Forget shoes! 18-year-old Lachlan Tresidder is making waves—literally—as a barefoot water skier. When he’s not working as an apprentice boilermaker, he’s pushing the limits on the water with ...

At 40 miles an hour, their bare feet skim across the water. That's 50 percent faster than if they were on skis. Elaine and Shannon Heller of Alma Center have just started what their father hopes to be ...