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List Of Surfers
This is a list of people associated with surfing or surf culture. A *Reno Abellira (1950– ) (Haw) Smirnoff World Pro/Am winner in 1974 *Megan Abubo (1978– ) (Haw) *Eddie Aikau (1946–1978) (Haw) Award-winning surfer and lifeguard *Lisa Andersen (1969– ) (USA) Four-time world surfing champion 1994–1997 *Simon Anderson (1954– ) (Aus) First advocate of the three-finned surfboard, the "thruster," early 1980s *Bill Andrews (photographer), Bill Andrews (1944–2017) (USA) Among first to surf Black's Beach in La Jolla, California *Robert August (1945– ) (USA) Surfer and Surfboard Designer *Rolf Aurness (1952– ) (USA) 1970 World Champion B *Tim Baker (journalist), Tim Baker (Aus) Journalist, former editor of Tracks (magazine), ''Tracks'' and ''Australia's Surfing Life'' magazines. *Christiaan Bailey (1981– ) (USA) Paraplegic surfer, Team USA Captain *Rochelle Ballard (1971– ) (Haw) *Wayne Bartholomew (Aus) 1978 World Champion *Layne Beachley (1972– ) (Aus) Seven t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surfing
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, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found on ocean shores, but can also be found as standing waves in the open ocean, in lakes, in rivers in the form of a tidal bore, or wave pools. Surfing includes all forms of wave-riding using a board, regardless of the stance. There are several types of boards. The Moche of Peru would often surf on reed craft, while the native peoples of the Pacific surfed waves on alaia, paipo, and other such watercraft. Ancient cultures often surfed on their belly and knees, while modern-day surfing is most often ''stand-up surfing'', in which a surfer rides a wave while standing on a surfboard. Another prominent form of surfing is body boarding, where a surfer rides the wave on a bodyboard, either lying on thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Beschen
Shane Beschen (born February 18, 1972) is a California (USA) born professional surfer. Biography and career Shane Beschen was born on February 18, 1972 to Mike and Sue Beschen. His mother is an elementary school teacher, and his brother Gavin is a professional surfer as well. At 16 years old, Beschen signed his first sponsorship deal and started to tour as a pro surfer. His mother recalled he would attend school for a couple of weeks, and then take off for a couple of weeks, taking "independent-study contracts", and doing his homework while flying to his events. By 1998, he had won more than $250,000 in competitions. In 1996, at Kirra, Beschen became the first and only professional surfer to score three perfect 10 point rides for a total 30 out of 30 ASP three-wave scoring system. In May 1996, he knocked Sunny Garcia from his number one spot in world rankings, at the Marui Pro surfing tournament at Torami Beach, Japan. In 2003, after a five year dry spell of not winning any eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corky Carroll
Corky Carroll (born September 29, 1947) is a professional American surfer and is considered a pioneer in the sport by becoming the first real professional surfer as well as being the first to make paid endorsements. Life and career Carroll started his career in 1959 at a very early age and by the time he retired in 1972, he was only 24 years old. From 1966-1970 he won the United States Surfing Championship and also won the International Surfing Championship three times. Altogether, Carroll won over 100 surfing competitions. After his surfing career, he became a musician and recorded nine albums along with writing several books on surfing. He subsequently opened a surfing school in California and designed surf boards. He frequently serves as the color commentator for world surfing events such as the annual competition in Huntington Beach, and pens a column in the Orange County Register. Television audiences can be familiar with him through a cameo as The Grubby Grouper on the ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Cairns
Ian Cairns (born 24 July 1952 in Kew, Victoria) is a former champion surfer who was also influential in establishing the world professional surfing circuit and particularly the World championship tour (WCT) surfing, World Championship Tour. He was described as "the premier "power" surfer of his era [who] dominated the North Shore (Oahu), North Shore during the mid to late-seventies". He moved to Western Australia with his family from Victoria in early 1967, to Perth, Western Australia, Perth's western suburbs, attending Shenton College, Swanbourne Senior High School. Cairns dominated the surfing scene in his adopted state. From the age of 13 he consistently won every competition on offer, winning state Junior and Open titles. He moved to Hawaii in the early 1970s in search of big waves and before a professional circuit had established.''W.A. Hall of Champions'' inductee booklet. (2006) Published by the Western Australian Institute of Sport Cairns joined the Australian team at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taj Burrow
Taj Burrow (born 2 June 1978) is an Australian retired professional surfer. Taj retired from the WSL World Tour in June 2016 where he left a legacy of power and impressive surfing. Early life Burrow was born in Yallingup, Western Australia, Australia to American parents and began surfing at age 7. Career In 1998 he qualified for the ASP World Tour at the age of 18 years, becoming the youngest surfer to ever win a national title. Burrow had already earned a place on the world tour a year earlier, but he turned it down stating that, as a 17-year-old, he was "too young to do the tour full-on". After his first year on tour in 1998, Burrow claimed the ASP World Tour Rookie of the Year award after finishing 12th place in the rankings.Fuel TV Profile In 2007 Burrow won the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pam Burridge
