Kolohe Andino (born March 22, 1994, in
San Clemente, California) is an American surfer. Andino began surfing at a young age and holds the record for winning the most
National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) titles of any male competitor, becoming the youngest to win one at age 15 in 2009. His breakthrough happened in 2011 after he won the Vans Pier Classic and the
ASP 6-Star Quiksilver Brazil Open of Surfing. In 2019, Andino qualified to represent the United States at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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in
surfing.
His name, Kolohe, means "little rascal" in
Hawaiian.
Surfing career
Son of top-ranked surfer, Dino Andino, Kolohe Andino began surfing at a young age as he followed his father to surfing trips; by age 8, Andino had already begun fielding sponsors who wished to represent him. By high school, he had retained professional surfer
Mike Parsons as his coach and at age 15, Andino became the youngest winner of an
National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) title and holds the record for the most NSSA championships won by a male competitor, at nine overall. That same year, Andino also won two USA Surfing championship titles at the
Lower Trestles in the Under 16 and Under 18 competitions.
Andino's breakthrough event happened in 2011 when he won both the
ASP 6-Star Quiksilver Brazil Open of Surfing and the Vans Pier Classic world tour events.
On January 8, 2015, he triumphed in the first-ever
World Surf League
The World Surf League (WSL) is the governing body for professional surfing, surfers and is dedicated to showcasing the world's best talent in a variety of progressive formats. The World Surf League was originally known as the International Prof ...
(WSL) event, the World Surf League Surf City Pro held in
Huntington Beach, California.
In 2019, Andino qualified to represent the United States at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...
for
surfing by finishing as one of the top two Americans at the
2019 World Surf League, and one of the top ten surfers overall.
He is the first U.S. surfer ever to have qualified for the Olympic games. At the Olympics, he was eliminated in the quarterfinal round by Japan's
Kanoa Igarashi.
In February 2021, while preparing for the year's WSL competitive season, Andino sprained his right ankle and re-aggravated the injury the following month, forcing him to require surgery and withdraw from the Australia leg of the tour.
Personal life
Andino married his wife, Madison Aldrich, in San Clemente, California on January 7, 2018.
The couple is expecting their first child in 2021.
References
External links
Profile @ World Surf League
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1994 births
American surfers
Living people
World Surf League surfers
Surfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic surfers of the United States
People from San Clemente, California