Personal information | |
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National team | Canada |
Born | Innisfail, Alberta[1] | July 27, 1970
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
Spouse | Britta Grebe |
Sport | |
Country | Canada |
Sport | Waterskiing |
Jaret Llewellyn (born 27 July 1970) is a retired Canadian water skier. Llewellyn is a four-time Pan American Games Champion when he won gold in men's water skiing events at the games in 1999, 2003, and 2 gold at the 2007 games.[2] He won two silver medals at the 2015 Pan American Games while competing at the age of 44, just one week shy of his birthday.[3] He is an 11-time world champion, 12-time Pan American Games medalist, and owns a record 117 professional titles.[1] His son Dorien Llewellyn is also a professional water skier with Pan American Games titles and his older brother Kreg Llewellyn was also a professional water skier.
Notable accomplishments
World records
World Jump Records | |||
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63.0 m | May 23, 1992 | Robin Lake | Pine Mountain, GA |
68.3 m | June 19, 1999 | Austin Aquaplex | Austin, TX |
70.3 m | August 29, 1999 | Lacanau | Lacanau France |
71.7 m | September 29, 2002 | McCormick's | Seffner, FL |
World Overall Records | ||||||
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2676.98 pts | August 7, 2000 | 3 @ 11.25 m | 10,740 pts | 66.8 m | Yarra River | Edmonton Canada |
2818.01 pts | September 29, 2002 | 5 @ 11.25 m | 10,730 pts | 71.7 m | McCormick's | Seffner, FL |
Major titles
Major Trick Titles | |
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World Championship Titles | 1999 |
Moomba Masters Titles | 1999, 2004, 2005 |
Major Jump Titles | |
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World Championship Titles | 1999, 2001, 2005 |
Pro Tour Titles | 1998, 1999, 2001 |
Masters Titles | 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Moomba Masters Titles | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009 |
U.S. Open Titles | 2007 |
Major Overall Titles | |
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World Championship Titles | 2001, 2007 |
Masters Titles | 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000 |
References
- 1 2 "Jaret Llewellyn profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ↑ "Meet Innisfail's water-skiing dynasty: The Llewellyns". CBC News. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ↑ Mark Zwolinski (23 July 2015). "Canadian Jaret Llewellyn still walking on water at age 45". Toronto Star. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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