2024 IWWF WORLD UNDER 17 WATERSKI CHAMPIONSHIPS
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BULLETIN 1
January, 2024

2024 IWWF WORLD UNDER-17
WATERSKI CHAMPIONSHIPS
July 29 to August 4, 2024

Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada
Lakes of KastynStone - Predator Bay Water Ski Club
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Calgary, Alberta CANADA
Calgary is situated in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. One of the World’s Top 10 most Livable Cities
with Top marks in culture, environment and education. The physical setting of Calgary distinguishes itfrom other cities of the Prairie Provinces. At 1,100 metres above sea level (3,600 feet) It is situated on
the western edge of the Great Plains, in the foothills of the spectacular Canadian Rockies (about 60
miles [100 km] to the west), and the surrounding valleys and uplands are a distinct change from the flat
prairie landscapes typical of the region. A relatively young Canadian city, it is the administrative andfinancial headquarters of the country’s petroleum industry.
Calgary also celebrates its history as a cattle ranching capital, an image enhanced by the city’s hosting of
the annual Calgary Stampede, a 10-day rodeo-centered event. In the early 21st century, Calgary was oneof the fastest-growing cities in Canada. Area 319 square miles (825 square km); metro. area, 1,972
square miles (5,108 square km). Pop. 1,306,784; metro. area, 1,392,609.
YYC Calgary International Airport is one of the 4 major airports (hubs) in Canada serving more than 14
million passengers a year with direct flight from most western US Departure Cities.
(More Tourist Information to follow in Bulletin #2)

CLIMATE
Summer temperatures in Calgary average 25˚C (77˚F) during the day, but drop at night to around 15˚C
(59˚F) so it is advisable to bring a sweater or jacket for evening activities. While generally a drier climate

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Lakes of KastynStone - Calgary, Alberta Canada- May, June are considered the rainiest months with thunder and hail storms in late afternoons andevenings.
Sunrise during the month of July approximately 5:45 am with Sunset at 9:30 pm

LANGUAGE
Both English and French are the official languages of Canada, however, in the Western Provinces English
is spoken exclusively.

FOOD
While the reputation for Alberta Beef is front and centre in Calgary with some of the best Steak Houses
anywhere (at most price ranges), Calgary also has a very eclectic and diverse appetite with more than 25
international cuisines available and represented.
Options for dietary needs available at most restaurants.

METRIC SYSTEM
The units of measurement used in Canada of length, volume, weight and area correspond to the metricsystem: metres and kilometres, litres, kilos, grams and milligrams, square centimetres, metres andkilometres and hectares.

THE SITE
The event will be held at the Lakes of Kastynstone. A man-made facility designed primarily forwaterskiing. Lake 1 (site of the event) is more than 700 metres long and averages 70 metres wide.
Since 2007 it has hosted 5 National Championships, 5 Pro Tournaments and the 2009 IWWF Open World
Water Ski Championships.

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ENTRY & ADMINISTRATION
Intention to Enter (ITE)
Each Federation shall certify to the Chairman of the World Waterski Council and to the organisingcommittee, not later than 90 days before the scheduled start of the first event of the WorldChampionships, its intent to compete using this link: http://www.iwsftournament.com/WorldAdmin/.
Any Federation not meeting this requirement will not be allowed to compete until they pay a fine of
US$200 to the IWWF.
To be accepted, the “Intention to Enter” must be accompanied by a deposit amounting to US$50 foreach athlete entered on the form. (For instance: 3 athletes: 3xUS$50 = US$150). This payment must
follow the process described below.
Each US$50 will be deducted from the entry fee to be paid later for each athlete. If a Federation
subsequently enters less athletes than declared on the ITE, the fee of US$50 paid at that time is forfeitedfor each missing athlete. The payment must follow the process described in the Competition Bulletins.
Any Federation may enter up to two more athletes than originally declared on the “Intention to Enter”
form with no penalty, and for which the full entry fee is required. If more than two additional athletesparticipate, then a levy of US$50 per additional athlete will be payable in addition to the full entry fee.
This does not include those skiers who may additionally qualify through the Weekly Ranking List or Pro
Ranking if applicable.

