Local water ski team for all ages. Admission: $4 for adults - $2 for students. The Aqua Addicts Water Ski Team is a non-profit organization that started in 1995 in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
The Aqua Addicts have grown to include members from surrounding communities including Mina Lake, Richmond Lake, the town of Ipswich, and out-of-state members from North Dakota and Minnesota. The team is dedicated to teaching people of all ages, regardless of ability, the fundamentals of the sport of water skiing, teamwork, and leadership. Over the years, the team has become a competitive water ski
So thankful to the Aberdeen community for helping us host this large event! When can we do it again??
We have some incredible event hosts in this sport and we thank them for helping us do what we do each and every year. Who is going to win the award for Best Event Host? All are worthy.
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We have always been happy to host the Regional Show Ski Tournament and it’s such an honor that we have the amazing community of Aberdeen (and surrounding areas) to support us, but to be put in the TOP 5 in the nation for hosting…is simply amazing!!
And take a look at Show Director of the Year! Our very own Todd Thorson is in the TOP 5! Such a deserving award for all the time and effort he puts into our team every year.
As 2021 rolls to a close, we have a lot to be thankful for and we can’t thank YOU enough for helping support us!
They’ve shined bright on the water and now it’s time to shine in the classroom, too!!
Please help us wish our Aqua Addicts students (and some not pictured) a happy, healthy, and successful school year. See you all in 2022!!
(Click the picture to view the top row😉)
💦 There will be NO SKI SHOW TONIGHT! 💦
With the low temps, wind and forecasted rain the Aberdeen Aqua Addicts Water Ski Team is cancelling their last show of the year scheduled for tonight.
We would like to thank our fans and the Aberdeen Businesses for supporting us all summer long!
Ski ya next year! 🥰
❗️❗️Show CANCELED tonight due to incoming weather!!! ❗️❗️
Enjoy Dinner with your show tonight!
We will have additional concessions tonight:
🍖 Pork Loin Sandwich
🌭 Hot Dogs
🌮 Walking Tacos
🌯 Super Nachos
It’s going to be a beautiful night for a ski show! ☀️
We are SO PROUD of you Noah Leach!!!!
We know you will represent Team USA 🇺🇸 very well!!
Mark your calendars Aberdeen and buy your plane tickets 🎫 for the World Water Ski Show Tournament in Winter Haven, FL October 22nd and 23, 2022.
Congratulations NOAH!!!!!!
Congratulations to the Aberdeen Aqua Addicts who finished SECOND PLACE in the Division 1 Midwest Region Water Ski Tournament this weekend!!!!
We also took home awards for:
🥇 Best Tow Boat driving (that one was for you Casey Kulm!💚🖤)
🥇 Best Dock and Equipment
🥇 Noah Leach - First Place Individual Jump
🥈 Team Jump - 2nd Place!
Way to go Aqua Addicts!!
Noah Leach with individual jump competition at Midwest Regionals!!
Starting of our Midwest Regional Tournament
Today’s Individual Running Order:
Comin' at you at over 45mph...the Aqua Addicts are bringing you our first ever FIVE BAREFOOT PYRAMIDS for our regional tournament this weekend!
Tournament Weekend is almost here!!!!
The Aberdeen Aqua Addicts are excited to be hosting the 29th Annual Midwest Regional Show Ski Tournament at our home site at Dahme Lake this weekend. Admission is free and concessions will be available.
☀️ Weekend Schedule ☀️
Friday - Individual Events - 12:00 noon start
180 Swivel
Swivel Open
Doubles
Team Jump
Freestyle Jump - Intermediate
Freestyle Jump - Open
Saturday - Team Competition - 8:00 am start
Bayside Skiers
Hartwick Huskys
Five Seasons
Aberdeen Aqua Addicts
Midwest Ski Otters
Sunday - Team Competition - 9:00 am start
Little Crow
Waterhawks
Award Ceremonies
Can you help us out?? We are looking to borrow/buy a chest freezer for this weekends’ regional tournament. If you have something that would work for us, send us a message!
Thank you in advance!
Aqua Addicts Friends - We need your help!
We are looking for a couple pairs of combo water skis (see pic below) to do some of our ski acts for our regional tournament.
Do you have a pair you’d like to donate or sell?
If so please contact Todd 380-9932 Todd Thorson
Thank you!!!
💦 Mark your Calendars 💦
Because you won’t want to miss special guest Ben Groen at this weeks show! 7:00 at Dahme Lake!
Check this out 👇🏻 🤯
https://youtu.be/9j_QfrP-jas
4th of July Ski Show TONIGHT!
Reminder 💦 our show will take place at Dahme Lake (just a few miles south of Aberdeen on HWY 281) at 7:00!
Happy Independence Day!!! 🇺🇸
You have two chances to see us this holiday weekend! All shows are at our home site (Dahme Lake - Just south of Aberdeen on HWY 281) and all shows start at 7:00 pm!
