 1938 – 21 January 1996) was an American professional water skier. During her competitive career, Rideout won the inaugural Masters and two World Championships in jump. Biography Rideout, born in Jackson, M ... winning the overall event. Tournament Champions {{Main article, List of Masters Water Ski Tournament champions References *Masters Water Ski Tournament home page. http://www.masterswaterski.com/ Wakeboarding Water skiing competitions Water sports ...
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List Of Water Skiing Hall Of Fame Inductees
USA Water Ski created a hall of fame in 1982. It is now part of the Water Ski Experience Hall of Fame and Museum in Polk City, Florida. 1980s 1982 * Willa Cook, DeLeon Springs, Florida, *Ralph Samuelson, deceased, * Dick Pope Sr., deceased, *Chuck Stearns, Huntington Beach, California, * Dan B. Hains, deceased, * Charles R. Sligh, deceased, * Liz Allan Reid, Godfrey, Illinois, 1983 * Jack Anderson, Hewitt, New Jersey, * Pruce Parker, deceased, * Leland G. Sutherland, deceased, *William P Barlow, deceased, * Don Ibsen, deceased, 1984 * Charles Tilgner, deceased, * Fred Wiley, deceased, *Warren Witherell, deceased, Bolton Landing, New York, 1986 *Wayne Grimditch, Lighthouse Point, Florida, *Barbara Cooper Heddon, Haines City, Florida, 1987 *Mike Suyderhoud, Redding, California, *Joe Cash, deceased, 1988 *Ricky McCormick, Winter Haven, Florida, 1989 * William D. Clifford, deceased, * Dick Pope Jr., deceased, Winter Haven, FloridaHall of Fame Induction Entr ...
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USA Water Ski
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports also known as USA Water Ski is a non-profit water skiing association headquartered in Polk County, Florida whose mission is 'to promote the growth and development of recreational water skiing, and organizing and governing the sport of competitive water skiing." T USA Water Ski was founded in 1939 and replaced the American Water Ski Association. As of 2015, USA Water Ski was the largest water ski federation in the world with more than 600 clubs and 20,000 members. In 2016, they announced plans for a new training facility, office complex and space for the industry's Hall of Fame and museum in Auburndale, Florida. See also * List of Water Skiing Hall of Fame Inductees * International Water Ski Federation * Water Ski Hall of Fame and Museum References Water ski Water skiing (also waterskiing or water-skiing) is a surface water sport in which an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation over a body of water, skimming the ...
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1960 Births
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian o ...
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