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Athletes Krueger, Truelove win titles at 2007 Moomba Masters
By Natalie Angley // USA Water Ski // March 13, 2007
The husband-wife duo of Freddy Krueger and Karen Truelove (Winter Garden, Fla.) won titles Monday as the 46th Moomba Masters water ski tournament concluded in Melbourne, Australia. Krueger won Men's jumping with a leap of 217 feet (66.2 meters) and the Night Jump event with a distance of 215 feet (65.40 meters). Truelove won Women's slalom, scoring 1 buoy at 38 feet off. The Moomba Masters, which took place March 9-12 on the Yarra River, marked the start of the 2007 water ski season for U.S. professional athletes.
"We couldn't have asked for a better start to the 2007 season," said Andy Jugan, USA Water Ski's executive director. "All of our athletes performed extremely well in Melbourne. Congratulations are extended to Karen Truelove and Freddy Krueger for their excellent performances."
Other athletes earning titles were: Great Britain's Jodi Fisher (Men's slalom, 4-1/2 buoys at 38 off); Argentina's Javier Julio (Men's tricks, 10,040 points); Australia's Michale Briant (Women's tricks, 7,870 points); and Greece's Angeliki Andriopoulou (Women's jumping, 154 feet/47 meters).
U.S. athletes who advanced to the finals in respective events were: Rhoni Barton-Bischoff (Women's tricks and jumping), Marcus Brown (Men's slalom), Jill Knutson (Women's slalom), Mandy Nightingale (Women's tricks) and Chris Parrish (Men's slalom). Other U.S. athletes who participated in the Moomba Masters were: Danyelle Bennett (Women's slalom, tricks and jumping), Scot Ellis (Men's jumping), Ryan Fitts (Men's jumping), Ty Oppenlander (Men's slalom), Greg Sund (Men's slalom), Joy Todd (Women's tricks and jumping), Jonathan Travers (Men's slalom) and Terry Winter (Men's slalom).
Complete results from the 2007 Moomba Masters and the 2007 Junior Moomba Masters, which was held March 7-8, are available at www.USAWATERSKI.org.
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 organized water skiing in the United States. With more than 30,000 members, USA Water Ski is the largest water ski federation in the world.
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