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Don Krebs learned to water ski at the age of 4. By the age of 17 he was water skiing at speeds of over 90 miles an hour. When he turned 18 he joined The National Speed Boat and Water Ski Association and began to ski competitively. In his second race he took first place in the Novice class. After that he moved into the Men's 18 -24 Division.

On May 21, 1978 in a race on Mission Bay in San Diego Don Krebs fell on the final lap of a 12-mile race and broke his neck sustaining a C5-7 injury. A constructi