Saskatoon boys heading to Spain for World Junior Water Ski Championship

A couple of Saskatoon boys are gearing up for their biggest competition yet.

Carter Lucas, 15, and Josh Edwards, 16, are part of the six-person national team heading to Spain for the World Junior Water Ski Championships in August.

The boys will be competing in three events: slalom, tricks and jump.

Their coach, Ryan Dodd, said this will be the biggest milestone in their life.

“If they take it right and they enjoy it and have a good time I think it’ll be the turning point for them where, maybe they do this forever.”

Dodd, who is a pro skier himself, is currently ranked number one in the world and holds the world record for longest jump at 254 feet, which he set last year on Canada Day.

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Edwards recently beat his own personal best, jumping 164 feet at Dodd’s home site in Florida.

The World Junior Water Ski Championships are from August 2 to 5.