Ken Bradshaw (born October 4, 1952) is an American professional surfer and winner of the 1982 Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship. Bradshaw was born in

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. On January 28, 1998, Bradshaw successfully towed into and rode a wave with a face allegedly of about . The site was Outside Log Cabins, an outer reef on the North Shore of

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. The ride lasted about 30 seconds. Bradshaw took part in a

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experiment for

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which lasted for 4 hours at without clothing. His body temperature dropped to .

Lifestyle

Bradshaw is a

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. He was

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's partner, helping her to become one of the world's top female surfers.

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* 1952 births American surfers Big wave surfing Living people Mavericks Sportspeople from Houston Tow-in surfers {{US-surfing-bio-stub