Barefoot skiing

That same year, Richard Downing "Dick" Pope Jr., was the first person to be photographed barefooting, stepping off his skis on a training boom alongside the boat.

The early 1960s saw Don Thomson appear as the first "superstar" of the sport, developing both back-to-front and front-to-back turnarounds, and performing the first barefoot tandem ride in a show at Cypress Gardens.

In 1976 Briton Keith Donnelly set the first (officially recognized) World Barefoot Jump record of 13.25 meters.

It also counted as the Men's Open record until broken two weeks later by World Barefoot Center teammate David Small.

Ashleigh Stebbeings set the Women's Open division world record on October 8, 2014, with a score of 17.2 points.

The current world record for Men's Open division of 29.9 meters (98 feet) was set by David Small on August 11, 2010.

With a jump of 23.4 meters (77 feet) Ashleigh Stebbeings set the Women's Open world record on February 19, 2017.