12/15/2012 – DeLand
Team Alter Ego members, Bartholomew and Batsch Sweep Canopy
Piloting World Parachuting Championships
Teammates, Curt Bartholomew and Nick Batsch, emerged on top of the 129-field competition at
the World Parachuting Championships in December, bringing home every Gold Medal
in the Canopy Piloting Events, a new World Record and the 1st and 2nd place Overall
Canopy Piloting Championships.
Bartholomew (DeLand, FL) and Batsch (Denver, CO), teammates on the US-based
Canopy Piloting Team, Alter Ego, placed 1st and 2nd, respectively, at the US Nationals
event held earlier in 2012 and were members of the 8-person team representing the
USA at the Championship event.
Team Alter Ego’s final medal count was 6 out of the possible 12 in the Canopy Piloting Division, including
every gold medal. Bartholomew brought home the coveted Canopy Piloting Overall gold
medal and trophy and was named World Champion. He earned gold
medals in the Speed and Zone Accuracy events and a bronze medal in the Distance
Event. Batsch set a new World Record for Distance (his 6th World Record), silver
Canopy Piloting Overall and a gold medal in the Distance event.
Bartholomew finished the competition nearly 44 points ahead of teammate Batsch and
65 points ahead of 3rd place finisher, Pablo Hernandez (ESP).
Canopy Piloting Competition Detail
Three events are held to determine the overall Canopy Piloting Champion: Speed,
Accuracy and Distance. Each event is has three rounds and an overall winner is
determined using the combined results of each round.
Bartholomew came out strong, quickly establishing dominance in the Speed Event
rounds in Day 1. After the heaviest day of jumping in the competition, Day 3,
Bartholomew grew closer to his goal of an overall Canopy Piloting Championship title by
clinching the Gold in Zone Accuracy with a perfect 100 score. The perfect 100 score
was one of only two scored in Zone Accuracy during the entire competition.
With the silver medal left in play, teammate Nick Batsch broke his own World Record in
Distance with a 154.09 run in the second round of the Distance Event. Batsch set the
previous World Record of 151.95 meters earlier this year at the US Nationals
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Competition. This staggering 154.09 meter run, the length of 1.6 football fields, was
Batsch’s 6th World Record!
Nick Batsch
2nd Place Canopy Piloting Overall
World Record – Distance
Gold – Distance
Curt Bartholomew
1st Place Canopy Piloting Overall
Gold – Zone Accuracy
Gold – Speed
Bronze – Distance
Team Alter Ego
While Bartholomew and Batsch each represented Team USA at the World Parachuting
Championships; stateside, they are each members of a four-person Canopy Piloting
team, Team Alter Ego. Team Alter Ego has exploded into the competition scene with
Bartholomew and Batsch holding the National, World and International titles for the past
2 years.
2012 – Bartholomew
Gold US Nationals
Gold World Parachuting Championships – Canopy Piloting
2012 – Batsch
Silver US Nationals
Silver World Parachuting Championships – Canopy Piloting
2011 – Batsch
World Cup
2011 – Bartholomew
International Championship
