Jaret Llewellyn
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Canada |
| Born | July 27, 1970 Innisfail, Alberta[1] |
| 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
[edit]World records
[edit]| World Jump Records | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Major Trick Titles | |
|---|---|
| World Championship Titles | 1999 |
| Moomba Masters Titles | 1999, 2004, 2005 |
| Major Jump Titles | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| World Championship Titles | 2001, 2007 |
| Masters Titles | 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jaret Llewellyn profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. 2 June 2015. 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.
Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Canadian water skiers
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Water skiers at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Water skiers at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Water skiers at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Water skiers at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Water skiers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Water skiers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Water skiers at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games medalists in water skiing