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Water skiing; barefoot skier Jason MacArthur, 14, now New Zealand champion.
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DescriptionPrinted in colour in the 'Leader' on April 18, 1994, and repeated on June 27 when he applied for a Television New Zealand Young Achievers Award; he was hoping for training by the Australian world champion and an American former world champion..
He had been water-skiing since he was 11, and was now in the fourth form at Heretaunga College.
He had moved into the senior section in order to compete in the national team, which had competed in the world championships in March 1994; he team had come fourth. He held the New Zealand records for tricks and jump; his 26.5-metre jump was 50 cm short of the world record.
In the Easter national championships he had won gold, silver and bronze medals, giving him overall first placing.
Date TakenApril 1994
He had been water-skiing since he was 11, and was now in the fourth form at Heretaunga College.
He had moved into the senior section in order to compete in the national team, which had competed in the world championships in March 1994; he team had come fourth. He held the New Zealand records for tricks and jump; his 26.5-metre jump was 50 cm short of the world record.
In the Easter national championships he had won gold, silver and bronze medals, giving him overall first placing.
Date TakenApril 1994Depicts or relates to
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Reference1994 04 18 6FormatColour printSize72 x 124 mm
FormatColour printSize72 x 124 mmScanned byDon McLeod
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Water skiing; barefoot skier Jason MacArthur, 14, now New Zealand champion.. Upper Hutt City Library, accessed 19/03/2026, https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/25822