91-Year-Old
Lucille Borgen wins National Water Ski Title
Aug.
9, 2004 – Lucille Borgen of Babson Park, Florida, amazed the crowd at
the 62 Annual Water Ski National Championships by winning the Women 10
slalom and tricks event on her 91st birthday. She is the oldest
competitor to ever ski at the Nationals.
The cancer and polio
survivor was the lone competitor in the age group event. Borgen scored
4-1/2 buoys at long line to win slalom and tallied 390 points to win
tricks.
Nearly 1,000 water
ski athletes – ages 5 through 91 – from across the United States
competed for national titles in slalom, tricks, jumping and overall in
26 age divisions and two Open divisions during the five-day tournament
that ended on Aug. 7. Advancement to the Water Ski National
Championships – the world’s largest 3-event water ski tournament –
is earned through exceptional performances during the summer tournament
season and by placement at regional championships held in the five USA
Water Ski regions in late July.
This year’s event,
sponsored by Speedo, was at Okeeheelee Park near Greenacres,
Florida
USA Water Ski was
formed in 1939 as a non-profit organization promoting water skiing in
the United States. USA Water Ski is affiliated with the International
Water Ski Federation (world governing body) and is recognized by the
United States Olympic Committee and Pan-American Sports Organization as
the national governing body of competitive water skiing in the United
States. With more than 40,000 members, USA Water Ski is the largest
water ski federation in the world.
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Aug.
9, 2004 – Lucille Borgen of Babson Park, Florida, amazed the crowd at
the 62 Annual Water Ski National Championships by winning the Women 10
slalom and tricks event on her 91st birthday. She is the oldest
competitor to ever ski at the Nationals.