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  2. History of surfing - Wikipedia

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    West Africans (e.g., Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Senegal) and western Central Africans (e.g., Cameroon) independently developed the skill of surfing. [5] Amid the 1640s CE, Michael Hemmersam provided an account of surfing in the Gold Coast: “the parents ‘tie their children to boards and throw them into the water.’” [5] In 1679 CE, Barbot provided an account of surfing among Elmina ...

  3. Bethany Hamilton - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. List of surfers - Wikipedia

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    Featured heavily in film "Dirty Old Wedge." Robert "Wingnut" Weaver Featured, along with Patrick O'Connell, in The Endless Summer II surf film. Sharon Webber (USA) Women's world surfing championship in 1970 and 1972; Dewey Weber (1938–1993) (USA) Surfer and surfboard designer

  5. Surfing - Wikipedia

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    Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, ...

  6. Kelly Slater - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Garrett McNamara - Wikipedia

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    At 11 years old, McNamara followed his younger brother's footsteps and began surfing at Sunset, Waimea and the outer reefs in search of giant swells. He entered and placed in the prestigious Triple Crown of Surfing series at age 17 and began to gain sponsors. For the next 10 years, both brothers joined the competition circuit.

  8. Surfing in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The average surfer in the United States is 34 years old and owns 4 different surfboards. [4] Surfing contributes greatly to the U.S. economy with US- based surfers spending over $3 billion each year on their domestic surfing trips. [4] The average surfer in the US will surf 108 times each year on average. [4]

  9. John John Florence - Wikipedia

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    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]