Jimmy Siemers
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Jimmy Siemers is a professional 3-event water skier. He is currently on the Mastercraft
Mastercraft
The name Mastercraft may refer to any of the following:* MasterCraft: a brand and manufacturer of recreational boats* Mastercraft : a line of tools sold by Canadian Tire...

 Pro Ski Team and is a previous world record-holder in the jump event, with a 236 foot jump 66.8 meters. He is a former member of the Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...

 Water Ski Team, for which he won the trick event at collegiate nationals four times in his four years on the team.

Early life

Jimmy Siemers was born in Marshalltown, Iowa
Marshalltown, Iowa
Marshalltown is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Iowa, United States. The population was 27,552 in the 2010 census, an increase from the 26,009 population in the 2000 census. -History:...

 on March 24, 1982. He began water skiing
Water skiing
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 at age four, and began competing at age seven. He has also lived in Round Rock, Texas, and in his current residence of Tempe
Tempe, Arizona
Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...

 Arizona.

College years

Jimmy Siemers attended Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...

, where he was a member of the ASU Water Ski Team. He majored in Communication, and graduated in 2006. During his time on the ASU Ski Team, he won the trick event each of his four years, and was an All-American trick, jump, and overall throughout his college career. He also set a former collegiate trick record in his last tournament as a college student.

Pro Career Hightlights

  • 2005 U.S. Open Water Ski Championships - 2nd place
  • 2005 Water Ski World Championships - Gold Medal, Men's Overall and Team Overall
  • 2005 Water Ski National Championships - Open Men Jumping and Overall Champion
  • 2005 MasterCraft Pro Water Ski Championships - Men's Tricks Champion
  • 2005 Masters - 2nd place Men's tricks
  • 2005 Collegiate All-Stars Water Ski Championships - Men's Tricks, Jumping and Overall Champion
  • 2006 Masters - 1st place Men's tricks
  • 2007 Men's Jump World Ranking= #13. Date: 00/10/22, Meters: 70.9 Location: Tri-Lakes Late Bloomer Zachary, La)
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