Bulletin 1 has been released and is available here
The homepage for the championships is https://www.disabledworlds2025.com/
The E&A Waterski, Disabled, and Cableski 30th Annual Officials Seminar will take place in Prague, Czechia on April 11-13th 2025.
Please be aware that the deadline for registration is already January 20th, 2025 so make sure to book your spot before that date.
Link to the Officials Seminar 2025 - Bulletin 1
The 2025 IWWF World Disabled Waterski Championships will be held at Mulwala, Australia in November 2025. The biennial event, last held in 2023 at Elk Grove, California, USA, will feature an expected field of more than 40 waterskiers representing 12 countries and will be hosted at the Max Kirwan Ski Park from 27th to 30th November 2025, exclusively towed by the World-Record setting Ski Nautique.
Slalom
1st Bjorn Gulbrandsen (NOR)
2nd Pietro De Maria (ITA)
3rd Claire Ellis (GBR)
Trick
1st Delphine Le Sausse (FRA)
2nd Claire Ellis (GBR)
3rd Hannah Tomsett (GBR)
Jump
1st Claire Ellis (GBR)
2nd Bjorn Gulbrandsen (NOR)
Overall
1st Claire Ellis (GBR)
2nd Bjorn Gulbrandsen (NOR)
Bulletin 2 and Official familiarization schedule now available
Bulletin 1 is available here
Slalom
1st Roger Pop (NED)
2nd Bjorn Gulbrandsen (NOR)
3rd Delphine Le Sausse (FRA)
Tricks
1st Christophe Fasel (SUI)
2nd Roger Pop (NED)
3rd Jill Williams (GBR)
Jump
1st Daniele Cassioli (ITA)
2nd Bjorn Gulbrandsen (NOR)
3rd Jill Williams (GBR)
Overall
1st Daniele Cassioli (ITA)
2nd Jill Williams (GBR)
26/08/23 Jill Williams - V2/3 - (GBR) - Tricks - 1260
02/09/23 Christophe Fasel - MP4 - (SUI) - Tricks - 1580
14/09/23 Roger Pop - MP2 - (NED) - Slalom - 2.00/40/18.25
17/09/23 Jill Williams - V2/3 - (GBR) - Tricks - 1340
26/08/23 Jill Williams - V2/3 - (GBR) - Tricks - 1130
15/09/23 Eamonn Prunty - MP5 - (IRL) - Tricks - 1730
25/08/23 Elisha Nelson - A2 - (USA) - Slalom - 2.00/52/18,25
14/09/23 Elisha Nelson - A2 - (USA) - Slalom - 3.00/52/18.25
15/09/23 Blake Lamontagne - MP3 - (CAN) - Tricks - 1440
15/09/23 Elijah Hager - MP5 - (USA) - Tricks - 1990
15/09/23 Scott Wintle - MP2 - (AUS) - Jump - 20,7 m
17/09/23 Abigayle Dunn - MP3 - (USA) - Tricks - 1100
17/09/23 Samantha Longmore - MP1 - (AUS) - Jump - 12,4 m
Check out the official website for the 2023 IWWF Disabled World Waterski Championships.
https://dwwsc.org/?fbclid=IwAR2xpuVS6ybO524Hq8JajozASoufjymZXQTWt8Ahkq2NqUyWvyaV9GkcFbA
The IWWF is pleased to announce that Bulletin 1 for the 2023 IWWF World Disabled Waterski Championships, to be held at the Shortline Lake venue in Elk Grove, CA, USA from September 14 - 17, 2023, has been released and is available for download here:
https://iwwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-IWWF-Disabled-Worlds-Bulletin-1-FINAL.pdf
The E&A Disabled Council has received the sad news that former MP skier Glenn Poulsen from Norway has passed away. Glenn participated in two E&A Championships and two IWWF Championships in the period 2011 to 2016. He will be missed.
The 28th officials seminar will take place at Radisson Blu, London Stansted Airport, UK 24th to 26th March 2023.
Slalom
1st Christian Lanthaler (ITA)
2nd Pietro De Maria (ITA)
3rd Claire Ellis (GBR)
Tricks
Christophe Fasel (SUI)
Jill Williams (GBR)
Delphine Le Sausse (FRA)
Jump
Matteo Fanchini (ITA)
Overall
Matteo Fanchini (ITA)
Chicked Cup, Bourg-en-Bresse, FRA
Christophe Fasel (SUI) - MP4 (M) - 25/06/2022 / Tricks: 1,520 pts
Nationality: Italy
Category / Division: V1 / Vision Impaired
Over the last 25 years, Daniele’s combined achievements have surpassed all other male skiers. Since his first World Championship in 2003, he has competed in a total of 7 World Championships and has continually pushed the boundaries, as can be seen by the amount of World Titles and Records he has.
