Keith St. Onge

{{short description|American barefoot water skier}}

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| sport = Barefoot Water Skiing

| club = World Barefoot Center

| coach = Gary "Swampy" Bouchard

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| birth_place = Nashua, New Hampshire

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| height = 5 ft 10 in

| weight = 170 lb

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{{MedalGold|2008 Barefoot World Championship|Overall}}

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Keith St. Onge is a professional barefoot water skier. He holds the record for the most U.S. National Overall Pro titles at fourteen,{{cite web| last=USA| first=Water Ski| title=36 Athletes Win Barefoot Titles| url=http://www.usawaterski.org/default.asp?Display=1716| publisher=USA Water Ski| accessdate=21 August 2013}} 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.{{cite web| last=Ristorcelli| first=Todd| title=Standing on His Feet| url=http://www.waterskimag.com/features/2007/05/22/standing-on-his-feet/| publisher=WaterSki Magazine| accessdate=5 May 2007}} He entered his first barefoot tournament at age ten in the Eastern Region.{{cite web| last=Fitness| first=Men's| title=Keith St. Onge Walks on Water| url=http://www.mensfitness.com/leisure/sports/keith-st-onge-walks-on-water| publisher=Men's Fitness| accessdate=1 July 2008}}

Keith co-founded 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.{{cite web| last=St. Onge| first=Keith| title=E-Nation News| url=http://www.evinrudenation.com/pontoon-leisure/featured-team-evinrude-member-barefoot-skiing-legend-keith-st-onge/| publisher=Evinrude| accessdate=14 March 2013}}

Awards

  • 1996 Banana George Blair Barefooter of the Year
  • 2006 IWWF (International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation) Male Athlete of the Year
  • 2009 IWWF (International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation) Male Athlete of the Year

References