Posted on: July, 2005
Young Expressions Magazine

YEM's Young-Expressionist of the Month, July/August

Girls4Sport sponsors Top Ranked Junior Water Skier Alex Lauretano

SANTA CRUZ, CA — Performance clothing designer and manufacturer Girls4Sport is proud to sponsor the top ranked junior water skier and US Ski Team member Alex Lauretano. Lauretano is the number one overall ranked junior female water skier in the U.S. and recently rose to number three from number six in the world.

“Our team riders are accomplished athletes along with being smart, confident go-getters,” says, Kim Ruby, president of Girls4Sport. “Alex’s drive and focus as a young women make her an exemplary G4S team rider. She’s a terrific role model for young women today -- effectively balancing school, sport, and life.”

Almighty Alex
At 17, Lauretano is setting her own course to keep her top ranking. She attends the prestigious Crenshaw School in Orlando, Florida, where her curriculum and schedule are crafted to meet both her schoolwork and water ski sessions. Growing up on Bantam Lake in Connecticut, Lauretano has been in making waves (and flips) in the water since she was three. She entered her first competition at the age of six. Lauretano competes in all three competitive events; slalom, tricks, and jumping. Lauretano is the only female junior water skier that does a front flip in her trick run and the only junior girl to do a front flip at the 2004 World Championships. Besides front flips, she jumps an amazing 139 feet and runs deep into 35 feet off in slalom skiing.Lauretano’s 2004 tournament successes include: Placing first at the Eastern Regional Championships, second in the National Championships, second in jumps at the PanAm Championships in Lima Peru, and an impressive fourth in tricks at the World Championships. These are just a few on top of her other regional contest titles and records.
“My inspiration comes from my teammates on the US Ski Team and all my fellow competitors,” says Alex Lauretano. “We all push each other to ski better and train harder. Most of the girls I ski against are my really close friends too and that makes the whole atmosphere really fun.”

MasterCraft Boats and Connelly Skis also sponsor Lauretano.

About Girls4Sport:
Girls4Sport is dedicated to creating performance clothing with the female body in mind. Girls4Sport’s water wear line includes rash guard sets designed for women by women with SPF 65 rating, built-in shelf bras, super comfy fabrics, great styles, anything-but-ordinary prints and feel-good fit. In addition to its products, Girls4Sport has established the Girls4Sport Foundation, a charitable arm of Girls4Sport to support organizations that work to create events and real contributions for both learning and inspiration for girls of all ages to lead active, confident lives.

Girls4Sport products are distributed through a variety of retail outlets and online. For more information about Girls4Sport products and the G4S Team Riders, please visit www.girls4sport.com or call 831.423.8755