CANADIAN WINS WORLD CUP 
By Wendy Rutherford

Canadian Jaret Llewellyn needed a new Canadian record to win the
International Water Ski Federations inagural World Cup title - and he
did it!  His jump of 66.3m (217 ft) came in the final round of the
Paddy Classic.  It was enough to move him ahead of Bruce Neville and
Carl Roberge to take the World Cup title.  Toni Neville was the womens
winner.

The series, sponsored by the Cafe de Colombia was launched last spring
with the Moomba Masters in Australia and included a total of six
events.  Ironically, Jaret was the leader after the first event,
although the lead changed several times over the summer.  Canadian Jim
Clunie finished 6th in the series.

But the Cafe de Colombia World Cup was not the only pro tour in
operation this summer.  The US tour changed its name to the Cafe de
Colombia Water Ski Tour and the Sea Doo Wakeboard Series.  (Yes, both
series were sponsored by Cafe de Colombia).  A couple of tour stops
were actually part of both series!  With the new name came a new
format.  Events were limited to Mens Slalom, Mens Jump and Wakeboard.
This tour held 6 events.  Heres a brief recap on Canadian action at all
the professional events held this year:

Moomba Masters (World Cup) - Melbourne, Australia (March 16) Canadians
dominated this event, the first of the 1996 season.  Jaret Llewellyn
won the preliminaries, while Jim Clunie posted a personal best of 63.2m
(207 ft) to win the first IWSA World Cup event.  Jaret finished second,
with brother Kreg Llewellyn in 5th.

Pro Tour Stop 1 - Orlando, Fla (April 13/14) Jim Clunie took 4th place
in Mens jump behind Carl Roberge, Bruce Neville and Mike Heath.  Jaret
Llewellyn finished 6th, while Kreg Llewellyn failed to make the
finals.  Canadian wakeboarder Jeremy Kovak finished 9th.

Pro Tour Stop 2 - High Point, NC (May 18/19) Canadians Drew Ross and
Tom Muir tied for 5th in Mens slalom.  Jim Clunie placed 6th in
jumping.

US Masters - Calloway Gardens, GA (May 25/6) While not part of either
tour, the Masters is the prestigious event of the year.  Susi Graham
and Helene Kjellander tied for 2nd in Womens Slalom.  In Womens Tricks,
current World Overall Champion, Canadian Judy Messer finished 2nd, as
did Jaret Llewellyn in his event.  Jarets performance game him the Mens
Overall title. Jeremy Kovak won the wakeboard division.

Pro Tour Stop 3 - Shreveport, LA (June 8/9) This event was part of both
series.  No Canadians advanced to the finals in either slalom or jump.
Wakeboarder Jeremy Kovak finished 7th.  The winner was 14-year-old
American Parks Bonifay, who became the youngest skier to ever win a pro
circuit event.

US Open (World Cup) - Greenville, NC (June 22/3) Jumper Jaret Llewellyn
tied for 3rd in Mens Jump with arch rival Patrice Martin of France.
Canadian Suzi Graham finished 5th in slalom, while Kreg Llewellyn,
known as a jumper, finished 6th in Mens Slalom.  That performance gave
him 2nd place overall, just behind Martin.  Wakeboarder Jeff Heer
finished 3rd.

Pro Tour Stop 4 - Indianapolis, IN (July 13/14) This event was part of
both series.  Jaret Llewellyn finished 2nd in Mens Jump.  Drew Ross
captured 4th place in Mens Slalom, while Jeremy Kovak finished 6th.  In
wakeboarding, Jeremy Kovak won the event, with fellow Canadian Jeff
Heer in 3rd.

Pro Tour Stop 5 - Omaha, NB (Aug. 4/5) Jeremy Kovak placed 2nd behind
whiz-kid Parks Bonifay.   In Mens Slalom, Drew Ross finished 10th.

Arena Masters (World Cup) - Milan, Italy (Aug. 3/4) Jaret Llewellyn
took another step towards his ultimate World Cup title by winning the
Arena Masters.  Jim Clunie finished 5th.

Paddy Classic (World Cup final) - Dublin, Ireland (August 10 & 11) Long
jumps were the order of the day, with Jaret jumping a new Canadian
record of 66.3m (217 ft) a full 2.5m longer that his previous best.
The jump gave him first place for the event and first place in the
IWSFs Cafe de Colombia World Cup series.  Jim Clunie finished 7th in
the event, and 6th in the series.

Pro Tour Stop 6 - Portland, OR (August 17/18) This was the final event
of the Pro Tour.  Wakeboarder Jeremy Kovak placed 2nd, with Jeff Heer
in 5th.  Drew Ross finished 5th in slalom.


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