- This event has passed.
World Championships
August 26 - August 31
The world’s best skiers descend on Recetto, Italy, for the IWWF World Water Ski Championships—battling for the sport’s most prestigious title.
Events: Slalom, Trick, Jump, Overall, & Teams
Read More
Andy Mapple’s Record Still Untouched as Youth Rule World Championships Nearly a quarter century after his last title — also here in Recetto — the sport’s ultimate prizes still belong to the young.
The Highest-Scoring Worlds in History? Recetto Delivers Water Skiing’s Next Level For six days in northern Italy, water skiing seemed determined to burst out of its own history.
The Unsolvable Puzzle of Joel Poland at the World Championships It’s hard to reconcile the two Joels — the unstoppable force who has redefined overall skiing, and the athlete undone by the same mistakes at the same tournament.