Eight cable wakeboarders are representing Great Britain this week at a major international championships in Belgium.

The five women and three men will compete at the 2026 IWWF Open European & African Cable Wakeboard and Wakeskate Championships.

The event takes place at Lakeside Paradise in Knokke Heist, Belgium from Thursday 1 October to Saturday 3 October.

There is an adaptive category for seated participants and two of the GB squad will compete in that.

The squad also includes two siblings, Jessie and Callum Saunders. Four in the squad live in Milton Keynes.

The GB squad is:

Seated: Hannah Crossley, 37, from Wokingham in Berkshire; Duncan White, 42, from Radcliffe-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire.

Wakeboard: Amber Flegg, 18, From Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire; Jessie Saunders, 15, from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire; Callum Saunders, 20, from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire; Myles Southworth, 19, from Lymington in Hampshire; Bella Dorrell, 17, from Bideford in Devon.

Wakeskate: India Laverack, 22, from Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire; Callum Saunders (see above, also competing in Wakeboard).

NOTES FOR EDITORS

For more information, please contact Jane Peel, British Water Ski & Wakeboard Head of Communications on 07802 496927 or jane@bwsf.co.uk

Photos are in the dropbox link below. Please credit the photographer if shown:

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Cable Wakeboarding (& wakeskating)

Wakeboarders wear boots that are attached to the board (like snowboarders) while wakeskaters stand directly on the board (like skateboarders).

In cable wakeboarding and wakeskating riders use a cable tow and perform tricks over obstacles or features at a specially designed wake park. They are scored on the difficulty and variety of their tricks and how well they perform them, for example their airtime, height, control and style.

British Water Ski & Wakeboard (BWSW) is the sport’s national governing body and a non-profit making membership organisation. All its income is invested in developing and protecting water skiing and wakeboarding across the UK from the grassroots to our top athletes. 2026 is our 75th anniversary.

The International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) is the sport’s world governing body to which national organisations such as BWSW are affiliated.

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