2008 Ripcurl IVP Nationals

85 Riders from 8 Tertiary Institutions competed in the recent Rip Curl National Inter Varsity Poly Wakeboarding Championships at Kallang Riverside Park. It was held during the weekend on 28th & 29th June 2008. RP Wakeboarding sent a total of 12 riders, including alumni, to compete in this IVP, 5 females and 5 males, participated in ‘Novice’, ‘Intermediate’ and ‘Freeride’ categories.

They are:

• Brenda Lee (Women’s Novice)

• Annie Wong (Women’s Novice)

• Debra Anne Ng Mei Qi (Women’s Novice)

• Goh Pei Xia Valerie (Women’s Novice)

• Yeo Xueli Shirley (Women’s Freeride)

• Ryan Sim (Men’s Novice)

• Leonard Lee (Men’s Novice)

• Khalid Raj (Men’s Novice)

• Paul Queck (Men’s Intermediate)

• Chong Yichen (Men’s Novice)

• Pavinder Singh (Men's Alumni)

• Lee Junyi (Men's Alumni)

In this competition, the judges looked out for intensity in tricks and also composition of the rider on the water. We are proud to acknowledge the fact that our team mates, under consistent trainings of twice a week, were able to perform their tricks calmly in front of their competitors.

On the first day, RP Wakeboarding competed against some of the strongest teams, and managed to have 4 females and 3 males to be in the semi-final with very good results. It was the determination that got the team so far, and on the second day, the team was ready to face stiff competition. Thought the atmosphere was tense, the team persevered and did a great job.

The team had 5 who made it to the finals, and each had done well for the category that they were representing.

They are:

·         Brenda Lee, who is the captain of the team, rose above the rest and clinched 1^st place in the ‘Woman’s Novice’ category.

·         Paul Queck, who is the vice captain of the team, also rose above the rest and clinch 1^st place in the ‘Men's Intermediate’ category.

·         Shirley Yeo, who clinched 4^th place in the ‘Women's Freeride’ category.

·         Khalid Raj, who clinched 6^th place in the ‘Men's Novice’ category.

·         Pavinder Singh, who is part of the alumni team, clinched 2^nd place in the ‘Men's Alumni’ category.

Overall, RP wakeboarding is placed 4^th place in the overall team score.

Congratulations to all of them.

If you like to know more about this competition, please visit http://ivpwb.swwf.org.sg/

Words by Brenda Lee (Year 3, DBA)