The year was 1983. Entrepreneur James T. Grunwald sponsored the first and only World Water Fight Championship in Stockholm. Entrants descended on Sweden from all over the globe to compete in the three-day championship, which saw almost three million litres of water shot from a variety of pistols and custom made jet guns in a multitude of categories. Overall winner was Bjorn Pedersen who managed to remain completely dry amid the anarchy of the final contest, The All-In Water Brawl.