Growing Bolder Community

When I first met Claudia Landon at the Women's Barefoot Week at the World Barefoot Center last November, I was in awe as I watched her come out of the water gracefully on her feet-- backwards. "You're pure poetry on water," I told 58-year-old Claudia as she climbed into the boat. Claudia didn't start barefoot water skiing until she was 37 years old. She spent years driving the boat while her...

When I arrived at the World Barefoot Center for Women's Barefoot Week in early November-- I had a goal plastered on my vision board: I wanted to learn to barefoot water ski-- backwards. 67-year-old Judy Myers first planted that idea in my head back in June. I had just accomplished a deep-water start (behind a jet ski!)-- something that I had not done since the summer I turned 19. Judy texted...

Barefoot water skiing is considered an extreme sport, so it might come as a surprise to find 69-year-old Judy Myers skimming across the water in Winter Haven, Florida. In the boat, 63-year-old Joann O'Connor zips up her wetsuit and gets ready for her run. Then there's 62-year-old Valerie Shinn, 60-year-old Deb Fahrenthold and the youngster, 59-year-old Claudia Landon. All five gals were featured...