British Water Ski & Wakeboard

Seventeen British waterskiers are representing their country at the 2026 IWWF European and Africa Over 35 Waterski Championships in Fischlham, Austria this week 🇦🇹

The skiers competing are:
- Kelly Atkins (overall)
- Lois Farrow (overall)
- Eleanor Benjamin (overall)
- Mike Hornagold Senior (slalom and trick)
- Will Oliver (overall)
- Simon Wooldridge (overall)
- Rodney Rowlands (overall)
- David Hawley (overall)
- Jane Moore (slalom and trick)
- Will Morrison (overall)
- Bradley North (slalom and trick)
- Jane Peel (slalom)
- Alan Robertson (slalom)
- Lorraine Sizer (overall)
- Juliet Thompson (slalom and trick)
- James Timothy (slalom)
- Carol Worship (slalom)

Good luck to Team GB and all the rest of the competitors 🇬🇧

Listen to Sam Rozputynski’s interview with BBC Radio Devon’s John Acres via the link below ⬇️

From practicing at the North Devon Wake Park to competing on the European stage 🏄‍♂️

Eighteen-year-old Sam Rozputynski from South Molton is in Slovakia, preparing to compete in the European and African Cable Wakeboard and Wakeskate Championships 👏
He spoke to BBC Radio Devon’s John Acres to share how he’s feeling ahead of the competition. Listen here 🎧➡️ https://bbc.in/3UcQIFO

📸 Bobby Barrow

Huge congrats, Lara 👏🎉

Twelve-year-old Lara Cosgrove is a European Waterski Champion. She won gold in the Under-14 Girls' Slalom at the IWWF Europe & Africa Youth Waterski Championships in Agrinio, Greece, over the weekend!

Isabel Cosgrove won silver in Under-17 Girls' Tricks and bronze in Under-17 Girls' Overall.

Harley Coster also won bronze in Under-17 Boys' Jump and Slalom.

The Under-17 British Team – made up of James and Issy Cosgrove, Harley Coster and Charlie Fearn - finished third overall out of 21 teams to take the Team bronze, making six medals for GB in total.

Congratulations to the medal winners and to all the athletes in the U17 and U14 GB squad who competed at the 2026 IWWF Europe & Africa Youth Waterski Championships in Agrinio.

You can read more about the event here - www.bwsw.org.uk/news/european-gold-for-lara-as-young-waterskiers-win-6-medals/

Seven GB cable wakeboarders are in Slovakia for the 2026 IWWF European & African Youth and Senior Cable Wakeboard and Wakeskate Championships.

The opening ceremony takes place on Tuesday 25 August, with the competition getting underway on Wednesday.

The British team selected are:
- Noah Barrett
- Jessie Saunders
- Amber Flegg
- Finnley Barker
- Samuel Rozputynski
- Karena Clayton
- Stephanie Williams-Caller

Kieran Saunders will be travelling with the squad as GB Team Captain.

The athletes are among 174 competitors who will test their skills on the features and obstacles at the Wakelake cable park in Bratislava.

Good luck to everyone competing in both competitions.

Ten British waterskiers are heading to Greece to represent their country at the 2026 IWWF Europe & Africa U14 and U17 Waterski Championships.

The two competitions are being held together at Stratos Lake, Agrinio, Greece, from Wednesday, 19 to Sunday, 23 August.

The U14 British team selected are:
- Lara Cosgrove (overall)
- Buddy Carrington (tricks)
- Isabella Neale (overall)
- Etienne Barron (overall)

The U17 British team selected are:
- Isabel Cosgrove (overall)
- James Cosgrove (overall)
- Harley Coster (overall)
- Charlie Fearn (overall)
- Willow Skipsey (overall)
- Myla Roberts (slalom and tricks)

Ben Turp will be travelling with the squad as GB Team Captain.

Good luck to everyone competing in both competitions.

Find out more here - www.bwsw.org.uk/news/ten-gb-waterskiers-at-european-youth-championships/