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Bethany Meilani Hamilton (born February 8, 1990) is an American professional surfer and writer. In 2003, she survived a shark attack in which her left arm was bitten off; ultimately, she returned to professional surfing and wrote about her experiences in the 2004 autobiography, Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board.
Corky Carroll (born September 29, 1947) [1] is a professional American surfer and is considered a pioneer in the sport by becoming the first real professional surfer as well as being the first to make paid endorsements.
In 2022, Wong began wearing a helmet while surfing the Banzai Pipeline. [8] Jones Wong competed in the 2014 Surf n Sea Pipeline Women's Pro, [9] and in 2015 came fourth in the event's final. [10] [11] She also competed in the 32-mile Molokai 2 Oahu paddle race with her father, Dawson Jones. [4] In late 2021, Jones Wong won the HIC Pipe Pro. [2 ...
18-year-old US surfer Caitlin Simmers made history on Friday, becoming the youngest-ever female surfing world champion after winning the World Surf League (WSL) finals.
Robert Kelly Slater (born February 11, 1972) is an American professional surfer, best known for being crowned World Surf League champion a record 11 times. [1] [7] Slater is widely regarded as the greatest professional surfer of all time, and holds 56 Championship Tour victories.
John "John John" Alexander Florence (born October 18, 1992) [1] [2] is an American professional surfer.He is considered one of the most dominant pipe surfers of his era [3] and won back-to-back world titles on the 2016 World Surf League and 2017 World Surf League Men's Championship Tour. [4]
Allen Sarlo (born January 9, 1958) is an American surfer, most prominently known as one of the original members of the Z-Boys surf and skateboarding team. [1] Surfing Magazine recognized him as the first to "kill" a wave. The aggressive and slashing style of surfing he pioneered during the 1970's earned him the nickname "Wave Killer".
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