Bridge to Bridge explained

Bridge to Bridge
Genre:Water skiing / power boating
Frequency:Annual
Location:Hawkesbury River
First:1961 / 1933
Website:www.bridge2bridge.com.au

The Bridge to Bridge refers to both a water skiing race and also a power boating race held on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia. It commences at Brooklyn Bridge and traverses the Hawkesbury River for 112 kilometres to Windsor Bridge.

The inaugural water skiing event was held in 1961.[1] [2]

The inaugural power boating event was held in 1933.[3] [4]

Incidents

In 2013 Sarah Teelow was killed after suffering an atlanto-occipital dislocation.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20220303105548/https://www.bridge2bridge.com.au/about/About the Bridge to Bridge
  2. About the Bridge to Bridge
  3. https://www.uhpbc.net/bridge.html
  4. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/266701969 Nunn wins 8th Bridge to Bridge
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20180919143755/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-26/world-water-skiing-champion-sarah-teelow-dies-from-race-injurii/5116172 World waterskiing champion Sarah Teelow dies from race injuries
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20201103205807/https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2013-nov-26-la-sp-sn-sarah-teelow-dies-20131126-story.html Water-skiing champ Sarah Teelow dies after crash at start of race