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The Triple Crown of Surfing is a specialty series of professional surfing events that have been held annually since 1983 on the North Shore of Oahu, a coastline whose winter swells can reach 50 feet (15 m) in height. The Triple Crown was founded by former World Champion (1968) Fred Hemmings, and Randy Rarick, who produced the Triple Crown events.
Derek Ho (September 26, 1964 – July 17, 2020) was a Hawaiian Chinese surfer who won the world surfing championship in 1993. Ho was born in Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii.
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]
Until 2019, the event was the final leg of the Triple Crown of Surfing and the final event on the WSL Championship Tour. [2] Starting with the 2021 season (December 2020), the event is now the opening event of a 2020–21 competition season. In 2022, the event underwent major scheduling, naming, and invitation rules changes. [3] [4]
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.
Fred Hemmings Jr. (born January 9, 1946) is an American surfer, author, businessman, and politician. Born and raised in Hawaii, Fred Hemmings attended Punahou school where he was co- captain of the Honolulu league championship football team in 1964.
Jones Wong was born and raised on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, alongside her younger sister. [3] [2] [4] She was homeschooled.[5] [6]She entered the University of Hawaii West Oahu in 2016, initially majoring in biology. [5]
Ho earned her first sponsorship at 8-years-old, and at age 17, she qualified for the ASP Women's World Championship Tour. In 2009, she won the Rookie of the Year award. Raised on Oahu's North Shore, Ho spent most of her time surfing the "Seven Mile Miracle.” She is the face for the Volcom clothing brand.