Official Entry and Entry Fee
The Entry Fee for the 2024 IWWF World Under-17 Waterski Championships is USD 300.00 per competitor
regardless of discipline.
The deadline for each Federation to declare, through EMS, the names of the members of its team, theevents each will enter, the ratings of each skier, as well as the names of the official reserves, is 60 days
before the scheduled start of the first event of the World Championships.
An entry is considered complete when the Skier’s name is registered in EMS and the full Entry Fee Payment
has been received. The entry fee payment must follow the process described below.
Any skier entered as a Wild Card or Individual is also to be considered as a TEAM reserve.
The 60 days deadline does not include those skiers who may additionally qualify through the Weekly or
the Pro Ranking, if applicable, for those skiers the following deadline apply:
1) The deadline to enter skiers who qualify under the Weekly Ranking is 30 days before thechampionships.
2)
The deadline to enter skiers who qualify under the Pro Ranking is 15 days before theChampionships.
Any Federation not meeting this requirement will not be allowed to compete until the Federation pays afine to the IWWF Representative at the Championships, of US$10 per skier per day after the 60 days
deadline for each skier not officially entered.

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If a skier is not registered on EMS prior to the 48 hours before the start of the first event, the Federation'sskier's places in the draw shall be determined by the Chief Judge without reference to their qualifyingscores.
2 days before the start of the first event, the entry lists shall be closed at noon (12:00) and thereafter theorder of competitors entered and paid will be finalised and posted.
The Scorer in consultation with the Chief Judge should post Preliminary Running Orders 7 days preceding
the start of events with the orders clearly marked as “Preliminary and subject to change”. No change inthis order is allowed after noon of the 2 days preceding the start of events except that a teamrepresentative may:
1) Withdraw a skier from the competition.
2) Replace an injured skier with a qualified official reserve from the same team with the authority of
the Chief Judge and before the start of the first event, that is, before the first skier taking part in
the first event has started,
3) The substitute skier shall start first in the series in which he is qualified unless the draw has not
yet been completed.
Team or individual athletes not showing up: In the event a team or individual athletes (for whom theirFederation has submitted a competition entry), fail to show up for a competition, their entry fee shall stillbe payable in full, unless a valid written excuse is received by 12 noon, 2 days before the start of thecompetition.
A valid excuse may include a sickness certificate or a certificated injury and should be considered andagreed as valid by the IWWF Representative at the Championships.
Scheduled Start of theChampionships
90 days before

3rd May 2024

60 days before

2nd June 2024

30 days before

2nd July 2024

Deadline to enter skiers who qualify under the
Weekly Ranking List, via EMS. (Including
payment of full Entry fee per registered skier)

12 noon, 2 days before

30th July 2024

Closure of the Entry List

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BANK INFORMATION
Payment should be made to the following:
FOR CANADA AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WIRE TRANSFERS; USD $ ONLYBANK NAME: ATB FINANCIALATB SWIFT CODE: ATBRCA6EXXXBANK CODE AND TRANSIT NUMBER: 021908819
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 00602952379
BENEFICIARY NAME: Predator Bay Water Ski ClubBENEFICIARY ADDRESS: PO Box 36043, Calgary RPO Lakeview, AB CANADA T3E 7C6BANK ADDRESS: ATB Financial, 601 Stewart Green SW, Calgary, AB CANADA T3H 3C8
FOR INTERNATIONAL WIRE TRANSFERS;INTERMEDIARY: Bank of America N.A. New YorkINTERMEDIARY SWIFT CODE: BOFAUS3NXXXBANK NAME: ATB FINANCIALATB SWIFT CODE: ATBRCA6EXXX
FINAL BENEFICIARY BANK CODE AND TRANSIT NUMBER: 021908819
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 00602952379
BENEFICIARY NAME: Predator Bay Water Ski ClubBENEFICIARY ADDRESS: PO Box 36043, Calgary RPO Lakeview, AB CANADA T3E 7C6BANK ADDRESS: ATB Financial, 601 Stewart Green SW, Calgary, AB CANADA T3H 3C8

Send proof of transfer to pbayworlds@gmail.com with a copy to katie@wswc.ca* Please indicate “Name of Country” and “Entry Fee 2024 IWWF World Under-17 Waterski Championships”
when making your transfer. Remitting parties are responsible for ALL bank charges at both ends. Wherebank charges have been deducted, Federations/Skiers will be required to make good any shortfall at
registration.
All fines have to be paid on-site to the IWWF Representative at the Championships.
No skiers will be allowed to start if any due fine is not paid.

