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ATHLETES AIM TO STAY AFLOAT APRIL 12 IN GOLDEN PEAK AT THE 2008 BACARDI WORLD POND SKIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Mon, 03/24/2008 - 15:44 — ill23

ATHLETES AIM TO STAY AFLOAT APRIL 12 IN GOLDEN PEAK AT THE 2008 BACARDI WORLD POND SKIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS - VAIL, Colo. – March 13, 2008- Skimmers across the nation are testing their bouncing buoyancy while training in hopes of becoming the 2008 Bacardi World Pond Skimming Champion. The much anticipated World Championships are slated for Saturday, April 12, from 2-4 p.m. at Golden Peak.

A field of 100 floatable (and sometimes sinkable) athletes will vie for fame and glory in a showing that defies the laws of physics and perhaps even common sense. All eyes are on the grand prize: cold hard cash, skis and the elusive Golden Skimmer.

James Deighan of Highline Sports, the perennial announcer of the World Pond Skimming Championships, recalls his Pro-Pond Skimming days on the Circuit: “It is a carefully planned balance of speed, hang time, snappy water-resistant costume and overall chutzpah. I remember Jonny Moseley and I used to train together over in Iceland prior to his Gold Medal performance in the ’98 Olympics. I continued on with my Pond skimming career while he felt the Olympic route might be a little more opportunistic. I am trying to get him, along with HEAD Sports, to come and co-announce this year’s competition to see if he still remembers the glory days.”
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