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The World Surf League (WSL) [1] is the governing body for professional surfers and is dedicated to showcasing the world's best talent in a variety of progressive formats. [2] The World Surf League was originally known as the International Professional Surfing founded by Fred Hemmings and Randy Rarick in 1976.
Over 6 million people in the United States watch professional surfing on TV each year. [4] There are 9 official surf schools in the United States. [28] The Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA), reported that the United States Surf industry had grown from US$6.52 billion in 2004 to US$7.48 billion in 2006. [29]
MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal formerly known as MEO Pro Portugal, Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal or Rip Curl Pro Portugal is a professional surfing competition of the WSL World Tour. As of 2022, held every year in March at the Supertubos beach in Peniche, Portugal. [1] The event was first founded in 2010 as Rip Curl Pro Portugal. [2]
Kelly turned pro in 1990 and qualified for the Bud Pro Tour (The World Surf League's qualifying tour at the time). He then immediately won his first contest on the Bud Pro Tour, The Body Glove Surf Bout in Trestles, California. At the end of the year he qualified for the World Surf League Championship Tour for the 1991 season. After qualifying ...
She is also a five-time world champion, winning in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019 and 2021 on the World Surf League WSL Women's World Tour. [2] [3] Moore was the first surfer in history to win a WSL world title and the Olympic title in the same year. [4] In 2013, she was named by Glamour magazine as one of their Women of the Year. [5]
The 2025 World Surf League is the 48th season of all iterations of the tour circuit for professional surfers. Billabong Pipe Masters will be the first round of the tour. [1] For the first time, the season will end Cloudbreak, in Tavarua, Fiji, will host the WSL Finals to determine the 2025 World Champions. It is the first time the WSL Finals ...
In 2015 Weston-Webb secured a spot in the World Championship Tour. [ 10 ] On April 29, 2018, she announced her switch to Brazil representation for the remainder of the 2018 WSL Championship Tour season, aiming to compete representing her native country in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, one of her dreams since surfing was announced as an ...
She has won multiple national championships and is the youngest woman to compete in a World Surf League event. Marks is the youngest surfer to qualify for the women's Championship Tour. [1] [2] She competed in the elite (top 16) of the World Surf League [3] and ended 2018 season in 7th place, earning Rookie of the