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REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS (WATERSKI ATHLETES) IN EMS
The registration of a skier’s participation in EMS has to be done by an EMS Federation Administrator as
follows:
1. EMS Federation Administrator has to login to EMS.
2. Go to the Competitions menu and set the Competition Code 24IWWF02 and the Country “CAN” in
the Search Filters.
3. Select the Code 24IWWF02 competition “2024 IWWF World Under-17 Waterski Championships”.
4. Scroll down to the Participations section and click the “New participation” button to register the
Athletes.
5. Enter the Name of the Athlete in the Search box and click on the loop sign to the right.
6. Register the Division in Competition, the Event and the Entry Type.
7. Click on the blue “+Add” button and the participant will be registered.
Repeat Steps 5 to 7 for any additional participants.

TRAINING
It will be possible to train at the official venue from June 1, 2024 to July 26, 2024 at a cost of USD300.00
per hour, and with a minimum booking of 15 minutes. Training will be based on a first come first serve
but also consideration will be given for it to be distributed evenly based on total entries. The deadline fortraining requests is May 15, 2024.
Please submit your training requests by e-mail: pbayworlds@gmail.com
After the final Training schedule is released, all available slots will be opened on a first come first servebasis.

Bank details for Training payments
Training rate is $5.00 USD per minute and should be paid by bank transfer:
Bank details
FOR CANADA AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WIRE TRANSFERS; USD $ ONLYBANK NAME: ATB FINANCIALATB SWIFT CODE: ATBRCA6EXXXBANK CODE AND TRANSIT NUMBER: 021908819
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 00602952379
BENEFICIARY NAME: Predator Bay Water Ski ClubBENEFICIARY ADDRESS: PO Box 36043, Calgary RPO Lakeview, AB CANADA T3E 7C6BANK ADDRESS: ATB Financial, 601 Stewart Green SW, Calgary, AB CANADA T3H 3C8
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FINAL BENEFICIARY BANK CODE AND TRANSIT NUMBER: 021908819
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 00602952379
BENEFICIARY NAME: Predator Bay Water Ski ClubBENEFICIARY ADDRESS: PO Box 36043, Calgary RPO Lakeview, AB CANADA T3E 7C6BANK ADDRESS: ATB Financial, 601 Stewart Green SW, Calgary, AB CANADA T3H 3C8

Send proof of transfer to pbayworlds@gmail.com with a copy to katie@wswc.ca*Please indicate “Name of Country” and “Training 2024 IWWF World Under-17 Waterski Championships”
when making your transfer. Remitting parties are responsible for ALL bank charges at both ends. Wherebank charges have been deducted, Federations/Skiers will be required to make good any shortfall at
registration.

OFFICIAL FAMILIARISATION
The last two or three days immediately before the Championships will be reserved and used for Official
Familiarisation. This will be organised so that each skier who has paid shall be allocated either a set
number of passes and/or a certain amount of time at the discretion of the Chief Judge based on theprinciple that every skier shall receive an equal opportunity for familiarisation.
Slalom skiers will receive – 4 passes or 6 minutes whichever is less
Trick skiers will receive – 2 passes or 5 minutes whichever is less
Jump skier will receive – 3 passes or 6 minutes whichever is less
After closure of the registration, 60 days before the Championships (please ref. to rule 14.12 for the
specific deadline), each entered competitor in the IWWF Event Management System (EMS) will beallocated Official Familiarisation time as specified above.
45 days before the scheduled start of the event, the Organiser (in consultation with the Chief Judge, whose
decision shall be final) shall announce the Official Familiarisation schedule (including the allowed time).
If a Federation does not want to take part in the Official Familiarisation, it must notify the Organisers andthe Chief Judge as soon as possible.
The order for familiarisation will be based on the team results from the previous IWWF WorldChampionships with the last placed team athletes going first, and shall be grouped by events, i.e., slalom
familiarisation, trick familiarisation and jump familiarisation (by jump height). They will be grouped
together. Any athlete whose time has not been paid for at least 30 days before the scheduled start of theevent, or who is not ready to ski in accordance with the schedule, will lose their official familiarisation
time.
The Chief Judge shall have the discretion to change the start time of team’s familiarisation based on
extraordinary circumstances.

