22 Month Toddler steady on water skis

8/1/2006 7:49:43 AM
Toddler steady on water skis
Pamela Powers
Menomonie News Bureau

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Twenty-two month old Cole Marsolek of Menomonie took to water-skiing right away.
MENOMONIE — Twenty-two month old Cole Marsolek of Menomonie took up water-skiing last Wednesday on his training ski.

Since that time the boy has skied everyday on Tainter Lake and only taken one spill, according to his mother Lissa.

“He absolutely loves it,” Lissa Marsolek said. “He popped right up the first time. He is a little showboat waving to everyone and blowing kisses at people as we go by.”

Cole has great balance, she noted.

The training ski is shaped like a sled and Cole travels along at idle speed pulled by his parents Mastercraft ski boat.

Both Lissa, 26, and her husband Chad, 31, have water-skied since they were children. Lissa started when she was 3 years old.

“It’s a little in Cole’s blood,” she noted.’

Cole is able to say a few words. When asked what he wants to do he says, “Ski, please.”

He also is able to say “fall” and when asked if he is ready to ski he says “Go,” the tot’s mother said.

Cole has enjoyed the water since he was 3 weeks old. But prior to learning to water-ski his parents made sure he understood floating with a lifejacket and holding his breath. He is not allowed down by the water or in the boat without his lifejacket.

So if his parents mention about going down by the lake or boating, he gets his lifejacket right away.

There is always someone on the back of the boat to jump in if Cole does fall.

The couple has a 5-month-old daughter, Kinsey, as well. If she is also enjoys water-skiing she will be allowed to try as soon as she is ready, Lissa said.

Powers can be reached at (715) 235-9018 or pamela.powers@ecpc.com