Team GB at IWWF Wakeboard Boat World Championships
Wakeboarding, ladies, is hitting the World stage next week as our selected cream of the crop of boat riding lovelies jet off to Milan, Italy for the IWWF World Championships 2011. Representing the GB girls and sporting the fantastic Union Jack tracksuits will be Jules Hayley, Charlotte Bryant, Nancy Creedy, Katie Batchelor and Team GB debutant Megan ‘Megzy’ Barker. We wish them all the very best in the fantastic city of Milan.
“It’s an unbelievable feeling as I never thought I’d make it into the team and represent GB. It’s a once in a life time opportunity and sooooooo stoked!”
Megan ‘Megzy’ Barker
The 2011 IWWF Wakeboard World Championships will take place in the wonderful city of Milan in Italy from 12th -17th July 2011. So far over 250 riders from 33 different countries have been provisionally registered for the competition making it one of the biggest to be held in recent years. Riders from China, Columbia, Indonesia and New Zealand, to name a few, will be competing to take both individual medals and the prestigious team title.
“I am super excited and looking forward to seeing all of the riders from around the world and watch how they have progressed! Let’s hope Team GB kill it out there and bring home the gold!”
Charlotte Bryant
Once again the British team will be there in force to defend their successes of past years on the international competition scene. Our team will consist of the Best British Wakeboarders and will include 2010 European winners Dan Nott, current Open Men European Wakeboard Champion, Charlotte Bryant current Junior Ladies European Champion, Jules Haley and Katie Batchelor both European bronze medallists along with many others who have previously held podium places for Team GB.
Stew Mackie, UK Team Coach says “I’m looking forward to this worlds, but it’s going to be tough, the standard is crazy and with so many great riders from all over the world attending the competition will be huge. With an amazing track record within Europe it would be awesome to see our team and some of the UK’s top riders make there mark at such a prestigious event.”
The IWWF Worlds look set to be an exciting event and you will be able to follow all the action through the official website http://www.federazionescinautico.com & http://www.wakeboard.co.uk
Jules Haley wrote a little report from The European championships 2010 in Sweden in her blog. Jules will also be Tweeting and blogging, check out her updates on twitter @juleshaley88 and on her blog juleshaley.com.
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