Pam Burridge (born 26 July 1965) is an Australian surfer and one of the pioneers of women’s surfing in Australia. Born in Sydney, she entered her first surfing competition in 1977, proceeding to win various regional and national titles in the following years. Burridge began competing internationally in 1981, and went on to win the women's ASP World Tour in 1990. She was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1995, and given a place on Huntington Beach's Surfing Walk of Fame in 2017. After a hiatus from 1993 to 1996, Burridge continued surfing competitively until 1999 and now runs a surf school on the south coast of New South Wales. In 1984, Burridge released a single in collaboration with then-love interest Damien Lovelock under the name ''Pam and the Pashions'', titled ''Summertime All 'Round the World''. Sydney Ferries Sydney Ferries is the public transport ferry network serving the city of Sydney, New South Wales. Services operate on Port Jackson, Sydney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Browne
Bud Browne (July 12, 1912 – July 25, 2008) was an American early pioneer surf film maker. He was the first filmmaker to show surf movies commercially. Browne was captain of the swim team at the University of Southern California in 1933. He learned to surf during his time in Venice, California. He began filming surfing in the 1940s while visiting Hawaii. Early life Bud Browne was born in Newtonville, Massachusetts on July 14, 1912 and died in San Luis Obispo, California on July 25, 2008. He moved to Los Angeles in 1931 and attended the University of Southern California, competing in collegiate swimming and became the captain of the team. In 1938, after graduating from the University, Browne obtained a job as a life guard. His time in this new occupation however, was short lived because he was soon enlisted into the Navy during World War II. While at war, he taught many Marines how to swim. After the war, he again received a job as a lifeguard and was given the nickname "Barrac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Brown (surfer)
Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. A pop and hip-hop-influenced R&B musician who works in a variety of genres, he has been called the " King of R&B" by some of his contemporaries. His lyrics often address emotional and hedonistic themes. His singing and dancing skills have often been compared favorably to those of Michael Jackson. In 2004, Brown signed with Jive Records. The following year, he released his eponymous debut studio album, which went triple platinum. Brown topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart with his debut single, "Run It!", making him the first male artist since 1995 to do so. His second album, '' Exclusive'' (2007), was commercially successful worldwide and spawned his second ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one single, "Kiss Kiss". In 2009, Brown pleaded guilty to felony assault of singer Rihanna, who was then his girlfriend, and was sentenced to five years probation and six months community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Brown (director)
Bruce Alan Brown (December 1, 1937 – December 10, 2017) was an American documentary film director, known as an early pioneer of the surf film. He was the father of filmmaker Dana Brown (filmmaker), Dana Brown. Biography Brown enlisted in the United States Navy, U.S. Navy right after high school, serving on a submarine.Remembering Bruce Brown, Director of The Endless Summer ''Outside (magazine), Outside'' via Internet Archive. Retrieved June 29, 2023.‘En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Bradshaw
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 Houston, Texas. 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 Oahu, Hawaii. The ride lasted about 30 seconds. Bradshaw took part in a hypothermia experiment for Discovery Channel which lasted for 4 hours at without clothing. His body temperature dropped to . Lifestyle Bradshaw is a vegetarian. He was Layne Beachley Layne Collette Beachley (born 24 May 1972) is an Australian former professional surfing, surfer from Manly, New South Wales, Manly, New South Wales. She won the world surfing champion, World Championship seven times. Currently she is the chair ...'s partner, helping her to become one of the world's top female surfers. References External links * 1952 births Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynne Boyer
Lynne Boyer is a two-time world surfing champion from the United States. She won her two titles in 1978 and 1979. It was the first time any woman had won the championship twice. She was inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame in Huntington Beach, California Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County, California, United States. The city was originally called Pacific City, but it was changed in 1903 to be named after American businessman Henry E. Huntington. The population was 198,711 as of ... in 2008, as that year's Woman of the Year. After her surfing career, she turned to painting. References External linksLynne Boyer's biography American surfers American female surfers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women {{US-surfing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Botha
Wendy Botha (born 22 August 1965) is a four-time world surfing champion. She won her first title as a South African citizen in 1987, then she became an Australian citizen and won three more titles in 1989, 1991, and 1992. She also posed nude for Australian Playboy for the September issue of 1992. Botha married New Zealand rugby league international and television star Brent Todd in 1993. They had two children, Jessica and Ethan, and split in about 2005. Botha was inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame in Huntington Beach, California in 2009 as that year's Woman of the Year. In October 2018, she was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame The Sport Australia Hall of Fame was established on 10 December 1985 to recognise the achievements of Australian sportsmen and sportswomen. The inaugural induction included 120 members with Don Bradman, Sir Don Bradman as the first inductee and .... References Afrikaner people South African emigrants to Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
