Dorien Llewellyn
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 16, 1996 Orlando, Florida, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Innisfail, Alberta[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dorien Llewellyn (born May 16, 1996) is a Canadian water skier. Llewellyn was the Pan American Games Champion when he won gold in men's water skiing at the 2019 Pan Am Games in Lima.[2] He also owns 21 national water skiing titles to his name.[1] His father Jaret Llewellyn is an 11-time world champion, 12-time Pan American Games medalist, and owns a record 117 professional titles; while his uncle Kreg Llewellyn was also a professional water skier.[1]
Llewellyn graduated from Rollins College with a physics degree in 2019.[1] He then competed collegiately for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns water skiing team, leading the team to it’s 8th National Title with a gold medal in Men's Overall in 2021. During his time at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Llewellyn earned a master's degree in systems engineering.[3]
Though the Llewellyn family calls Innisfail, Alberta home, they live and train in Orlando, Florida due to the fact they can train all year in Florida.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Dorien Llewellyn profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Meet Innisfail's water-skiing dynasty: The Llewellyns". CBC News. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "UL Lafayette's Ragin' Cajuns Water Ski Team wins eighth national title". KATC News. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2023.