The Water Skier Magazine’s Hit It Podcast
Welcome to Hit It, The Water Skier Magazine’s podcast powered by USA Water Ski & Wake Sports where we go on the water with some of the top athletes from 3-event, show skiing, barefooting and everything in between. This podcast is brought to you by Visit Central Florida, the water ski capital of the world. For more on USA Water Ski & Wake Sports, visit our website, www.usawaterski.org.
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Episodes
Monday May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
From his breakthrough performance in 1981 at the age of 19 to his 2020-foot leap in the 90s, Sammy Duvall changed waterskiing - and its image - forever. Ranked No. 1 in the world from 1979 to 1994, Sammy Duvall remains one of the most notable names in water skiing.
In this two-part interview, Sammy talks about coming up through the ranks, learning from and competing against his peers in the sport, and his 1987 World Water Ski Championship performance in Thorpe Park, England.
Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
Competing on the cutting edge of her discipline, Anna Gay talks about the future of tricks water skiing, being part of a water skiing family, and her vision of combining online learning with the sport.
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
As the 2022 season gets under way, superstar Freddy Krueger talks about both the physical and mental aspect of the sport and his life as a family man.
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
More monk than madman, Marcus Brown has transitioned from University World Champion and Australian Moomba Masters Champion to multimedia and water ski method master. Marcus joins host Tyler Boyd to talk about his career in water skiing, that famous YouTube video and how a holistic approach to mind and health will improve the sport.
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
What more can you say about a four-time world overall record holder that has been named the Top Female Athlete of the Last Quarter Century by the IWWF?
How about the most remarkable comeback of all time?
Regina Jaquess joins Tyler Boyd to talk about that amazing comeback, her future in the sport and the challenges of balancing being a small business owner with also being a top international professional athlete.
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Scot "The Rocketman" Ellis closed out his incredible professional career in October at the 37th IWWF World Waterski Championship. Host Tyler Boyd sits down with Ellis to talk about his three decades at the highest level of the sport, the invention of Ski Flying with Bruce Neville, and his future.
The Water Skier Magazine
The Water Skier magazine is the official publication of USA Water Ski & Wake Sports, the national governing body of competitive water skiing and wakeboarding in the United States. The Water Skier is the nation's premier water skiing magazine. Published continuously since 1952, longer than any other publication of its kind, The Water Skier is the source to which water skiers turn for accurate information and knowledge about the sport. The Water Skier comes to your home four times a year with athlete profiles, instructional articles, tournament reports and results, trends in the sport and classified advertisements.
Your host, Tyler Boyd
Tyler Boyd started water skiing as a child 30 years ago. His exceptional speaking skills gave him the motivation to become an announcer for water skiing events over ten years ago. For the last three years, he was the commentator for the Masters of Water Skiing. Tyler has also spent time announcing football events for Houston Baptist University.
A licensed attorney, he brings exceptional speaking and negotiating skills to the table, along with a high level of focus, creativity, and value to every interaction. He stands out from the crowd by combining talent and passion in his professional pursuits. As a Houston attorney, he handles a wide range of legal issues in commercial, contract, business, and employment law.
Tyler is a four-time USA National Water Ski Champion and remains active in the sport where he continues to compete. In his free time, Tyler enjoys traveling with his wife and three children, researching, skiing, diving, biking, and working out.