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When did water skiing start?

Updated: 9/27/2023
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The American Water Ski Association says that water skiing began in 1922. The word water ski (Swedish: vattenskida) is in the 1921 edition of the Nordisk Familjebok dictionary. Probably originated on the French Riviera in the early 1920s, and was known in the United States by 1927. The American Water Ski Association, founded in 1939, held the first national championships that year.

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Waterskiing was invented by a good chap by the name of Mark. He started waterskiing in the late 1970's and since has been remembered as the best waterskier who ever lived. From research we can find the earliest records of the first ever waterskiing competition and that was in 1976. Since then wakeboarding(boring) has been invented by a good fellow by the name of Jack frinston,in 1982. The first waakeboarding competition was held in 1987.

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Waterskiing was invented in Lake City, MN on Lake Pepin

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Waterskiing was invented in 1922 by 18 year old Ralph Samuelson in Lake City Minnesota on Lake Pepin . He stated that if you could ski on snow, you could ski on water.

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Lake City, Minnesota, on Lake Pepin

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