List of Masters Water Ski Tournament champions explained

The Masters Water Ski Tournament is an annual invitational water ski competition, taking place each year on Memorial Day weekend at Callaway Gardens, just outside of Pine Mountain, Georgia. The inaugural tournament took place in 1959, with Joe Cash and Nancie Rideout winning the overall event.

Champions

Year	Tournament	Slalom	Trick	Jump	Overall
1959	1st^[1]	n/a
1960	2nd^[2]		Geoff Wolfe	Penny L. Baker (WR)	Chuck Stearns
			Barbara Cooper		Norine Bardill		Barbara Cooper		Janelle Kirtley
1961	3rd^[3]	W. Witherell	Geoff Wolfe	Larry Penacho	Chuck Stearns
			Jenny Hodges		Norine Bardill		Judy Rosch		Norine Bardill
1962	4th^[4]		Chuck Stearns	Jimmy Jackson	Larry Penacho
			Jenny Hodges		Norine Bardill		Barbara Cooper		Jenny Hodges
1963	5th^[5]	Billy Spencer	Al Tyll	Jimmy Jackson	Chuck Stearns
			Jenny Hodges		Nancy Schniering		Jeanette Brown		Jeanette Brown
1964	6th^[6]	Billy Spencer		Joker Osborn	Joker Osborn
					Dixie Ann Hoyt		Barbara Cooper		Dixie Ann Hoyt
1965	7th^[7]	Joker Osborn	Al Tyll	Larry Penacho	Chuck Stearns
			Barbara Cooper		Barbara Cooper		Barbara Cooper		Barbara Cooper
1966	8th^[8]	Leroy Burnette		Jimmy Jackson	Roland Hillier
			Barbara Cooper		Christy Weir		Liz Allan		Liz Allan
1967	9th^[9]		Alan Kempton	Mike Suyderhoud	Alan Kempton
			Liz Allan		Christy Weir		Liz Allan		Liz Allan
1968	10th^[10]		Alan Kempton	Mike Suyderhoud	Frankie Dees
			Liz Allan		Liz Allan		Liz Allan		Liz Allan
1969	11th^[11]	Frankie Dees		Mike Suyderhoud	Alan Kempton
			S.S. Shackleford		Liz Allan		Liz Allan		Liz Allan
1970	12th^[12]
			Christy Weir		Liz Allan		Liz Allan		Liz Allan
1971	13th^[13]			Mike Suyderhoud
			Christy Weir		Christy Weir		Barbara Cooper		Christy Weir
1972	14th^[14]
			Lisa St. John		Barbara Cleveland		Linda Leavongood		Liz Allan
1973	15th^[15]		Tony Krupa		Mike Suyderhoud
			Liz Allan		Barbara Cleveland		Liz Allan		Liz Allan
1974	16th^[16]	Mark Crone
			Liz Allan		Maria Victoria Carrasco		Linda Giddens		Liz Allan
1975	17th^[17]
			Liz Allan		Maria Victoria Carrasco		Liz Allan		Liz Allan
1976	18th		Carlos Suarez		Carlos Suarez
			Cindy Todd		Camille Duvall		Linda Giddens		Cindy Todd
1977	19th^[18]
			Trudi Speak		Maria Victoria Carrasco		Linda Giddens		Cindy Todd
1978	20th^[19]			Lucky Lowe
					Pam Folsom				Cindy Todd
1979	21st^[20]		Carlos Suarez
					Karin Roberge				Karin Roberge
1980	22nd^[21]		Cory Pickos
			Karin Roberge		Ana Maria Carrasco		Linda Giddens		Karin Roberge
1981	23rd^[22]	Carl Roberge	Cory Pickos
			Cindy Todd		Ana Maria Carrasco	Linda Giddens
1982	24th^[23]
			Cindy Todd		Anita Carlmann		Cindy Todd		Cindy Todd
1983	25th^[24]		Cory Pickos	Glenn Thurlow	Carl Roberge
					Ana Maria Carrasco
1984	26th^[25]
			Camille Duvall^[26]		Karin Roberge		Sue Lipplegoes		Ana Maria Carrasco
1985	27th^[27]
					Kristi Overton
1986	28th^[28]		Cory Pickos
			Camille Duvall^[29]		Kristi Overton				Deena Brush
1987	29th^[30]		Cory Pickos		Carl Roberge
			Camille Duvall^[31]		Judy McClintock
1988	30th^[32]
			Susi Graham		Judy McClintock
1989	31st^[33]	Mike Kjellander			Carl Roberge
			Helena Kjellander		Tawn Larsen	b			Karen Neville
1990	32nd^[34]		Tory Baggiano	Bruce Neville	Mike Neville
			Susi Graham		Tawn Larsen
1991		NO MASTERS HELD
1992	33rd^[35]
					Tawn Larsen
