For Immediate Release
March 31, 1998  

1998 WATER SKI AND WAKEBOARD SEASON PREVIEW

Canadian water skiers and wakeboarders will take to the water this weekend
in Fort Lauderdale - the first stop on this years Pro Tour.  This should
prove to be the beginning of an exciting season as our Canadian skiers
demonstrate their supremacy on the water.

Canadians to watch:

7 Susi Graham (Kitchener, ON) 	-1997 World Cup Slalom Champion
7 Jaret Llewellyn (Innisfail, AB) - 1997 World Water Ski Championships Jump
Champion, 1996 World Cup Jump Champion
7 Kreg Llewellyn (Innisfail, AB) - 1997 World Water Ski Championships Silver
Medalist (Overall)
7 Jeremy Kovak (Millgrove, ON) - 1997 X Games Wakeboard Champion, 1997 World
Wakeboard Champion
7 Jim Clunie (Tisdale, SK) - 1997 World Water Ski Championships Bronze
Medalist (Jump)
7 Drew Ross (Belleville, ON) - 1997 IWSF Rankings List - 3rd in Slalom
7 Jeff Heer (Richmond, BC) - 1997 Wakeboard Pro Tour - 8th in Expression,
7th in Freestyle
7 Doug Ross (Belleville, ON)

This seasons schedule (attached) includes events in Canada, the US, Europe
and Australia.  

Water Ski Canada will send out immediate post-event press releases for all
World Cup and Pro Tour events, and daily press releases for Canadian Classic
Nationals, Extreme Nationals, Pan Am Championships and Junior Worlds.
Wakeboard World Cup reports will be received directly from one of Canadas
finest wakeboarders, Jeff Heer (Richmond, BC), who will be a competitor
on-site at these events.

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


1998 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Date	Event	
		
April 4-5	Fort Lauderdale Pro Tour	PT,WC,WB
April 21-26	World Barefoot Championships - AUS	
May 2-3	Charleston Pro Tour	PT,WC,WB
May 16-17	US Masters Qualifier	
May 22-23	US Masters	WC,WB
May 30-31	Wakeboard World Cup - Orlando	WB
June 6-7	Austin Pro Tour	PT,WB
June 13-14	Shreveport Pro Tour	PT,WC,WB
June 20-21	US Open	WC
June 20-28	X Games	WB
June 27-28	Divonne World Cup - France	WC
June 27-28	WB World Cup - Germany	WB
July 4-5	Winston World Cup - Moscow	WC
July 4-5	Wakeboard World Cup - Sweden	WB
July 11-12	Hartford Pro Tour	PT,WC,WB
July 25-26	Vancouver Pro Tour	PT,WC,WB
Aug 1-2	Portland Pro Tour	PT,WC,WB
Aug 5-9	Pan Am Championships - Winnipeg, MB	
Aug 8-9	Sacramento Pro Tour	PT,WC,WB
Aug 15-16	Extreme World Cup - Toronto	WC
Aug 19-23	Classic Nationals - Dartmouth, NS	
Aug 20-23	Junior Worlds - France	
Aug 26-30	US Wakeboard Nationals	WB
Aug 28-30	Extreme Nationals	
Sept 5-6	British Masters	WC
Sept 12-13	Arena Masters - Italy	WC
Oct 16-18	Wakeboard Worlds - Dallas	WB

PT - Pro Tour Event
WC - World Cup Event
WB - Wakeboard World Cup Event