Erika Lang Keeps Setting Water Ski World Records, One Trick At A Time
Lang is set to compete at the Pan American Games that start Oct. 20 in Santiago, Chile.
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Height
5'0"
Age
30
Hometown
Gilbert, AZ
Education
Mesquite High School (Gilbert, Ariz.) ‘14 Rollins College ’18, International Business
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Patrick and Randi Lang
- Has one brother, Nicholas
- Bilingual in English and Spanish
- Member of the Chi Omega sorority
- Was a level 10 gymnast
- Competes professionally in wakeboarding as well as waterskiing
- Does backflips and handstands on the dock before she competes
- Volunteers with various community service initiatives, including tutoring children
- Hobbies include surfing, snow skiing and snowboarding.
Career Highlights
- Pan American Games, Santiago, 2023 (Tricks - Women, Overall - Women, Jumping - Women, Slalom - Women)
- Pan American Games, Lima, 2019 (Tricks - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2025 – gold (Team - Mixed), silver (Tricks - Women), 25th (Slalom - Women)
- Years of participation: Slalom - Women 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025; Team - Mixed 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025; Tricks - Women 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025; Jumping - Women 2013, 2015; Overall - Women 2013, 2015
- Medals: 9 (4 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
- Gold – 2025 (Team - Mixed); 2023 (Team - Mixed, Tricks - Women); 2013 (Tricks - Women)
- Silver – 2025 (Tricks - Women); 2019 (Team - Mixed); 2017 (Tricks - Women)
- Bronze – 2021 (Team - Mixed, Tricks - Women)
