The Championships will take place over four days at Oxford Wakeboard & Ski Club from Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th August. Spectators are welcome…

More than 100 skiers will compete at the Championships, aged from 8 to 76. Among them are competition novices, a World Champion and just about everything in between.

It’s the second successive year that the Nationals have been held at Oxford and, once again, the event will be fully inclusive. As well as a large contingent from the Team GB Squad, there is an adaptive category for disabled skiers and a military category which will be contested by servicemen and women from the RAF.

New this year is a night slalom competition held under floodlights on Saturday 13th. The cash-prize event will be for the top six scorers in the Men’s Open Slalom and the top four in the Women’s Open Slalom.

The Nationals is a three-event competition where whole families gather to compete, act as an official or turn up simply to support and spectate. The weather is set to be hot and sunny so why not go along to watch?

You’ll be able to see the youngest skier entered, Lara Cosgrove (8) compete in slalom and tricks and the oldest, Carol Worship (76), who is the Over 75 British record holder in slalom and tricks.

An added bonus will be the appearance this year of one of the world’s best slalom skiers and the 2017 World Champion, Freddie Winter, who will be back competing at his UK home lake for the first time in a while.

Steve Glanfield, who runs Oxford Wakeboard & Ski Club and is organising the Nationals, said: "I am delighted to be hosting a fully inclusive Nationals at Oxford for the second time. Last year we had a fantastic competition and the feedback from skiers and visitors was great but we’re aiming for the 2022 edition to be even bigger and better.

“The addition of the Saturday night cash-prize slalom for the highest-scoring skiers in the Open category is something I’m especially excited about. Skiing at high speed under floodlights is pretty special and is something you don’t see too often.

“I’m hoping the crowds will come out to support our skiers and enjoy the atmosphere. It’s free entry for all four days and we’ll have food, drink and merchandise stands on site.”

The 2022 British National Waterski Championships will take place at Oxford Wakeboard & Ski Club, Queenford Lakes, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, from Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th August.

Photos: James Elliott