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January Board Meeting
Be sure to mark your calendars and join us for our next board meeting of the 2026 Ski Season. This meeting will be held virtually, via Zoom, and all MWSA Members are invited to attend and participate.
Topic: MWSA
Time: January 20, 2026 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85700424550?pwd=5gz5BWHPR6Xx1KFBIhAb08IF2xBh0v.1
2026 Tournament Schedule
6/12-14 Junior Development (TLE III, TLE IV, Quarry Lake)
6/19-21 Center City Record (Center City)
6/24 (Wed) Tim Mower’s Trick Tournament (Chippewa Falls)
6/26 (Fri) Tim Mower’s Slalom Tournament (Chippewa Falls)
6/26-28 Junior US Open (North Carolina)
6/27 10k Lakes (Quarry Lake)
7/4-5 JAWS Tournament (Jacksonville, IL)
7/11-12 Green Lightning (Chicago, IL)
7/18-19 Greater Midwest Open (New Germany)
7/19-26 Senior Worlds (Calgary, AB, Canada)
7/24-26 State (Center City)
7/31-8/2 Regions (Center City)
8/9-15 Nationals (Center City)
9/12-13 Fall 2 Round (TBD)
MWSA Members in the News!
George Bulfer and Giovanni Bloyer have both been invited to ski in the U17 division at the Moomba Masters, taking place in Australia on March 5-9. Giovanni will be slaloming and tricking and George will be skiing all 3 events! Good luck!
George Bulfer (Overall) and Giovanni Bloyer (Overall) have qualified for the 2026 IWWF U17 World Water Ski Championships in Cordoba, Argentina on March 30 - April 5. Bode Bulfer is on the U17 Team.
Photo: Congratulations to Bode Bulfer for being selected to the 2026 U17 World Championships Team. The tournament will take place March 30 to April 5, 2026 in Cordoba, Argentina. Bode will be joining Alexia Abelson, Tia Bryne, Bennett Covington, Bret Ellis, and Jacob Nelson. Good Luck to Bode and the entire team.
Congratulations to Steve Nelson for taking the Gold Medal in 75+ Tricks at the 35+ World Water Ski Championships in Spain.
Congratulations to Craig Timm for setting a pending (and rad) World Record in Jump at The USA Adaptive Water Ski & Wake Sports Inc. National Championships of 112 feet.
Congratulations to Paul Chapin for taking the Bronze medal in 70+ Men's Slalom at the 35+ World Water Ski Championships in Spain.
The USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation’s Hall of Fame Selection Committee has announced the five recipients of the Foundation’s 2026 Award of Distinction. Honored among them is Paul Chapin!
Chapin’s contributions to the sport and his water skiing accomplishments exceed 50 years. Since 1963 he has competed in more than 50 Nationals in all age divisions, plus Open, with numerous top-five placements since 1970 in all three events. In addition, since 2003 Chapin has served the USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation as a trustee and past president, giving back to the sport he loves!
2025 Senior PanAm Championships took place at Pickos Ski School in Santa Rosa Beach, FL on October 1-5, 2025.
Stephen Nelson takes the silver in Men’s Over 75 Trick Steve was also on the Over 75 team who took the Gold.
Darren Janzig takes the silver in Men's Over 55 Tricks.
Bridget Albertson takes the Bronze in Women Over 35 Slalom, Tricks and Overall. Bridget was also on the Over 35 team that took the Gold.
Scholarship Alert
Scholarship Alert! John R. Van Gieson Memorial Scholarship
$2500
This scholarship was established in 2022 in memory of John R. Van Gieson. John was an avid water skier and was happiest when he was out on the water. John's wife has established this scholarship to help water ski athletes to pursue a college education.
This annual scholarship will be given to a qualifying individual (male or female) from the Midwest Region who attends a two or four-year accredited college or university and water skis in AWSA and/or NCWSA tournaments.
APPLY HERE:
https://www.usa-wwf.org/ourscholarships
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Helpful Links
To provide our skiers with quick links to popular websites, we recommend the following pages. Please be sure to visit them for up to date information on our sport!
Regional and National Officials
Congratulations to our officials that will represent MN at Regionals and Nationals!
Regional Chief Driver - Darren Janzig
Regional Assignment Coordinator - Kate Knafla
Regional Appointed Drivers - Chris Kosek, George Lindy
National Appointed Scorer - Kate Knafla
National Appointed Drivers - Darren Janzig, George Lindy
Sponsors
MWSA recognizes sponsors who have helped MWSA support the growth and development of water skiing in Minnesota. Please be sure to visit and patronize these businesses!
