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Olivia Ponton Used to Be an Acrobatic Water Skier and Shared the Photo to Prove It

The 20-year-old influencer has 7.9 million TikTok followers.

Ananya Panchal

Olivia Ponton attends the DKMS Gala 2022 in New York City. 

Olivia Ponton is a triple threat: model, TikTok influencer and ... wait for it ... former acrobatic water skier. 

The 20-year-old shared a hilarious throwback photo of her team practicing a three-tier pyramid, and she is at the tippy top.

“Go liv, you got this!!! #tbt #waterski #livelaughlove #littleliv #swagmoneyyolo #what,” Ponton wrote, encouraging her younger self. “okay… so like this is us practicing on land… imagine it on water 👽👽”

The SI Swimsuit rookie’s friends piped up in the comments, finding the photo just as funny as we do.

“This blessed my timeline,” photographer Veronica Sams wrote.

Photographer Ivana Cook said, “I always forget you did this and it blows my mind.”

“Yess Liv! ⚡️“ Coral Gardens founder Titouan Bernicot chimed in.

Ponton posted a TikTok on Sept. 28 while she was getting ready for the Motorola Generation Next event. She shared fun facts about herself as she walked her 7.9 million followers through her makeup routine. 

“I waterskied for nine years of my life,” she said before holding up photographic proof on her phone.

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.

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