Key facts
- Highest governing body
- International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation
- First performed
- 1922, United States
- Contact
- No
- Mixed sex
- No
- Type
- Aquatic
- Equipment
- Water skis motorboat towline
- Venue
- Body of water
- Olympic
- Demonstration sport , 1972 Summer Olympics
- World games
- 1981 – 2017
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Water skiers performing at Sea World on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Water skiing (also waterskiing or water-skiing) is a surface water sport in which an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation over a body of water, skimming the surface on one or two skis. The sport requires sufficient area on a stretch of water, one or two skis, a tow boat with tow rope, two or three people (depending on local boating laws), and a personal flotation device. In addition, the skier must have adequate upper and lower body strength, muscular endurance, and good balance.