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AUSTRALIAN WATER SKI & WAKEBOARD
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| Water Skiing for people with
physical disabilities & vision impairments
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| Sit Skiers. ( MP Multi plegic)
These are skiers with disabilities such as spinal cord injuries |
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| Vision Impairments
Skiers with vision impairments or who are totally blind. Skiers use an audio device for slalom skiing and a guide for jumps. There are 2 categories in the V division
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Leg Division Skiers who have an above or below knee amputation. Skiers can ski with or without their prosthesis. |
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| Arm Division
Skiers have either an arm amputation or impairment of one arm ( e.g. brachial plexus injury) |
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| Arm & Leg Division
This division is for skiers who have an impairment of an upper and a lower limbs. Skiers may have hemiplegia as a result of a stroke or brain injury, they may have amputations or a congenital disability.
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| NATIONALS 2008 -
Results
DISABLED
DIVISION NATIONALS. The Nationals
were held at Loch Earn in Ian Denman was
a Champion in the jump, breaking the Australian Record. Thanks to Bushy
& Emma Brown for their hard work. Stoney Point have asked us to run the next Nationals with the able-bodied Nationals next year. |
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