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Ricky McCormick (born March 14, 1952) [1] is an American water skier. He won 11 world titles, 37 national championships. He was awarded two gold medals for Water skiing at the 1972 Summer Olympics, though as it was a demonstration sport that year they are not included in the medal table. [2] He came from a family of water skiers so started at age five. In 1982 he retired and in 1988 he was inducted into the Water Skiing Hall of Fame. [3]

McCormick was featured on the Ed Sullivan program on January 15, 1967 with film of a 540 degree spin. [4]

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