Athletes

The O’Town
riders.

World champions, X Games medalists and the next generation of junior pros, coached by Glen Fletcher on Lake Barton, Orlando.

  • Meagan Ethell inverted above the wake
    USA

    Meagan Ethell

    Pro wakeboarder

    • Won the WWA Wakeboard World Championship in Pro Women, her 9th world title (2026).
    • Won her 8th WWA Wakeboard World Championship title in Australia (2024).
    @meaganethell
  • Rusty Malinoski inverted, his signature board overhead
    Canada

    Rusty Malinoski

    Pro wakeboarder

    • Won his second World Championship title (2013).
    • Landed the first 1080 in competition, at the Pro Wakeboard Tour finale in Reno (2009).
    @rustymalinoski
  • Steel Lafferty high above the lake
    USA

    Steel Lafferty

    Pro wakeboarder

    • Won gold in Real Wake Throwdown at the X Games (2017).
    • Named Wakeboarder of the Year (2017).
    @steellafferty
  • Zoey Carroll inverted over the wake
    USA

    Zoey Carroll

    Junior pro wakeboarder

    • Won the WWA World Championship in Junior Pro Women (2026).
    • Won Junior Pro Women at the Nautique Masters (2026).
    @zoeytcarroll
  • Jamie Huser on his 140 metre world record rail in the Swiss Alps
    Switzerland

    Jamie Huser

    Pro wakeboarder

    • Set the world record for the longest wakeboard rail slide: 140 m (460 ft) in Laax, Switzerland (2025).
    • Won the WWA World Championship in Junior Pro Men (2022).
    @jamiehuser
  • Shota Tezuka riding
    Japan

    Shota Tezuka

    Pro wakeboarder

    • Won gold in men’s wakeboard freestyle at the World Games in Wrocław, Poland (2017).
    • Won silver in men’s wakeboard freestyle at the World Games in Chengdu, China (2025).
    @shotatezuka
  • Camden Marsden carving hard into the wake
    USA

    Camden Marsden

    Pro wakeboarder

    • Won the WWA U.S. National Championship in Junior Men (2023).
    • Finished 6th overall in Pro Men on the Pro Wakeboard Tour (2026).
    @camdenmarsden
  • Rex Abbott on the dock in his competition jersey, 2026
    USA

    Rex Abbott

    Junior pro wakeboarder

    • Finished 3rd at the WWA Wakeboard World Championships (2026).
    • Won the WWA World Championship in Men’s Wakeskate (2022).
    @rad_rexx
  • Stella Tracy on the back of the boat, ready to ride
    USA

    Stella Tracy

    Junior pro wakeboarder

    • Finished 3rd at the WWA Wakeboard World Championships (2026).
    • Won bronze at the WWA Wakeboard National Championships (2026).
    @stellajtracy
  • Hinata Yoshihara on the boat after a set
    Japan

    Hina Yoshihara

    Pro wakeboarder

    • Won four Japanese titles and two WWA Asian titles (by 2022).
    • Finished tied 5th overall in Pro Women on the Pro Wakeboard Tour (2026).
    @hinata_yoshihara
  • Ashley Kazmer grabbing her board high above the wake, in a clip shared with Glen Fletcher
    USA

    Ashley Kazmer

    Pro wakeboarder

    • Won the World Championship in Junior Pro Women in Portugal (2023).
    • Finished 2nd in Junior Pro Women at the WWA World Championships in Australia (2024).
    @ashley_kazmer
  • Blaze Poss on the podium with his trophy and board after winning Stop 2 of the 2026 Gravel Tour
    USA

    Blaze Poss

    Junior wakeboarder

    • Won the WWA World Championship in Junior Boys (2025).
    • Won the Nautique WWA U.S. National Championship in Junior Boys, Grand Junction, CO (2025).
    @blazewake
  • Fernanda Larios carving behind the boat
    Mexico

    Fernanda Larios

    Pro wakeboarder

    • Won silver in women’s wakeboard at the Junior Pan American Games (2025).
    • Finished 4th in women’s wakeboard at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile (2023).
  • Payton Gross inverted above the wake at the Moomba Masters in Melbourne
    USA

    Payton Gross

    Junior pro wakeboarder

    • Won gold at the Moomba Masters in Melbourne, Australia (2025).
    • Won gold in Junior (U18) Women at the IWWF Pan American Wakeboard Championships (2024).
    @payton.gross.wake
  • Kira Lewis grabbing high above the lake
    USA

    Kira Lewis

    Pro wakeboarder

    • Won the WWA World Championship in Junior Pro Women in Mexico (2019).
    • Won the WWA World Championship in Junior Pro Women in Japan (2018).
    @kira.wake
  • Campbell Scarborough jumping at the cable park
    USA

    Campbell Scarborough

    Pro wakeboarder

    • Won Open Women cable wakeboard at the Pan American Championships in Orlando, earning a spot at the 2025 World Games (2024).
    • Won Pro Women Traditional at the WWA Wake Park Nationals (2022).
    @campbell_scarborough
  • Luna Cassart grabbing above the lake
    Belgium

    Luna Cassart

    Pro wakeboarder

    • Represented Belgium at the World Games, finishing 8th in women’s wakeboard freestyle (2025).
    • Finished 4th in Open Women at the IWWF Europe & Africa Boat Championships (2025).
    @lunacassart
  • Anna-Mariia Kushkovskaia grabbing her board mid-air behind the boat
    Russia

    Anna-Mariia Kushkovskaia

    Pro wakeboarder

    • Won the Junior European Championship (2019).
    • Won the Russian National Championship in boat wakeboard four years in a row (2022–2025).
    @anna_maria_wake
  • Lane Huerkamp getting up behind the boat
    USA

    Lane Huerkamp

    Pro wakeboarder

    • Finished 14th overall in Pro Women on the Pro Wakeboard Tour (2026).
    @lanehuerkamp
  • Ana Thomas with her USA Wakeboard award
    USA

    Ana Thomas

    Junior pro wakeboarder

    • Finished 2nd at the WWA National Championships in her first Junior Pro season (2026).
    • Won the WWA World Championship in Jr. Girls 9 & Under (2022).
    @awesomelyana
  • Alizé Piana tucked mid-air through a curtain of spray
    Italy

    Alizé Piana

    Pro wakeboarder

    • Won the IWWF World Championship in Under 18 Women, 13 months after severe burn injuries (2022).
    @alizewake
  • Tucker Balmert in the air above the wake
    USA

    Tucker Balmert

    Junior wakeboarder

    • Won the WWA World Championship in Junior Boys 9 & Under (2022).
    @tbalmert_wakeboarding