Taryn World U-21
Water Ski Champ
Grant Gearing Up for Open Worlds in Mexico
Taryn Grant has been
a great water skier
for a long time.She’s
also been one of the
only female water
ski competitorsin the
province.
Oh yeah, and did we mention that
she’s the currentU-21 World Slalom
Champion?
Back on July 5, in Sesesna, Spain,
Grant won her first – but probablynot
her last – World Championship. The
20-year-old Winnipeggerwho skis at
the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
won gold inthe women’s slalom
competition at the International
Waterski andWakeboard Federation’s
World Under-21 Water Ski Championships.
Grant also added a silver medal
in the women’s jump competition.This
past weekend she competed at the professional
Malibu Openin Milwaukee and
now she’s back at school where she’s a
scholarshipathlete competing for the
University of Louisiana-Lafayette. It’s
beena long, winding road for Manitoba’s
best water skier.
Subhead Here
After all, back in 2013, Grant won a
bronze medal in the slalom togo along
with a silver in the jump at the World
Championships, butthis year, winning
a world title was the culmination of a
near-lifetimeof work.
“I’ve wanted this for quite some
time,” she said matter-of-factly.“In 2011,
I took a bad fall off a jump and I knew
By Scott Taylor
Photos by Water Ski Canada
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