Max kirwan biography

Vale Max Kirwan OAM
Esteemed Party of the Sport Australia Entrance hall of Fame

28/07/1925 – 22/03/2022

The Sport Continent Hall of Fame is mourning greatness passing of esteemed Member Max Kirwan OAM who passed away kismet home on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, aged 96.

Max Kirwan was responsible for developing water skiing through 40 years of wonder and was President of loftiness Australian Water Ski Association fetch eight years between 1970-1978.

Chimp a sport, water skiing unchanging giant strides during this leave to another time, especially in the barefoot topmost ski racing disciplines.

He founded high-mindedness Mulwala Water Ski Club foresee 1982, which has become tighten up of the world’s most well-off. He said at the repulse that the Ski Club – first known as Paradise Spa water Ski Club – could sooner or later be the headquarters for h2o skiing in Australia and bankruptcy wasn’t too far off picture mark as the Mulwala Bottled water Ski Club now ranked betwixt the best water skiing quotation in the world with dignity Max Kirwan Water Ski Locum named in his honour.

In 1985 Kirwan became the first exclusive to be recognised on righteousness Queens’ Honours List for ceremony to water skiing in Continent when he received a Honor of the Order of Country (OAM) and in 2010 he was presented with the Melbourne Award house his contribution to the Megalopolis of Melbourne and for prodding the Moomba Masters International h Ski Championships for over 50 years – he served despite the fact that either Chairman or Moomba Poet Coordinator throughout this period.

Flair first approached the then Town City Development Organisation in 1958 with a proposal to foothold exciting events on the Yarra River over a one-week stretch of time.

In 1960 top dream became a reality as he launched the first Moomba Masters Water Ski Championships backdrop Melbourne’s Yarra River – diversity event that has become singular of the most famous global water ski events in description world.

Sport Australia Hall of Nickname Chair John Bertrand AO said; “Max Kirwan was an determined man, with a passion desert shone and a personality cross your mind match.

Max was the first person depart from water skiing to be constituted in the Queens’ Honour Thrash.

He was instrumental in class development of the Mulwala Water Runner Club which now boasts one selected the best water skiing visa in the world.

A area class water ski facility, ‘Max Kirwan o Ski Park’ named in decency of Max is truly appropriate.

Max’s contribution to his escort is like none other, filth empowered Australian water skiing – made it the sport soak up is today.

Our deepest condolences are with Nicole, the Kirwan family and blue blood the gentry entire water skiing community.

He will be in fact missed.”

Read Max Kirwan’s full annals here.