The Singapore Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (SWWF), a non-profit organisation, was registered in December 1975 with the Registry of Societies.

Water skiing was introduced in Singapore in the early 50’s with skers such as Jack Oei, Hugh Longhurst (who competed in in the World Championships in Milan in 1959), Ricky Ricketts and Jimmy Lee being the active figures.

The first international event with Singapore representation was the Marcos Cup and the 3rd South East Asian Waterski Championships in Manila in 1975. This evolved into the Asian Waterski Championships.

In the early 1980’s the SWWF organised competitions off Coney Island where they installed a slalom course and jump ramp. Events were also held in the Kim-Kim River in Johor. This was part of the 7-Up and Sprite Series which included teams sponsored by EP Skis, O’Brien Skis and Volvo Penta. Some of the competitive skiers were Richard Eu, William Goh, William Teo, Leslie Foo, Zainal Jantan, Jasmie Hussein, Bernatt Tan, Mike Whiston and Ahmad Awang.

The SWWF was permitted to use Jurong Lake in 1983 for National Waterski Training and to host the South East Asian Games waterskiing event. This was the first time that the SWWF was granted permission to use a fresh-water lake.

At the end of the Games, waterski training and competitions reverted back to the open ocean and a slalom course was installed in Ponggol River.

In 1987, the SWWF was granted permission to use Kallang River for National Training and competitions. This was part of the nation’s Clean River Campaign initiated by the Prime Minister. The SWWF organised the Asian Open Waterski Championships that year and the 1988 Asian Australasian Championships a year later. In 1993, the SWWF organised the IWSF World Water Ski Championships. The world’s top waterskiers came to compete and the event was televised worldwide.

The SWWF organised Singapore’s first wakeboard competition at Kallang Riverside Park in 1994 and events have been organised annually ever since.

The SWWF also organised the Singapore National Inter-University & Polytechnic Championships starting in 2000. Teams from National University of Singapore (NUS), National Technical University (NTU), Singapore Management University (SMU), Singapore Institute of Management (SIM), Singapore Polytechnic, Nanyang Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic and Republic Polytechnic have competed in these events.

In 2004, the SWWF organised the HSBC Wakeboard World Cup at Bedok Reservoir. It was the first time a motorised sport was permitted in a freshwater reservoir. The world’s best wakeboarders were invited to compete for a USD50,000.00 cash purse. The SWWF continued to organise Wakeboard World Cup stops at Bedok Reservoir in 2005, 2006 & 2007, followed by another stop at Marina Bay in 2008.

The SWWF organised the wakeboard & waterski disciplines of the 28th South East Asian Games in 2015 at Bedok Reservoir. Singapore’s Sasha Christian, won gold medals in women’s wakeboard and slalom, Mark Leong won a gold in men’s slalom, and Team Singapore won a silver medal in the wakeboard team overall event (Sasha Christian, Gooi Jia Yi, Melanie Tan, Joshua Tay, Frankie Ng & Samuel Chia).

The SWWF organised Singapore’s first wakesurf competition in 2017 at Bedok Reservoir

Executive Committee

President – Mr Richard Eu
Vice President – Mr Geoffrey Kee
Hon. Secretary – Mr Lee Junyi
Hon. Treasurer – Mr Stephen Davies
Assistant Hon. Secretary – Mr Martin Onco
Assistant Hon. Treasurer – Mr Francis Ong

Affiliates

Easter Rowing Club
Raffles Marina
ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove
Wake Sports Singapore
Waterski & Wake Sports SG
Wakeboard Association (Singapore)

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