Category: Surfing
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Anatomy of a Surfer: How Does Brisa Hennessy Generate Power?
We took Costa Rican surfer Brisa Hennessy to a sports science lab to find out what makes the physique of a world-class surfer. With the help of Olympian Lolo Jones, each episode of our sports science original series Anatomy of studies the powers and physiques of an elite athlete to find out what makes them…
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Australian pro surfer Mikey Wright saves woman struggling in Hawaii surf
Australian pro surfer Mikey Wright has been filmed saving a beachgoer who was struggling in the surf on Oahu’s north shore. Wright, who was in Hawaii for the Pipeline Masters event, posted footage of the rescue on Instagram with the caption: “hold my beerâ€. Although other beachgoers could be seen trying to help and reach the…
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My Goal is to qualify for the Olympics & that’s it! | The Qualifier Stories: Surfing | Ep. 3
Rookie and veteran surfers including Sallie Fitzgibbons, Caroline Marks, Tatiana Weston-Webb, and Courtney Conlogue fight to stay in the game, as the eliminations pile up in the ISA World Surfing Games women’s competition.
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Pro Surfer Matt Wilkinson Shark Encounter | Surf Life Saving NSW
Pro Surfer Warned of Shark by Drone at Ballina World championship tour surfer Matt Wilkinson has had a close encounter with a shark while surfing at Sharpes Beach at Ballina today. The welcome arrival of a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) overhead alerted Matt via a warning over the speaker, at the same time a 1.5m…
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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.