1993	34th^[36]	Mike Kjellander	Tory Baggiano	Bruce Neville
			Helena Kjellander		Britt Larsen ^[37]
1994	35th^[38]		Tory Baggiano	Carl Roberge
					Britt Larsen		Emma Sheers		Rhoni Barton
1995	36th^[39]	Wade Cox	Cory Pickos	Carl Roberge
					Britt Larsen		Sheri Slone		Phillipa Roberts
1996	37th^[40]	Wade Cox	Nicolas LeForestier	Carl Roberge
			Kristi Overton Johnson		Tawn Larsen		Toni Neville		Rhoni Barton
1997	38th^[41]		Nicolas LeForestier	Carl Roberge
			Susi Graham		Tawn Larsen Hahn		Brenda Baldwin		April Coble
1998	39th^[42]		Cory Pickos	Jaret Llewellyn /Scot Ellis (ski fly)
			Susi Graham		Marina Mosti		Elena Milakova		Brandi Hunt
1999	40th^[43]		Nicolas LeForestier	Freddy Krueger (ski fly)
			Susi Graham		Tawn Larsen Hahn		Elena Milakova		Elena Milakova
2000	41st^[44]		Cory Pickos	Freddy Krueger (ski fly)
			Kristi Overton Johnson		Tawn Larsen Hahn		Emma Sheers		Sarah Gatty Saunt
2001	42nd^[45]		Nicolas LeForestier	Freddy Krueger (ski fly)	n/a
			Toni Neville			Elena Milakova		Emma Sheers (ski fly)
2002	43rd^[46]		Nicolas LeForestier	Jaret Llewellyn (ski fly)
			Kristi Overton Johnson			Elena Milakova	"	Elena Milakova (ski fly)
2003	44th^[47]	Andy Mapple^[48]	Nicolas LeForestier^[49]	Jaret Llewellyn (ski fly)
			Emma Sheers^[50]			Mandy Nightingale^[51]		Emma Sheers (ski fly)
2004	45th^[52]	Jamie Beauchesne^[53]	Nicolas LeForestier^[54]	Jaret Llewellyn (ski fly)
			Emma Sheers^[55]			Brigitte Lethem^[56]		Emma Sheers^[57]
2005	46th^[58]		Nicolas LeForestier
			Karin Truelove			Mandy Nightingale	Emma Sheers
2006	47th^[59]	William Asher
			Sarah Green			Clementine Lucine		June Fladborg
2007	48th^[60]	Jamie Beauchesne	Nicolas LeForestier
			Sarah Green			Michale Briant		Natalia Berdnikava
2008	49th^[61]	William Asher
						Natalia Berdnikava		June Fladborg
2009	50th^[62]	William Asher
			Karina Nowlan			Whitney McClintock		June Fladborg
2010	51st^[63]	William Asher	Herman Beliakou
						Whitney McClintock		June Fladborg
2011	52nd^[64]	Jonathan Travers	Jimmy Siemers	Freddy Krueger
			Karina Nowlan			Whitney McClintock		Natalia Berdnikava
2012	53rd^[65]	Nate Smith	Alexandre Poteau	Ryan Dodd
			Regina Jaquess			Natalia Berdnikava		Natalia Berdnikava
2013	54th^[66]	William Asher	Aliaksei Zharnasek	Freddy Krueger
			Regina Jaquess			Iris Cambray		Jacinta Carroll
2014	55th^[67]	Thomas Degasperi	Pierre Ballon	Ryan Dodd
			Regina Jaquess			Erika Lang		Jacinta Carroll
2015	56th^[68]	Nate Smith	Pierre Ballon	Ryan Dodd
			Regina Jaquess	Erika Lang		Jacinta Carroll
2016	57th^[69]	Nate Smith	Aliaksei Zharnasek	Freddy Krueger
			Regina Jaquess			Anna Gay		Jacinta Carroll
2017	58th^[70]	Nate Smith	Aliaksei Zharnasek	Ryan Dodd
			Whitney McClintock			Neilly Ross		Jacinta Carroll
2018	59th^[71]	Nate Smith	Aliaksei Zharnasek	Freddy Krueger
			Manon Costard			Neilly Ross		Jacinta Carroll
2019	60th^[72]	Freddie Winter	Patricio Font	Ryan Dodd
			Regina Jaquess			Erika Lang		Jacinta Carroll
2020		Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	61st^[73]	Freddie Winter	Patricio Font	Freddy Krueger	n/a
			Jaimee Bull			Anna Gay		Hanna Straltsova
2022	62nd	Nate Smith	Patricio Font	Joel Poland
		Regina Jaquess	Erika Lang	Lauren Morgan
2023	63rd	Nate Smith	Patricio Font	Ryan Dodd
		Regina Jaquess	Erika Lang	Hanna Straltsova

Notes and References

