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91-Year-Young 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 worlds 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 years 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.
For a story about Borgen by
the Palm Beach Post
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