For Immediate Release
March 10, 1997
Melbourne, Australia


CANADIAN WATER SKIERS AT WORLD CUP '97

Canada's Susi Graham (Kitchener, ON) placed third in the first stop of the
Women's World Cup Slalom event this weekend in Melbourne, Australia. Jim
Clunie (Saskatoon, SK) finished a strong 5th in the Men's World Cup Jump
finals with a distance of 61.2 metres (201 feet).

The Moomba Masters Water Ski Tournament was also on the schedule this
weekend where Clunie jumped a personal best of 65.10 metres (213 feet) in
the preliminaries and managed a 62.0 metre jump (203 feet) for 6th place in
the finals. 

The 1997 Cafe de Colombia World Cup opened the season in Melbourne,
Australia which will be followed by 15 further stops throughout the 1997
schedule. The next stop will be in Orlando, Florida, April 12-13, 1997.

For further information please contact:
Water Ski Canada        
(613) 748-5683
(613) 748-5867 (fax)
email : wsc@magi.com