Rock Aqua Jays

The Rock Aqua Jays Water Ski Team of Janesville, Wisconsin is a successful amateur water ski club. The club has around 150 members.

The Rock Aqua Jays originated the national tournament of the National Show Ski Association, and have hosted it in Janesville 22 of the 32 times it has been held. They have won the national tournament a record 15 times, and placed either first or second in the event 26 of 32 times. The Aqua Jays have also won the Wisconsin State regional qualifier a record 12 times.

The Aqua Jays was the first amateur team to build the three-high pyramid (1974), the four-high pyramid (1981), and the five-high pyramid (1993). They hold the record for the largest pyramid in competition: 44 people (2003). They were also the first amateur American ski team to perform in the People's Republic of China.

The club holds practice on the Rock River at Traxler Park in Janesville twice weekly during the summer months. Their shows, also held twice weekly at Traxler Park, run between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Shows are free; show times are Sundays and Wednesdays at 7:00 pm (6:30 in August). They include an entertaining theme, music, announcers, characters, and a variety of acts including: jumping, swiveling, ballet line, barefooting, doubles, wakeboarding, pyramids, and more.

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:2006: 2nd - U.S. National Show Tournament: 2nd - Wisconsin State Show Tournament: 1st - Mercury Invitational Show Tournament:2005: Triple Crown:: 1st - U.S. National Show Tournament: 1st - Wisconsin State Show Tournament: 1st - Mercury Invitational Show Tournament:2004: 2nd - U.S. National Show Tournament: 2nd - Wisconsin State Show Tournament:2003: Triple Crown:: 1st - U.S. National Show Tournament: 1st - Wisconsin State Show Tournament: 1st - Mercury Invitational Show Tournament:2002: 1st - U.S. National Show Tournament: 1st - Wisconsin State Show Tournament: 2nd - Mercury Invitational Show Tournament:2001: 2nd runner up - U.S. National Show Tournament: 2nd - Wisconsin State Show Tournament: 1st - Janesville Open Show Tournament:2000: 3rd runner up - U.S. National Show Tournament: 2nd - Wisconsin State Show Tournament: 1st - Janesville Open Show Tournament:1999:1st - U.S. National Show Tournament:1st - Wisconsin State Show Tournament:1st - Janesville Open Show Tournament:2nd - Lamb's Farm Invitational Tournament:1998:3rd- Runner -up U.S. National Show Tournament:1st - Wisconsin State Show Tournament:1st - Janesville Open Show Tournament:1st - Lamb's Farm Invitational Tournament:1997:1st - U.S. National Show Tournament:1st - Janesville Open Show Tournament:1996:1st - Wisconsin State Show Tournament:1st - Janesville Open Show Tournament:1995:1st - U.S. National Show Tournament:1st - Lamb's Farm Invitational Tournament:1994:1st - Lamb's Farm Invitational Tournament:1993:Triple Crown::1st - U.S. National Show Tournament:1st - Wisconsin State Show Tournament:1st - Lamb's Farm Invitational Tournament:1992:2nd - U.S. National Show Tournament:1991:2nd - U.S. National Show Tournament:1990:1st - U.S. National Show Tournament:1st - Lamb's Farm Invitational Tournament:1989:1st - U.S. National Show Tournament:1st - Lamb's Farm Invitational Tournament:1988:Triple Crown:: 1st - U.S. National Show Tournament: 1st - Wisconsin State Show Tournament: 1st - Lamb's Farm Invitational Tournament:1987: 1st - U.S. National Show Tournament: 1st - Wisconsin State Show Tournament: 1st - Lamb's Farm Invitational Tournament:1986: 1st - U.S. National Show Tournament:1985 Triple Crown:: 1st - U.S. National Show Tournament: 1st - Wisconsin State Show Tournament: 1st - Lamb's Farm Invitational Tournament:1981: Triple Crown:: 1st - U.S. National Show Tournament: 1st - Wisconsin State Show Tournament: 1st - Lamb's Farm Invitational Tournament:1980: 1st - Wisconsin State Show Tournament:1979: 1st - U.S. National Show Tournament:1975: 1st - Lamb's Farm Invitational Tournament

References

External links

* [http://www.rockaquajays.org Rock Aqua Jays website]
* [http://www.janesvillecvb.com/attractions.asp Janesville Visitors Bureau]
* [http://waterskimag.com/article_print.jsp?ID=8422 The Greatest Show on Skis] - "WaterSki" magazine, July 2003
* [http://usawaterski.org/pages/divisions/showski/main.htm USA Waterski]
* [http://www.usawaterski.org/pages/divisions/showski/History.htm A Brief History of Show Skiing]