Keith began knee boarding in the Lake Umbagog Waterski Club in 1987 at age 9.  That summer his Uncle, Clem Bouchard taught Keith to waterski behind a 35hp Johnson.  The ski club was flourishing with barefoot waterskiers in 1988, which lead to a clinic with World Champion Mike Seipel.  Keith was asked to barefoot off the boom for the first time and succeeded while stepping off a ski.  Keith entered his first barefoot tournament later that summer and took third place out of three.  

Swampy took Keith under his wing and that following summer Keith was doing toe-holds, neck and teeth and tumble turns as well as entering more tournaments.  Swampy coached two other National ranked skiers over the years and as Keith progressed with leaps and bounds it was time for more professional help.  Scott Grey, producer of Hot Rock'n Feet I&II came to Northern NH for a clinic in 1992.  Scott taught Keith all his technical tricks and with a strong foundation of basics that Swampy preached for years it was a well paved road ahead!

January of 1994 Keith was invited to the US Team Trials held in Mulberry, FL.  Living in the White Mountain Region of Northern NH this wasn't going to be easy.  It was a shot in the dark but an opportunity that couldn't be passed!  Keith was honored to participate but not yet ready for the big league.  In 1996 Keith was invited to the US Team Trials once again and was not going to leave without being a US Team Member.  Many people had doubt in the High School Junior but Keith was determined to prove otherwise!  Keith St.Onge has since skied as a US Team member, which makes six years total as of 2006.

At fourteen years old a writer from the Berlin Reporter asked Keith, "What's your dream?"  Keith replied, "I want to be a professional barefoot waterskier, move to FL and run my own ski school."  Since that statement Keith has accomplished many other goals including, 7 time National Overall Champion, World Record Holder and World Overall Champion.  

With a modest disposition and positive attitude Keith St.Onge has become a legend at a young age and is the future and staple of the barefooting world as we know it today.