Duane DeSoto (born 1978 in Spokane, Washington) is an American professional longboard surfrider DeSoto won the 2010 Oxbow ASP World Longboard Championship, defeating France's

Antoine Delpero Antoine is a French given name (from the Latin '' Antonius'' meaning 'highly praise-worthy') that is a variant of Danton, Titouan, D'Anton and Antonin. The name is used in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, West Greenland, Haiti, French Gui ...

in the Final at Makaha. In 1997, he finished third in the

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. He received the Professional Surfer Award at the 8th Annual John Kelly Environmental Awards in 2010. DeSoto played

Duke Kahanamoku Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (August 24, 1890 – January 22, 1968) was a Hawaiian competition swimmer who popularized the sport of surfing. A Native Hawaiian, he was born to a minor noble family less than three years before th ...

in the 2022 documentary ''Waterman – Duke: Ambassador of Aloha''.

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