Peter Person
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Hometown: Kelowna, B.C. Peter Person has been involved in organized water skiing at every level, as an active competitor and volunteer, and at every different level from club, provincial, national and international. As a skier, he holds many Provincial and National Championship Titles and is a National Record Holder. Peter was President of the British Columbia Water Ski Association from 1989-95 and then was elected as President of Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada, a position he held for 9 years until 2004. He has been a member of WSWC’s Official's Committee, WSWC’s Technical Committee, the IWSF’s Pan-Am Region Technical Council, and the IWSF’s Tournament Council. In 1993 he was a Technical Advisor at the Canada Summer Games. Peter has been an International Level Judge since 1988 and has served at many world level events including: the 1993 World Championships in Singapore, the 1997 World Championships in Medellin, Columbia, the 1998 Jr. World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, the 1999 World Championships in Milan, Italy, the 1995, 1999 and 2003 Pan-American Games and the 2002 and 2003 US Masters. He was the Chief Judge at the 1992 Pan-American Championship in Bogota, Columbia and the 1992 and 1997 Canadian Nationals. In spite of Peter’s overwhelming involvement in the sport, he still finds time to be an Electrical Engineer specializing in data and voice networking technologies. By tapping into his technical background, he was able to develop SkiScore, a software program used in water ski tournaments to keep track of results. Peter has also acted as WSWC’s webmaster since 1999. “I’m very surprised and honoured,” said Person. “I certainly find myself in pretty fine company. I’ve enjoyed my volunteer work that I’ve been able to put in. It’s been very rewarding. I see a lot of positive growth in the sport and the emergence of wakeboarding and its integration into our sport has been very exciting.” |
CURRENT:
President, Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada (1995-2004)
International Level Judge (since 1988)
Member, WSWC Official's Committee (since 1988)
Member, WSWC Technical Committee (since 1996)
Member, IWSF Pan-Am Region Technical Council, (since 1997)
Member, International Water Ski Federation Technical Council, (since 1997)
PAST POSITIONS:
President, BC Water Ski Association (1989-95)
Technical Advisor, 1993 Canada Summer Games
MAJOR OFFICIATING ACTIVITIES:
Judge, 1999 World Championships, Milan ITA
Judge, 1997 World Championships, Medellin, COL
Judge, 1993 World Championships, Singapore
Judge, 1998 Jr. World Championships, Edmonton
Judge, 2002, 2003 US Masters
Judge, 1995, 1999, 2003 Pan-American Games
Chief Judge, 1992 Pan-American Championship, Bogota COL
Chief Judge, 1992, 1997 Canadian Nationals
Judged at every Canadian Nationals since 1998
COMPETITVE INVOLVEMENT:
Active competitive skier since 1974
Many Provincial and National Championship Titles
National Record Holder
PROFESSIONAL:
Professional Engineer – (B.A.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Univ. of B.C.)
Data and Voice Networking Technologies