Keith St. Onge

Keith St. Onge
Personal information
Born 12/31/1977
Nashua, New Hampshire
Height (5' 10")
Weight (170)
Sport
Club World Barefoot Center
Coached by Gary "Swampy" Bouchard

Keith St. Onge is a professional barefoot water skier. He holds the record for the most U.S. National Overall Pro titles at fourteen,[1] a record previously held by Ron Scarpa. Keith is a two-time World Barefoot Champion, winning Overall titles in 2006 and 2008.

Keith learned to barefoot water ski on Lake Umbagog in New Hampshire at the age of nine with instruction from Mike Seipel, a two-time World Barefoot Champion.[2] He entered his first barefoot tournament at age ten in the Eastern Region.[3]

Keith is the co-owner of the World Barefoot Center with four-time World Barefoot Champion, David Small.

World records

Keith St. Onge is the only professional barefoot water skier to hold world records in all three events: Slalom; Jump and Tricks.[4]

Awards

References

  1. USA, Water Ski. "36 Athletes Win Barefoot Titles". USA Water Ski. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  2. Ristorcelli, Todd. "Standing on His Feet". WaterSki Magazine. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
  3. Fitness, Men's. "Keith St. Onge Walks on Water". Men's Fitness. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
  4. St. Onge, Keith. "E-Nation News". Evinrude. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
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