1. News: August 1959 . Callaway Gardens Tournament . The Water Skier . 4–7.
2. News: August 1960 . 1960 Masters Invitational . The Water Skier . 17–19.
3. News: August 1961 . Masters Tournament Results . The Water Skier . 19.
4. News: August 1962 . Masters Results . The Water Skier . 21–27.
5. News: August-September 1963 . Old Reliables and Young Surprises . The Water Skier . 20–28.
6. News: August-September 1964 . Masters Magic . The Water Skier . 39–45.
7. News: August-September 1965 . The '65 Masters . The Water Skier . 19–25.
8. News: August-September 1966 . 1966 Masters, Fast and Fancy . The Water Skier . 16–21.
9. News: August-September 1967 . Highlights of the 1967 Masters . The Water Skier . 16–20.
10. News: August-September 1968 . Complete Results of the 1968 Masters . The Water Skier . 19–21.
11. News: August-September 1969 . History Repeats at the Masters . The Water Skier . 18–23.
12. News: August-September 1970 . Complete Results of the Masters . The Water Skier . 20–22.
13. News: August-September 1971 . Complete Results of the Masters and Team Trials . The Water Skier . 22–25.
14. News: August-September 1972 . Complete Results of the Masters . The Water Skier . 41–42.
15. News: August-September 1973 . Complete Results of the 1973 Masters . The Water Skier . 22.
16. News: August-September 1974 . The Most Predictable/Unpredictable Masters of All . The Water Skier . 16–22.
17. News: August-September 1975 . Another Masters Out of Sight . The Water Skier . 18–22.
18. News: August-September 1977 . Repeaters Take Charge of '77 Masters . The Water Skier . 20–27.
19. News: August-September 1978 . Complete Results of the Masters . The Water Skier . 27–28.
20. News: August-September 1979 . Complete Results of the Masters . The Water Skier . 23.
21. News: August-September 1980 . Complete Results of the Masters . The Water Skier . 30.
22. News: September-October 1981 . Complete Results of the Masters . The Water Skier . 36.
23. News: September-October 1982 . The Masters - Another Chance . The Water Skier . 30.
24. News: September-October 1983 . Celebrating 25 Years of the Masters . The Water Skier . 20–27.
25. News: September-October 1984 . Masters '84 Tournament/Reflections . The Water Skier . 42–48.
26. Book: Career Highlights . May 1992 . Camille Duvall. 9780671746407 . 29 March 2020.
27. News: September 1985 . The $50,000 Masters . The Water Skier . 30–34.
28. News: September-October 1986 . The Masters Challenge . The Water Skier . 28–36.
29. Book: Career Highlights . May 1992 . Camille Duvall. 9780671746407 . 29 March 2020.
30. News: September-October 1987 . The 29th Masters Tournament . The Water Skier . 28–35.
31. Book: Career Highlights . May 1992 . Camille Duvall. 9780671746407 . 29 March 2020.
32. Web site: The Results of the '88 Masters . August 1988 . Water Ski Magazine. 29 March 2020.
