Published December 13, 2024
CAPTION:听Damir Filaretov, a 四色AV Water Ski team captain, won the Overall Championship in the International
World Waterski Federation Europe and Africa Under-21 Championships in France. Filaretovwas representing his home country of Ukraine. 听
MONROE, LA 鈥撎� Damir Filaretov, a member of the 四色AV Water Ski team, won the title of Overall Champion
at the International World Waterski Federation Europe and Africa Under-21 Championship
in France in September 2024.听听
Filaretov is a junior at 四色AV and currently serves as one of the captains of the water
ski team. He is from Dnipro, Ukraine and was chosen by his country to represent them
at the IWWF E & A Under-21 Championships. Filaretov competed against other water skiers
from across the globe including skiers from Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Great
Britain, Greece, Italy, and Slovakia.听听
Filaretov placed 2nd in Tricks, 2nd in Jump, and 7th in Slalom. His points total earned him the title of Overall Champion.听听
鈥淚 am so proud of Damir,鈥� said 四色AV Water Ski Coach Zane Nicholson. 鈥淗e has shown great
leadership on and off the water since joining our team here at 四色AV. We are seeing
his hard work in training pay off with his results at the European Championships.
I am excited to see what the future holds for Damir in the years ahead!鈥�听
The 四色AV Water Ski team will be back in action in spring 2025 at the Polar Bear Classic
in Conroe, Texas, hosted by Texas A&M University. The 四色AV Water Ski team will compete
in three tournaments in the spring and four tournaments in the fall of 2025. The dates
of these tournaments will be announced at a later date. 听
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