Double bronze for Canadians Gordie Croteau and Caitlyn Rowland at world barefoot water skiing championship
OTAKI, New Zealand – Gordie Croteau of Sudbury, Ont., and Caitlyn Rowland of Calgary won two bronze medals apiece this weekend at the world barefoot water skiing championships held on Lake Inspiration.
In men’s senior competition, U.S., skiers took the top two spots overall with Michael Salber and Kevin Towers finishing 1-2. Towers finished first in both slalom and jump while Salber earned the tricks title.
Croteau was third in jump, fourth in slalom and fifth in tricks for third place overall. He was the defending world champ in slalom.
Don Schwartz of Whistler, B.C., was ninth overall and
Dwayne Rowland of Calgary 10th.
In women’s senior competition, Cathy Tuleck of Edmonton was sixth overall.
In women’s junior competition, Ashleigh Stebbeings of Australia swept gold in all three events to take the overall crown. Shannon Heller of the U.S., was second and Caitlyn Rowland of Calgary third. Rowland added a bronze in tricks, was fourth in slalom and seventh in jump.
Danielle Tipping of Victoria was seventh overall and Katie Godfrey of Georgetown, Ont.,13th. Richard Blackmore of Langley, B.C., took 20th overall in men’s junior competition.
Tipping was also eighth overall in the women’s open event followed by Rowland in ninth and Nicole Blackmore of Langley in 13th. In men’s open competition, Paul MacDonald of Milton, Ont., was eighth overall, Croteau 12th and Schwartz 19th.
Published – February 2009
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