33. Web site: The Results of the 31st Masters . August 1989 . Water Ski Magazine. 29 March 2020.
34. News: September-October 1990 . When Opportunity Knocks . The Water Skier . 24–26.
35. News: August-September 1992 . Well Worth The Wait . The Water Skier . 36–38.
36. News: August-September 1993 . The 34th Masters . The Water Skier . 31.
37. Web site: On The Cover . June 1994 . Water Ski Magazine. 29 March 2020.
38. News: August-September 1994 . 1994 Masters . The Water Skier . 18.
39. News: August-September 1995 . Something Wild . The Water Skier . 26.
40. News: August-September 1996 . 1996 Masters Tournament . The Water Skier . 22.
41. News: August-September 1997 . 1997 Masters Tournament . The Water Skier . 12–13.
42. News: July 1998 . 1998 U.S. Masters Results . The Water Skier . 6.
43. News: July 1999 . Masterful . The Water Skier . 30–32.
44. News: July 2000 . Red, White & Blue . The Water Skier . 26–31.
45. News: July 2001 . Record(ing) History . The Water Skier . 26–31.
46. News: July 2002 . Masters of Slalom . The Water Skier . 26–31.
47. News: July 2003 . Master Minds . The Water Skier . 26–30.
48. Web site: 44th Masters Water Ski Men Slalom . IWWF. 29 March 2020.
49. Web site: 44th Masters Water Ski Men Tricks . IWWF. 29 March 2020.
50. Web site: 44th Masters Water Ski Women Slalom . IWWF. 29 March 2020.
51. Web site: 44th Masters Water Ski Women Tricks . IWWF. 29 March 2020.
52. News: July 2004 . Thrills & Spills . The Water Skier . 26–30.
53. Web site: 45th Masters Water Ski Men Slalom . IWWF. 29 March 2020.
54. Web site: 45th Masters Water Ski Men Tricks . IWWF. 29 March 2020.
55. Web site: 45th Masters Water Ski Women Slalom . IWWF. 29 March 2020.
56. Web site: 45th Masters Water Ski Women Trick . IWWF. 29 March 2020.
57. Web site: 45th Masters Water Ski Women Jump . IWWF. 29 March 2020.
58. Web site: 46th Masters Water Ski . USA Water Ski. 24 March 2020.
59. Web site: 47th Masters Water Ski . USA Waterski. 24 March 2020.
60. Web site: 48th Masters Water Ski . USA Waterski. 24 March 2020.
61. Web site: 49th Masters Water Ski . USA Waterski. 24 March 2020.
62. Web site: 50th Masters Water Ski . USA Waterski. 24 March 2020.
63. Web site: 51st Masters Water Ski . USA Waterski. 24 March 2020.
64. Web site: 52nd Masters Water Ski . USA Waterski. 24 March 2020.
65. Web site: 53rd Masters Water Ski . USA Waterski. 24 March 2020.
66. Web site: 54th Masters Water Ski . USA Waterski. 24 March 2020.
67. Web site: 55th Masters Water Ski . USA Waterski. 24 March 2020.
68. Web site: 56th Masters Water Ski . USA Waterski. 24 March 2020.
69. Web site: 57th Masters Water Ski . USA Waterski. 24 March 2020.
70. Web site: 58th Masters Water Ski . USA Waterski. 24 March 2020.
71. Web site: 59th Masters Water Ski . USA Waterski. 24 March 2020.
72. Web site: 60th Masters Water Ski . USA Waterski. 24 March 2020.
73. Web site: 61st Masters Water Ski . USA Waterski. 13 October 2021.