Congratulations to Chris Stout (Australia) and Natalila Berdnikova (Belarus) who were selected as the IWWF Athletes of the Year. The now 3 time World Champion Chris Stout, is the first athlete from racing to be named as IWWF Athlete of the Year. Katelin Wendt (USA) the Women’s Racing World Champion, finished tied for 4th in the voting. Which is still a great accomplishment considering the number of female water ski athletes worldwide.