Clean Sweep for Alex Lauretano at US National Water Ski Tournament

Press Release - Terryville Connecticut, August 20, 2007

Alex Lauretano returned with four gold medals from the 65th Annual Goode Water Ski National Championship Tournament that concluded on August 18th in Bakersfield, California. Competing in the Open Women’s Division, the highest level of competition in the sport, Alex won the Slalom, Tricks, Jump, and Overall competitions.

In the Slalom competition, Alex cleared 3.5 buoys at 35 feet off of the 75-foot tow line for a score of 93.5 buoys. In the Trick Skiing event, Alex scored 6,610 points. She jumped 149 feet to win the Jump competition. On a cumulative basis, Alex amassed 3,600.1 points to win the prestigious Overall title.

Also of note in the tournament, in the Open Men’s Competition, Nick Parsons won the Slalom event, Jimmy Siemers won the Trick Skiing competition, Scott Ellis won the Jump event, and in the cumulative scoring, Jimmy Siemers won the Overall title.

Alex will now return to Florida to train for the US Open Championship Tournament at Disney World during September. She will compete in the collegiate ranks with her team at Florida Southern College during the Fall season. And, she will finish the year with a trip to Santiago, Chile for the World Championships at the end of December and early in January.

Attached are photos of Alex taken at the National Championship Tournament during the Trick Skiing competition (photos courtesy of USA Water Ski).

Alex is sponsored MasterCraft Boats, D3 Skis, Radar Skis, and Girls4Sport Activewear. She is formerly from Morris, Connecticut and currently lives in Winter Garden, Florida.

Please contact Pat Byrne (860-582-0233 x 160) for additional information or for contact information for Alex.