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During the Official Familiarisation period, the Chief Judge may allocate any available site familiarisation
times, but only to skiers who have not already used it or do not have time allocated.
Summary Table: Scheduled
Start of the Championships

Date

Description

60 days before

2nd June 2024

45 days before

17th June 2024

deadline to enter participants in the EMS as
per rule 14.12.
deadline for publishing familiarisation
schedule by Organiser

30 days before

2nd July 2024

deadline for familiarisation payment.

Bank details for Official Familiarisation payments
Official familiarisation rate is USD 30.00 per set in Slalom and Jump, USD 25.00 per set for tricks and shouldbe paid by bank transfer:

Payment should be made to the following:
FOR CANADA AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WIRE TRANSFERS; USD $ ONLYBANK NAME: ATB FINANCIALATB SWIFT CODE: ATBRCA6EXXXBANK CODE AND TRANSIT NUMBER: 021908819
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 00602952379
BENEFICIARY NAME: Predator Bay Water Ski ClubBENEFICIARY ADDRESS: PO Box 36043, Calgary RPO Lakeview, AB CANADA T3E 7C6BANK ADDRESS: ATB Financial, 601 Stewart Green SW, Calgary, AB CANADA T3H 3C8
FOR INTERNATIONAL WIRE TRANSFERS;INTERMEDIARY: Bank of America N.A. New YorkINTERMEDIARY SWIFT CODE: BOFAUS3NXXXBANK NAME: ATB FINANCIALATB SWIFT CODE: ATBRCA6EXXX
FINAL BENEFICIARY BANK CODE AND TRANSIT NUMBER: 021908819
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 00602952379
BENEFICIARY NAME: Predator Bay Water Ski ClubBENEFICIARY ADDRESS: PO Box 36043, Calgary RPO Lakeview, AB CANADA T3E 7C6BANK ADDRESS: ATB Financial, 601 Stewart Green SW, Calgary, AB CANADA T3H 3C8
Send proof of transfer to pbayworlds@gmail.com with a copy to katie@wswc.ca

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Lakes of KastynStone - Calgary, Alberta Canada*Please indicate “Name of Country” and “Official Familiarisation 2024 IWWF World Under-17 WaterskiChampionships” when making your transfer. Remitting parties are responsible for ALL bank charges atboth ends. Where bank charges have been deducted, Federations/Skiers will be required to make good
any shortfall at registration.

IWWF LICENSE
Following an agreement by the IWWF World Congress held in 2019, the IWWF Executive Board
approved the establishment of an IWWF License fee from 2021 where athletes wishing to compete in
Ranking List / 1 to 6 Star competitions (including IWWF World titled events) in each Sports Division of
the IWWF are required to hold an IWWF License. It is requested that Federations ensure that all theirathletes hold a valid IWWF License in order to participate in the 2024 IWWF WORLD UNDER 17
WATERSKI Championships.
OFFICIAL HOTEL
Courtyard Marriott Calgary SouthIWWF World Under 17 Water Ski Championships
Dates: July 26 – August 5, 2024
Last Day to Book: Thursday, June 27, 2024
Hotel(s) offering your special group rate:● Courtyard Calgary South for 179 CAD - 199 CAD per night (Rates include Residence Inn hot
breakfast)● Residence Inn Calgary South for 189 CAD per night (Rates include kitchenette and ResidenceInn hot breakfast)
Please use the link below to book your rooms for anytime between July 26 and August 5/24
July 26-August 5: Book your group rate for IWWF World Under 17 Water Ski Championships

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Lakes of KastynStone - Calgary, Alberta CanadaSpecial Rates available for Training during the Month of June
If you come for some early training in June, the hotel has offered preferred rates for the following dates:
IWWF World Under 17 Waterski June Training
Dates: June 2-6, June 9-14, June 16-21, June 23-28, 2024
Last Day to Book: Thursday, May 2, 2024
Hotel(s) offering your special group rate:● Courtyard Calgary South for 179 CAD - 199 CAD per night (Rates include Residence Inn hot
breakfast)● Residence Inn Calgary South for 189 CAD per night (Rates include Kitchenettes and ResidenceInn hot breakfast)
Click the link below for hotel room rates for June.
June Dates: Book your group rate for IWWF World Under 17 Waterski Championships

MEALS
Both breakfast and dinner will be provided for Technical Officials at no cost at the Official Hotel.
Lunch for all the officials, skiers, team captains and team coaches will be supplied at the site at no costfrom July 30 to August 04, 2024.

