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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, Michigan, moved to Orlando, Florida at the age of 4. She started skiing after her father bought an outboard boat which came with a pair of water skis. Rideout's talents were noticed by Tommy Barlett, who added her as part of his traveling water ski show in 1955. The following year, she became a regular performer at Cypress Gardens. While performing in ski shows, Rideout was also exposed to competitive water skiing and became a prolific competitor. Notoriously a jumper, she won her first ever jump tournament at the 1957 Dixie. In the same year, she also won the 1957 World Championships in jump. In 1958, Rideout dominated the field by winning all three events in every tournament she entered. One of these events, the U.S. Nationals, saw her br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Ski
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masters Water Ski 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, Harris County, Georgia, 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 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 competitions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Water Ski Tournament (since 1959) and the U.S. National Water Ski Championships (since 1939). Types of Water Ski World Championships # Slalom, Trick, Jump Skiing from 1949 # Slalom, Trick, Jump Skiing (Junior) from 1986 # Slalom, Trick, Jump Skiing (U21) from 2003 # Slalom, Trick, Jump Skiing (+35) from 2010 # Barefoot Skiing from 1978 # Barefoot Skiing (Junior) from 1995 # Cable Skiing from 1988 # Cable Wakeboarding from 2001 # Adaptive Skiing (Disabled) from 1993 # Ski Racing from 1979 Continental Championships # Asia-Pacific Water Ski Championships from 1986 # European Water Ski Championships from 1947 # European Under-21 Water Ski Championships from 1990 # European Under-17 Water Ski Championships from 1975 # European Under-14 Water S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson, Michigan
Jackson is the only city and county seat of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534, down from 36,316 at the 2000 census. Located along Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 127, it is approximately west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. Jackson is the core city of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Jackson County and population of 160,248. Founded in 1829, it was named after President Andrew Jackson. Michigan's first prison, Michigan State Prison (or Jackson State Prison), opened in Jackson in 1838 and remains in operation. For the longest time, the city was known as the "birthplace of the Republican Party" when politicians met in Jackson in 1854 to argue against the expansion of slavery, although the political party now formally recognizes its birthplace as being Ripon, Wisconsin. Nevertheless, the Republican Party's earliest history dates back to Jackson and is commemorated by a plaque i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando, Florida
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Greater Orlando, Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau figures released in July 2017, making it the List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 23rd-largest metropolitan area in the United States, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States, and the third-largest metropolitan area in Florida behind Miami and Tampa, Florida, Tampa. Orlando had a population of 307,573 in the 2020 census, making it the List of United States cities by population, 67th-largest city in the United States, the fourth-largest city in Florida, and the state's largest inland city. Orlando is one of the most-visited cities in the world primarily due to tourism, major events, and convention traffic; in 2018, the city drew more than 75 million v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypress Gardens
Cypress Gardens was a botanical garden and theme park near Winter Haven, Florida that operated from 1936 to 2009. As of 2011, the botanical garden portion had been preserved inside the newly formed Legoland Florida. History Billed as Florida's first commercial tourist theme park,"Cypress Gardens Adventure Park" About.com – Florida Travel. Retrieved 2010-12-18. Cypress Gardens opened on January 2, 1936, as a planted by Dick Pope Sr. and his wife Julie. Over the years it became one of the biggest attractions in Florida, known for its [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the authoritarian regime. ** state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Safinaz Zulficar, who becomes Farida of Egypt, Queen Farida, in Cairo. * January 27 – The Honeymoon Bridge (Niagara Falls), Honeymoon Bridge at Niagara Falls, New York, collapses as a result of an ice jam. February * February 4 ** Adolf Hitler abolishes the War Ministry and creates the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces), giving him direct control of the German military. In addition, he dismisses political and military leaders considered unsympathetic to his philosophy or policies. Gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Deaths
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on board; Eight people die in a blizzard on Mount Everest; Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal to have been cloned from an adult somatic cell; The Port Arthur Massacre occurs on Tasmania, and leads to major changes in Australia's gun laws; Macarena, sung by Los del Río and remixed by The Bayside Boys, becomes a major dance craze and cultural phenomenon; Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 crash-ditches off of the Comoros Islands after the plane was hijacked; the 1996 Summer Olympics are held in Atlanta, marking the Centennial (100th Anniversary) of the modern Olympic Games., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Centennial Olympic Park bombing rect 200 0 400 200 TWA FLight 800 rect 400 0 600 200 1996 Mount Everest disaster rect 0 200 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
