U.S. Elite, Junior Teams Selected For 2024 IWWF World Barefoot Championships

The American Barefoot Club, a sport discipline organization of USA Water Ski & Wake Sports, has announced the selections to the 2024 U.S. Elite Barefoot Water Ski Team and 2024 U.S. Junior Barefoot Water Ski Team that will compete in the 2024 IWWF World Barefoot Water Ski Championships, Oct. 5-12, at Championship Lake in Auburndale, Fla.

For the ninth consecutive time, the biennial Elite World Barefoot Water Ski Championships will be held simultaneously with the biennial Junior World Barefoot Water Ski Championships. The Elite Barefoot Worlds is taking place for the 23rd time, and the Junior Barefoot Worlds is taking place for the 15th time. Athletes and teams from the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and more will compete for world team titles and world individual titles in wake slalom, tricks, jump and overall. In addition, independent Under 23 athletes will compete for individual titles in slalom, tricks, jump and overall.

Athletes that have been selected to the U.S. Elite Barefoot Water Ski Team are: Carter Boerman (Paddock Lake, Wis.), Michael Caruso (Delray Beach, Fla.), Orval Cyr (Chisago City, Minn.), Faith Dix (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.), Noah Kinnaman (Lake St. Louis, Mo.), Jason Lee (Winter Haven, Fla.), Broderick Meskers (Chetek, Wis.) and Brett Swanbom (Land O’ Lakes, Fla.).

Athletes that have been selected to the U.S. Junior Barefoot Water Ski Team are: Amara Bruns (Sioux Falls, S.D.), Martin Cyr (Chisago City, Minn.), Orval Cyr (Chisago City, Minn.), Brooke Gunderson (Winter Haven, Fla.), Noah Kinnaman (Lake St. Louis, Mo.) and Owen Schattschneider (Janesville, Wis.).

Landen Ehlers (Austin, Texas) will serve as the coach of the Junior team. Dale Stevens (West Palm Beach, Fla.) will serve as the coach of the Elite team. Blake Ehlers (Austin, Texas) is the independent coach for the Elite, Junior and Under 23 competitors, with Sandy Boerman (Bristol, Wis.) to serve as the independent manager.