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Olympic Surfing Requires a Perfect Wave — This 58-Year-Old Tech Can Bring It

Want better surfing for the Olympics? Get off Teahupo'o, away from the shore all together, and onto a wave machine. Really.

Inverse · Jul 24, 2024

Lewis Hamilton reveals scary moment he nearly drowned surfing with Kelly Slater

‘I nearly ran out of air,’ the Formula 1 driver said

The Independent UK · May 31, 2024

Ferreira reigns in monster Tahiti Pro swell

Brazil's Italo Ferreira has won the Tahiti Pro in perfect Teahupo'o conditions, but the Tokyo gold medallist won't be returning there to defend his Games title.

AAP · May 31, 2024

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Ewing duel looms as swell arrives, Tahiti Pro delivers

Tahiti's Olympic wave will be pumping when Australian Ethan Ewing faces an early Games pressure test against retiring American surfing legend Kelly Slater.

AAP · May 30, 2024

Aussies Picklum, Wright through to last eight in Tahiti

Molly Picklum and Tyler Wright are through to the quarter-finals of the Tahiti Pro as the Australian pair get to grips with the Olympic break at Teahupo'o.

AAP · May 26, 2024

Snapper Rocks back on World Surf League tour

Queensland's Snapper Rocks will return to the elite World Surf League tour in 2025, with the break's status guaranteed until 2028.

AAP · Apr 26, 2024

Kelly Slater to make surprise showing at Gold Coast Pro

Kelly Slater's time as a full-time athlete on the Championship Tour is over, but the 11-time world champion will compete in at least three more events in 2024.

AAP · Apr 25, 2024

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‘It feels like the end’: Kelly Slater bows out after missing World Surf Tour cut

US surfer defeated by Griffin Colapinto at Margaret River Pro but indicates he may apply for one-off wildcard for Fiji event

The Guardian - AU · Apr 16, 2024

Surf legend Slater done at 52 after Margaret River exit

After more than 30 years on tour, surfing legend Kelly Slater is retiring after missing the World Surf League mid-season cut at Margaret River.

AAP · Apr 16, 2024

Fitzgibbons delivers under pressure at Margaret River

Sally Fitzgibbons has dominated her elimination heat at the World Surf League's Margaret River Pro to keep her mid-season cut hopes alive.

AAP · Apr 15, 2024

Slater beaten, Aussies advance at Bells Beach

The great Kelly Slater has been beaten at Bells Beach as Australians Morgan Cibilic and Ethan Ewing advanced to the quarter-finals of the Rip Curl Pro.

AAP · Mar 29, 2024

Bittersweet sadness: Slater eyes Bells Beach farewell

In what could be his last Rip Curl Pro, surfing legend Kelly Slater has beaten John John Florence to make an ideal start to the WSL event at Bells Beach.

AAP · Mar 25, 2024

Professional Surfer Kelly Slater And Girlfriend Expecting Their First Child.

Professional surfer Kelly Slater and girlfriend Kalani Miller announce they are expecting their first child, receiving warm wishes from friends and fans.

Three Aussie men charge into Sunset Pro surf quarters

Australian surfers Jack Robinson, Liam O'Brien and Ryan Callinan have battled wild conditions to move into the Sunset Pro quarter-finals in Hawaii.

AAP · Feb 18, 2024

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AAP · Feb 18, 2024

Ethan Ewing to take on the GOAT Slater at Sunset Beach

A total of five Australians have made it through to the third round of the men's Sunset Beach surf event in Hawaii, but Callum Robson was eliminated.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 7, 2024

With Super Bowl in town, 2024 LIV Golf Las Vegas has loaded pro-am field

A handful of Las Vegas athletes and sports personalities are on hand at Las Vegas Country Club.

AAP · Feb 6, 2024

Ewing ousts Slater on way to Pipe Pro quarter-finals

Ethan Ewing is the last Australian man standing at the World Surf League's season-opening Pipe Pro in Hawaii, while the women have yet to begin competition.

AAP · Feb 3, 2024

Pipe Pro surfing remains in Hawaii holding pattern

Surfers are still on hold at the Championship Tour's Pipe Pro season opener in Hawaii, with poor conditions halting competition for a third successive day.

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AAP · Jan 31, 2024

Robinson, Ewing flying Australian flag at Pipeline

Defending champion Jack Robinson has won his opening heat at the Pipeline Pro, while fellow Aussie Ethan Ewing was bumped into second spot by a buzzer-beater.

AAP · Dec 13, 2023

Champion surfer Chris Davidson 'killed by human shark'

A roofer, whose punch caused a champion surfer Chris Davidson's death, was acting out of a protective instinct to a young woman, his lawyer said.

Al Jazeera · Dec 2, 2023

‘It gave me a purpose’: Surf therapy transforms lives in South Africa

Waves for Change, which originated in South Africa, works with young people at high risk of ‘toxic stress’.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023

‘I’ve lived many lifetimes’: surfer Owen Wright’s remarkable journey from brain injury to Olympic glory

The champion of the waves talks about his extraordinary comeback, being hothoused by his ambitious father – and life off the board

Fortune · Oct 7, 2023

Surfboards get a tech makeover

Thanks to a fusion of artisanal craftsmanship and computerized efficiency, a new breed of "shortboards" are making it easier than ever to hit the waves.

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2023

Paul McCartney: Jimmy Buffett’s exotic, lush stories were hard to keep up with

Buffett died at the age of 76 on Friday.

AAP · Jul 14, 2023

Australian women play surfing waiting game at J-Bay

World No.2 Tyler Wright finished runner-up at the WSL's Corona Open at Jeffreys Bay in South Africa last year and is looking to go one better in 2023.

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