Name: Max Strilchuk
Date of Birth: December 26th, 2007
Age: 16
Division: MU17
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Instagram: @max_strilchuk17
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Photo credit: @johnnyhayward_photo

Max Strilchuk has qualified for the 2024 IWWF U17 World Waterski Championships in the Jump Event at Predator Bay in Calgary, (AB), July 31st to August 4th. He will represent Canada in the Jump Event

 

Max has been skiing since he was 5 years oldand is part of the SaskFirst High Performance team and member of the Saskatoon Waterski Club.

 

Events for 2024

Slalom

Trick 

Jump

 

Home Training Sites

Saskatoon Waterski Club, SK

Bronson Forest Waterski Club, SK

 

Coaches

Carter Lucas

Jim Clunie

Jack Critchley

Kyle Eade

Boyd Hollerbaum

Thomas Daigle

 

Titles

2023 Bronze Overall U17 Canadian National Champion 

2022 Gold Overall U17 Western Champion

2021 Silver Slalom U14 Western Champion

 

Personal Bests

3.5 Buoys @ 14.25 m, 58 kph for Slalom

1750 pts in Trick

44.3 m in Jump

 

Upcoming Competitions

Jr Canadian Open - Shalom Park, AB

2024 IWWF World U17 Waterski Championships - Predator Bay, AB

Western Canadian Championships - Shalom Park, AB

Canadian National Championships - Hamilton, ON

Canada Cup - Saskatoon, SK

Saskatchewan Provincials - Saskatoon, SK

 

Travelling plans for 2024

Ski Fluid, Florida, USA

Bennett’s, Louisiana, USA

Saskatoon Waterski Club, Canada

 

In the off season, Max competes at hockey and likes to work out.

 

Max appreciates all the people who he works with and who help him along the way and looks forward to giving back at the club in Saskatoon.