| You might be old but the sport is older. It's been | | | | People did not have the movements early on in the |
| quite a while since people have been having a go at | | | | 40's. The freedom was with the boat. The free rope |
| it. | | | | arena took off only after 1950's when the rope was |
| Ralph Samuelson of Lake City, Minnesota in 1922 was | | | | given to the skier. Lesser expenses and better boats |
| the first recorded person to have water skied. He | | | | have given the sport a boost. |
| was a master even when the world was watching it, | | | | Demography has played a major role for this sport, |
| he tested the skies, the flying boat, the jumps and | | | | countries with warmer climate have made the |
| the landings. Nobody knew better than him. | | | | progress quickly than those from colder areas.. |
| By 1946, it had gained the much needed publicity and | | | | Any one any where can be a pro at the game, if we |
| now was the time to bring in some rules and | | | | just adhere to the rules and strict practice. |
| regulations, the need to organize the game. | | | | A thorough family sport, even the ones with water |
| 1946 saw the emergence of the World Water Skiing | | | | fear can have a blast by watching their loved ones |
| Union, being set up..In 1949 at Juan-les-Pins, the first | | | | strutting their stuff in water, what's more, an ideal |
| World Water Skiing Championship was held, a total | | | | sport for a vacation, pumping up everything within |
| knock out event. | | | | and outside. |