💥 Thursday, July 1st
💥 Sunday, July 4th
Tickets are $5 for Adults, $3 for students, and children 5 and under are free!
Happy Fourth of July! 🇺🇸
It takes a lot of time, patience, and excitement to get this many people off the dock! Come see what we have in store for you tomorrow night at 7pm -Dahme Lake!
Thank you to those that were able to be with us physically and in spirit last night for our Memorial Barefoot Run for Casey.
We have two show opportunities for you this week: Thursday at 7pm and Saturday at 7pm (Benefit show). We’d love to save a place for you on the bleachers!
We will be doing a memorial barefoot run for Casey Kulm tonight at 8:45pm, live on Facebook!! Tune in or stop out and watch!
ATTENTION: Due to the celebration of life for our Captain Casey Kulm, there will be NO show this evening, June 10th. Our first ski show of the season will be next Thursday, June 17th!! Thank you for your understanding.
Aberdeen Aqua Addicts reflect on the life of Casey Kulm - Hub City Radio ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Friday 27-year-old Casey Kulm lost his life following a motorcycle-pickup accident north of Aberdeen. The president of Aqua Addict Tadd Thorson reflected on his time with the team. Thorson talks about Kulm being a member since the age of 7. Kulm was set to marry Jasm...
For all those that can’t attend in person Casey’s funeral will be broadcast at the link below at 1:00.
Today we celebrate the incredible life of our friend!
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https://www.schriversmemorial.com/obituary/Casey-Kulm
Obituary for Casey Kulm | Schriver's Memorial Mortuary & Crematory Share memories & support the family
Forever a member of the Aberdeen Aqua Addicts 💚 Rest easy Casey, we got it from here.
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Thank you QQP for doing such an amazing job!
Our hearts are so broken today over the loss of our Casey Kulm. His laugh was infectious and his heart was as big as his smile. Casey has been a member of our team for the last 20 years and will leave a gaping hole we won’t quite know how to fill.
God must have needed the best boat driver for the ski show in heaven.
We love you and miss you.
It’s Tuesday, but we are now into SHOW SEASON, so we will meet new members this fall!
In the mean time, share your favorite photo you’ve taken at one of our shows or what you are looking forward to the most this season. We will pick one random response for a free admission to our show!
Get ready to splash on into summer with us! Our first show will be Thursday, June 10th at 7pm - Dahme Lake!
Meet the Team Tuesday!! Tune in every Tuesday to meet a new team member!!
Name: Donn Cutler
Age: 70
Years on team: 26
Favorite act: Final pyramid
Favorite memory: Be able to drive the ballet line and pyramids for the team members when they just began skiing and now for their children.
What do you enjoy doing when NOT on the water:
I enjoy being in the water as a SCUBA diver and diving in Jamaica.
One random fact about yourself: I listen to reggae music and not country.
It’s Meet the Team Tuesday!! Tune in every Tuesday to meet a new team member!
Name: Hannah Grebner
Age: 15
Number of years on the team: 6
What is your favorite ski show act? Final Pyramid
What is your favorite ski team memory? Regional Tournaments
When not enjoying time on the water, where will we find you? Hanging out with friends or outside
What is one random fact about yourself? I love to read!
It’s Meet the Team Tuesday!! Tune in every Tuesday to meet a new team member!!
Name: Alex Bellefeuille
Age: 25
Number of years on the team: 12
What is your favorite ski show act? Barefoot Multiple
What is your favorite ski team memory? Landing my first front flip over the jump and going to Regionals every year
When not enjoying time on the water, where will we find you? On the golf course or out with our dogs
What is one random fact about yourself? I got engaged to my high school sweetheart this last winter in Colorado
Meet the Team Tuesday!! Tune in every Tuesday to meet a new team member!!
Name: Emily DeRaad
Age: 17
Number of years on the team: 10
What is your favorite ski show act? Swivel
What is your favorite ski team memory? Going out almost everyday with Ashlee to swivel
When not enjoying time on the water, where will we find you? Usually on the boat with family and friends!
What is one random fact about yourself? I love going hiking!!
Meet the Team Tuesday!! Tune in every Tuesday to meet a new team member!!
Name: Madi (Shelby Usselman)
Age: 6
Number of years on the team: 1
What is your favorite ski show act? Shoulders
What is your favorite ski team memory? Skiing with Jacob
When not enjoying time on the water, where will we find you? Playing with my sisters or my dog, Maya
What is one random fact about yourself? I like playing soccer
Meet the Team Tuesday!! Tune in every Tuesday to meet a new team member!!
Name: Kelsee Nash
Age: 27
Number of years on the team: 9
What is your favorite ski show act? Ballet or Pyramids
What is your favorite ski team memory? Going to regionals in Water loo Iowa my second year.
When not enjoying time on the water, where will we find you? On the farm with my family, or camping!
What is one random fact about yourself? I skipped regionals in 2015 so I could get married.
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