WATER SKI CANADA

1998 CANADIAN NATIONAL WATER SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS
For Immediate Release
August 23, 1998

DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia

1998 CANADIAN OPEN 

YOUNGSTERS RULE

Teenager Jeff Flinn of Halifax, NS, won the trick event at the 1998
Canadian Open. His score of 5480 points was a personal best and a new 
Nova Scotia Provincial record. Bruce Dodd (AB) took the silver with a 
5110 point performance. TEN YEAR OLD Aaron Rathy (BC) won the bronze 
with a new Boys 1 Canadian record of 3850 points.

National Team member Kim de Macedo (BC) continued her dominance of the
Canadian Open. She won all four events (slalom, trick, jump) 
including the overall title. 

Medal winners in the Canadian Open were as follows:

WOMEN
Slalom Gold - Kim de Macedo 3.5 @ 13.00 metres
Silver - Marie-Helene Lanthier 1.5 @ 13.00 metres Bronze - Sabrina 
Dobel 4 @ 14.25 metres

Tricks
Gold - Kim de Macedo 3340 points
Silver - Sabrina Dobel 2990 points
Bronze - Marie-Helene Lanthier 2600 point

Jump
Gold - Kim de Macedo 38.5 metres
Silver - Ashley Keindel 34.8 metres
Bronze - Marlise Huys 33.9 metres

Overall
Gold - Kim de Macedo
Silver - Sabrina Dobel
Bronze - Marie-Helene Lanthier

MEN
Slalom
Gold - Bruce Dodd 1.50 @ 11.25 metres
Silver - Tom Muir 2.5 @ 12.00 metres
Bronze - Anthony Boswell 1.5 @ 12.00 metres

Tricks
Gold - Jeff Flinn 5480 points
Silver - Bruce Dodd 5110 points
Bronze - Aaron Rathy 3850 points

Jump
Gold - Jim Clunie 57.6 metres
Silver - Anthony Boswell 49.7 metres
Bronze - Richard Clunie 48.7 metres

Overall
No overall skiers

For full results, please contact Water Ski Canada. 

Water Ski Canada
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Nancy Irvin
Programs Manager
Water Ski Canada 
1600 James Naismith Drive
Gloucester ON
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