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Vera Van den Bossche (BEL) is a long-serving and highly respected waterski racing official whose influence has come through officiating, athlete representation, and international governance. Her involvement in the sport began in the early 1970s, and she became an International Waterski Racing Judge in 1978—a qualification she has continued to hold. Her judging experience has extended onto major international stages, including officiating at multiple IWWF World Racing Championships, reflecting...

Nikki Carpenter has be recognised in the 2018 Hall of Fame. Nikki is recorded as a leading figure in Formula 1 water ski racing in the late 1980s, highlighted by back-to-back European Championship titles. She became European Champion twice in Ladies Formula 1, with gold medals in 1987 and 1988. In the European Waterski Racing Championships (Ladies Formula 1) honours list, Carpenter is listed as European Champion in 1987, with the championship held at Harderwijk (Netherlands), and again as...

Billy Rixon (GBR) has be recognised in the 2018 Hall of Fame. Billy “Bill” Rixon (GBR) is widely remembered as one of the defining figures of early European waterski racing (Formula 1), particularly for a run of European Championship victories that spanned a full decade. In the official winners’ table for the European Waterski Racing Championships (men’s F1), Rixon is listed as champion in 1969 (Whitstable, UK)—the inaugural edition—then again in 1973 (Canzo, Italy), and in five consecutive...