TRANSPORTATION
Calgary International Airport (YYC)
The Calgary International Airport (YYC) is Canada’s fourth busiest airport and is consistently ranked as
one of the best airports in North America for overall passenger convenience. In 2019, YYC boasted morethan 1,400 weekly departures and operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week, serving over 17.3 million
passengers that year. More than 200 daily non-stop flights* connect Calgary to the world through thismodern, easy to navigate airport and Calgary is no more than one stop away from most major cities. YYC
is just 20 minutes from downtown Calgary and is easily accessible from anywhere in the city.
Transport Airport – Official Hotel - Airport
Transportation from the airport to the official hotel is provided free of charge to Technical Officials, IWWF
Executive Board Members, and is available to Athletes at cost
Transport Official Hotel – Lakes of KastynStone(Official Site)
The Organizing Committee will provide a bus transport for all the participants from the Official Hotel tothe Lakes of KastynStone (Official Site).

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The bus schedules will be between 07:00 and 0:900 from the hotel to the event venue and between
16:00 to 19:00 (or 30 minutes after last skier – whichever later) from the venue to the Official Hotel,
from July 29* to August 04, 2024.

Visa Requirements
Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)This is the Government of Canada's official website to apply for an eTA to fly to, or transit through, aCanadian airport. It only costs CAD$7.00
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit- canada/eta/apply.html

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Date

Events / Official Functions

July 29, 30 and 31

Official Familiarisation

August 01

Preliminary Rounds - Slalom
Opening Ceremony (End of Day)
Preliminary Rounds - Jump / Trick
Preliminary Rounds - Trick / Finals
FinalsMedal Ceremonies (End of Day) & Final Night Banquet (Evening)

August 02
August 03
August 04

TENTATIVE PROGRAM
OFFICIAL FAMILIARISATION SCHEDULE(subject to Entry - Final schedule to be confirmed June 4, 2024)
Monday 07/29
13:00 - 19:00 SLALOM (start time subject to Entry)
Tuesday 07/30
08:30 - 14:00 SLALOM
14:30 - 19:00 JUMP
Wednesday 07/31
08:30 - 11:00 JUMP
11:30 – 18:00 Trick

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OFFICIAL FAMILIARISATION FEESSLALOM

6 MIN( 4 PASS)

USD 30.00

whichever less
JUMP

6 MIN ( 3 JUMPS)

USD 30.00

whichever less
TRICKS

5 MIN ( UP-BACK)USD 25.00

PROPOSED COMPETITION SCHEDULE(subject to Entry - Final schedule to be confirmed June 4, 2024)
THURSDAY 08/01
08:00 – 18:00 hrs.
UNDER 17 LADIESUNDER 17 MEN
19:00 - 20:00 hrs.
FRIDAY 08/02
08:00 – 15:00 hrs.
UNDER 17 LADIESUNDER 17 MEN
15:30 – 17:30 hrs.
UNDER 17 LADIESSATURDAY 08/03
08:00 – 12:00 hrs.
UNDER 17 MEN
13:00 – 17:00 hrs.
UNDER 17 LADIESUNDER 17 MEN

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SEMIFINALS SLALOMOPENING CEREMONIESSEMIFINALS JUMPSEMIFINALS TRICKSEMIFINALS TRICKSLALOM FINALS

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SUNDAY 08/04
08:00 – 11:30 hrs.
UNDER 17 LADIESUNDER 17 MEN

TRICKS FINAL

12:00 – 16:00 hrs.
UNDER 17 LADIESUNDER 17 MEN

JUMP FINAL

16:30 – 17:30 hrs.

AWARD CEREMONY (at Venue)

SUNDAY 08/04
19:00 hrs.

