Category: Surfing
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Largest wave surfed – Guinness World Records
The record was set in the waters of Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal earlier this year and was independently verified by teams from University of Southern California, WaveCo Science Team and Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
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Mick Fanning on surviving a shark attack, surfing and being saved by family | 60 Minutes Australia
It’s easy to look at Mick Fanning and think life’s a beach. He’s a three-time world surfing champion who has earned millions of dollars doing what he loves. He even part-owns a brewery. But what on the surface looks like a dream existence masks years of pain and suffering below. Now for the first time,…
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CNN’s Tech For Good: Shark attack survivor turns competitive surfer thanks to high-tech limb
In this opening clip from CNN’s “Tech For Good,†Kristie Lu Stout speaks with South African surfer and swimmer Caleb Swanepoel, who was back in the water just three weeks after losing his leg in a shark attack, with the help of a state-of-the-art prosthetic limb. Designed by German company Ottobock, the prosthetic is computerized…
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Why do Brazilians Dominate the World of Surfing?
Brazil isn’t a country known for its big waves and yet, over the past decade, Brazilians have been dominating the world of surfing. But why tho? Filmmaker Andy Burgess explores what it is about athletes like Lucas “Chumbo†Chianca, Mateus Herdy, Carlos Burle, Rodrigo Koxa, and more that have led them to become champions of…
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Great white shark swims amongst oblivious South African surfers | AFP
South Africa’s National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) issues a safety warning to bathers and surfers after numerous shark sightings on the southern coastline in recent weeks. Drone footage obtained by the NSRI shows a great white shark swimming among seemingly oblivious surfers in Plettenberg Bay.
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Surfer Rescued In Bird Rock After Swimming To Beach With Medical Emergency
San Diego lifeguards and firefighters Sunday rescued a surfer who suffered a medical emergency while in the water in the Bird Rock area, authorities said.
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Children living with autism are exposed to the unique experience of surfing | Inspired by Sport
Surfing star Parker Coffin visits Surfers Healing’s annual event in New Jersey and is blown away by how his sport can transform lives.
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Surf’s up: French surfers defy Covid-19 ban in battle over beaches
A group of surfers in Cannes, in southeast France, defied a government ban to take to the waves on Monday, amid a debate over whether beaches should continue to be closed to the public to stop the spread of Covid-19.
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Surfer killed in shark attack at California beach
The surfing community in Santa Cruz is mourning the death of 26-year-old Ben Kelly, who died over the weekend after being attack by a shark. CBS affiliate KION-TV’s Shannon Longworth reports.