Daniele has been awarded the Athlete of the Year Award 4 times and has been on the podium an impressive 29 times at World Titled events resulting in:
25 World Titles
20 World Record (7 in Slalom, 11 in Tricks & 2 in Jump)
Daniele is a worthy winner of the Disabled Male Skier of the Quarter Century, his passion for the sport is evident as he continues to raise the bar for those that follow.
Nationality: USA
Category / Division: V2/3 / Vision Impaired
Over the last 25 years, Katie’s combined achievements have surpassed all other female skiers. Since her first World Championships in 1995, she has competed in an astounding 12 World Championships. Katie’s drive and determination have seen her come back from many injuries over the years, and she has continued to win World Titles and set records.
Katie has been awarded the Athlete of Year Award twice and has been on the podium an impressive 41 times at World Titled events resulting in:
38 World Titles
14 World Records (6 in Slalom, 4 in Tricks and 4 in Jump)
Katie is a worthy winner of the Disabled Female Skier of the Quarter Century, and her achievements will be hard to beat.
Nationality: Italy
Category / Division: V1 / Vision Impaired
Over the last decade, Daniele’s combined achievements have continued to surpass all other male skiers. He has competed at all 5 World Championships in the last decade and he has continued to push the boundaries, setting ever higher standards as can be seen by the amount of World Titles and Records he has attained.
In the last decade Daniele has been awarded the Athlete of the Year Award twice and has been on the podium an impressive 23 times at World Titled events resulting in:
21 World Titles
8 World Record (3 in Slalom, 4 in Tricks & 1 in Jump)
Daniele is a worthy winner of the Disabled Male Skier of the Decade.
Nationality: Great Britain
Category / Division: A/L2 / Standing
Over the last decade, Claire’s combined achievements have surpassed all other female skiers. Claire’s first World Championships was in 2005, and she has competed in 4 World Championships over the last decade, continually raising the standard, as can be seen by the amount of World Titles and Records she has.
In the last decade Claire has been awarded the Athlete of the Year Award 4 times and has been on the podium an impressive 17 times at World Titled events resulting in:
17 World Titles
17 World Record (6 in Slalom, 3 in Tricks & 8 in Jump)
Claire is a worthy winner of the Disabled Female Skier of the Decade.
Challenge Para France 2021, Muret, France
Delphine Le Sausse (FRA) - MP4 (W) - 26/06/2021 / Tricks: 1,640 pts
E&A Championships, Stratos Lake, Greece
Delphine Le Sausse (FRA) - MP4 (W) - 22/07/2021 / Tricks: 1,730 pts
XVI International San Gervasio, Italy
Christophe Fasel (SUI) - MP4 (M) - 26/06/2021 / Tricks: 1,410 pts
E&A Championships, Stratos Lake, Greece
Christophe Fasel (SUI) - MP4 (M) - 22/07/2021 / Tricks: 1,450 pts
2021 Adaptive British National Waterski Championships, Oxford Water Ski Club, UK
Duncan White (GBR) - MP5 (M) - 12/08/2021 / Tricks: 1,480
Slalom Trick Jump Overall
1 Delphine Le Sausse Christophe Fasel Claire Ellis Claire Ellis
2 Bjorn Gulbrandsen Elsie Antonsson Bjorn Gulbrandsen Duncan White
3 Claire Ellis Delphine Le Sausse Matteo Franchini Bjorn Gulbrandsen
Delphine Le Sausse – MP4 (FRA), Tricks - 1,640 points – 10/07/2021
Delphine Le Sausse – MP4 (FRA), Tricks - 1,730 points – 22/07/2021
Christophe Fasel – MP4 (SUI), Tricks 1,450 points – 22/07/2021
Duncan White – MP5 (GBR), Tricks - 1,480 points – 12/08/2021
Female: Delphine Le Sausse (FRA)
Male: Christophe Fasel (SUI)
Delphine Le Sausse (FRA) - MP4(W) - Tricks - 1,540
(8th August - Arc sur Tille)
The E&A Disabled Council 2020-2021
Front: Christophe Fasel (Skier representative), Philippe Turchet, Paul Airey
Back: Dario Rossi, Dany De Bakker (President), Ivar Fosse (Treasurer), Heidi Brenna (secretary), Carmen Ferrer Bosch