Evening
CLOSING CEREMONY AND FINAL NIGHT BANQUET

Ceremonies and Final Night Banquet
The Opening Ceremony, Closing Ceremony and Final Night Banquet will be free of charge to All Athletes,
one Team Official, Technical Officials, IWWF Waterski Council Members and IWWF Executive Board
Members. The cost for others wishing to attend the Closing Ceremony & Final Night Banquet will be
provided in Bulletin 2.

Official Tow Boat (for Official Familiarisation and Competition):
SKI NAUTIQUE 2024

Towboat Speed Control System:
Zero Off

DOPING CONTROLIn accordance with the IWWF anti-Doping Rules, drug controls will be conducted during thecompetition. By entering this competition, all athletes agree to be subject to doping control. Information
about the IWWF Anti-Doping programme, the current IWWF AD Rules and links to the list of banned
substances can be accessed on the following link: https://iwwf.sport/anti-doping-information/

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FLAGS AND ANTHEMS
Each team must bring 2 flags of their country. (Size approximately 100x150cm)
Will be returned on or before the conclusion of the Final Banquet
All teams should send (MP3) of their national anthem or confirm the Anthem is on Spotify. If not on
Spotify please email MP3 to pbayworlds@gmail.com (Subject line, Your Country/
Anthem)

ATHLETE INFORMATION FOR COMMENTATOR
Please request your athletes to log into IWWF’s EMS (https://ems.iwwf.sport/) to fill in / update theirprofiles (accomplishments, sponsors, social media handles, other interesting information in the optional
fields, etc.) so the event commentator has information available tocommunicate to spectators present at the event venue and online via live stream. They should also
upload photos for media use. Athletes should contact their respective Federations if they are not active/ confirmed EMS users.

IWWF SAFE SPORT POLICY AND IWWF SAFEGUARDING REGULATIONS
We take safeguarding extremely seriously and are committed to ensuring that everyone who attends
the championships, whether athletes, officials or volunteers are able to operate in a safe environment,
free from abuse and the risk of harm. It is a condition of participation that all attendees familiarise
themselves and comply with the IWWF Safeguarding Regulations which are available athttps://iwwf.sport/safe-sport-information/

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INSURANCEThe IWWF Bye-Law 16.1 states:
It is the responsibility of each Federation when entering competitors for a World Titled Event to ensurethat its competitors are adequately insured for personal accident, permanent disabilities, death andmedical expenses.

COVID-19 PCR TESTING
While not required at this time - Travelers may be required to take a COVID-19 PCR test 72 hours before
departing to Canada. (subject to travel requirements at time of event)

TECHNICAL OFFICIALS
To be announced in Bulletin 2.

PARENT HOSPITALITY (Family, Friends and Visitors)
The Organizing Committee is working hard to create Parent Packages (Family, Friends, International
Visitors) with options for VIP Seating, On site Lunches, Banquet Tickets and other Special Activities.
More information will be included in Bulletin 2.

TEAM TENTS - VIP TENTSThe Organizing Committee will be offering opportunities for Team Tents and VIP Tents. Moreinformation will be included in Bulletin 2.

CONTACTS
Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada
Krista Jansen
Contact: krista@wswc.ca

Predator Bay Organizing Committee:
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Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada
Katie Bice +1888 526 0685 ext 100
Contact: katie@wswc.ca

IWWF Waterski Council Chairman
Candido Moz
E-Mail: mozc@live.com

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PARTICIPATION SURVEYSUBMISSION DEADLINE May 31, 2024
The ________________________Federation intends to participate in the2024 IWWF WORLD UNDER 17 WATERSKI Championships.
We expect our team to consist of (fill in a number of competitors)
Gender:SlalomTricks

Jump

Total

Girls:
Boys:

Total competitors:______

Team Captain: ______
Person in charge (name and position):_____________________________________________

Please send this form as soon as possible (No Later than May 31, 2024) to:
Katie Bice Katie@wswc.ca
Water Ski and Wakeboard CanadaThis form will help to determine the final competition schedule (to be published June 4, 2024)

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email: pbayworlds@gmail.com

2024 IWWF WORLD UNDER 17 WATERSKI CHAMPIONSHIPS