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Two Santa Rosa Beach residents took home gold medals in water skiing at the Pan American games late last month. Adam Pickos, 23, and Regina Jaquess, 31, won gold medals in men’s trick skiing and women’s jump, respectively. Both trained at…
Adam Pickos has been water skiing since he was three years old. Photo by Sean Murphy. Two Santa Rosa Beach residents took home gold medals in water skiing at the Pan American games late last month.
Adam Pickos, 23, and Regina Jaquess, 31, won gold medals in men’s trick skiing and women’s jump, respectively.
Both trained at the internationally renowned Pickos Water Ski and Wakeboard School, tucked away right in the middle of Santa Rosa Beach.
It’s been an advantage for Adam, whose gold-medalist father, Cory Pickos, has been teaching him the tricks of the trade since he was three years old.
The school draws the best skiers from all over the world, as well as provides lessons for people of all ages and skill levels.
On a recent weekday, members of the Czech Republic water ski team took turns behind the boat.
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