JIMMY SIEMERS' WORLD RECORDS APPROVED The International Water Ski Federation's Tournament Council has ratified U. S. athlete Jimmy Siemers' pending world jumping and overall records. Siemers set the records on October 22, 2000, at the TriLakes Late Bloomers Tournament in Zachary, Louisiana. Siemers soars 233 feet on Connelly jumpers to break the former world record of 231 feet held by Canada's Jaret Llewellyn. Siemers' third round scores of 1.5 buoys at 38 off in slalom, 10,330 points in tricks and 233 feet in jumping set a pending world overall record of 2,717.12 points. Siemers' point total topped the former world overall record of 2,676.98 points, also held by Llewellyn, as well as a pending world record of 2,680.35 points set by France's Patrice Martin on October 18. As a member of Team Connelly, Jimmy has spent a short lifetime setting and breaking national and world records. In July of 1998, at the U. S. Junior Water Ski Team trials, he won gold medals in tricks, jumping and overall. Three weeks later, he swept the tricks, jumping, and overall titles at the South Central Regional Championships. In August, as a member of the U. S. Junior Water Ski Team at the Pan American Championships in Winnipeg, he won gold medals in tricks, jumping and overall, and a bronze medal in slalom. Two more weeks down the road in Dijon, France, at the Junior Worlds, he won gold medals in tricks, jumping and overall to help the U. S. Team to the silver medal. His 10,590 points in tricks was later approved to be his third national tricks record of the season. A recent high school graduate, the 18-year-old Siemers will be attending and skiing for Arizona State in the upcoming collegiate season. Also, look for Jimmy as a mainstay on the Pro Tour in 2001 and for many more years to come. Stay tuned for future records to follow. For more information on Jimmy and all other Team Connelly skiers and riders, please check out the Connelly website. Jimmy Siemers jpg (56K). Website hosted by WaterSkier Software Ltd. This site is all browser/screen/colour friendly Best viewed with IE5 800x600 high colour ©1999-2004 Design Suite