Podcast: The TWBC Podcast
Hosted by tournament waterskiing’s prolific announcer Tony Lightfoot. Athlete Interviews, Inside News and Views, Commentary, Opinions and much more from the world of tournament waterskiing.
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Swiss Pro Slalom Post-Tournament Special – with Regina Jaquess and Charlie Ross (Sunday, May 3, 2026)
Interviewing the winners of the women’s and men’s slalom competition at the 12th annual Swiss Pro Slalom. Read more
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Swiss Pro Tricks Post-Tournament Special – with Erika Lang and Matis Gonzalez (Sunday, April 19, 2026)
Just minutes after the award presentations for the 4th Annual Swiss Pro Tricks we took the opportunity to get the reactions from the two champions of the event. Read more
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Face-to-Face – with Kennedy Hansen (Saturday, April 18, 2026)
In this episode of the TWBC podcast we speak to a skier who had a real breakout season in 2025 on her way to claim in the titles of AWSA and NCWSA skier of the year. Read more
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Junior World’s Special – with Jose Antonio Perez Priego (Sunday, April 5, 2026)
The TWBC Podcast took some time out to talk with the IWWF President about the latest happenings surrounding the sport – including the campaign for the sport’s inclusion into the program for the 2032 Summer Olympic Games in Brisbane, Australia. Read more
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Junior World’s Special – with Bruce Cockburn (Wednesday, April 1, 2026)
A legendary athlete for Australia in the world of tournament water skiing, Bruce Cockburn spared us a little bit of time away from his officiating duties to chat to us on this TWBC Podcast Episode. Read more
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Junior World’s Special – with Malibu Boats’ Chris Loomis (Tuesday, March 31, 2026)
So how does a boat company go from being seemingly ready to quit the tournament towboat game entirely less than three years ago to being named the IWWF’s choice to pull the tournament world’s for the next 6 seasons? These and other thought provoking questions were posed to Chris.Loomis, the Director of Sales and Dealer… Read more
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Junior World’s Special – with Javier Julio (Monday, March 30, 2026)
We’ve less than two days to go before the junior world championships of 2026 we talk to Argentine water ski legend Javier Julio in this special episode of the TWBC Podcast. Read more
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Online – with Louis Duplan-Fribourg (Part 2) (Friday, March 13, 2026)
With more opportunities in 2026 for overall tournament skiers to compete we talk about that and other topics in this final part of a two-part interview with 2023 World Overall Champ Louis Duplan-Fribourg. Note: this episode was recorded on January 25th 2026 and, as such, is offered in tribute to a much-revered figure in French… Read more
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Online Moomba Special – with Jarrod Faoro (Friday, March 6, 2026)
It’s March and the new professional water ski season is just around the corner – with the Moomba Masters kicking it off in spectacular fashion. This episode of the TWBC Podcast had the opportunity to have a chat with the chief announcer of the event Jarrod Faoro about the event, whom he will miss this… Read more
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Online – with Louis Duplan-Fribourg (Part 1) (Friday, February 27, 2026)
In this episode of the TWBC Podcast we talk with a current world-class overall tournament talent Louis Duplan-Fribourg about his performances last season as he readies himself for the busy, jam-packed season to come in 2026. This is the first of a two-part episode. Note: this episode was recorded on January 25th 2026 and, as… Read more