Day 2 (Canadian Report by Water Ski Canada)

CANADIANS FLY AT WORLD JUNIOR WATER SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS

Both Guillaume Pare (Sherbrooke, Quebec) and Clint Baikie (Campbell River,
BC) qualified for the men's finals in today's jump preliminaries at the 1996
World Junior Water Ski Championships. Pare set a personal best with a jump
of 45 metres (148 feet) and goes into the finals in 4th place. Baikie
follows at 5th place with a qualifying distance of 42.4 metres (139 feet).
The women failed to qualify for the jump finals.

Canadian skiers performances include:

Guillaume Pare (Sherbrooke, Quebec)
Jump            4th into finals         45 metres (148 feet)

Clint Baikie (Campbell River, British Columbia)
Jump            5th into finals         42.4 metres (139 feet)

Sabrina Dobel (Winnipeg, Manitoba) 
Jump            13th                    29.2 metres (96 feet)

Ashley Keindel (Caledon, Ontario)
Jump            16th                    28.5 metres (94 feet)


Both Men will ski in the jump final Sunday afternoon.

The World Junior Water Ski Championships are being held in Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada at Shalom Park - one of the premiere water ski sites in the
world.

Slalom, Tricks and Jump Finals start at 9:00 AM Sunday.

Summary

Jump
Guillaume Pare
1st jump        41.9 metres
2nd jump        45.0 metres
3rd jump        fall

Clint Baikie
1st jump        42.4 metres
2nd jump        41.8 metres
3rd jump        39.9 metres

Sabrina Dobel
1st jump        25.4 metres
2nd jump        29.0 metres
3rd jump        29.2 metres

Ashley Keindel
1st jump        pass
2nd jump        28.5 metres
3rd jump        26.8 metres