🏄‍♂️ Surfing

Surfing is judged on the waves a rider catches, with the best two scores counting in a heat. Priority decides who has the right to a wave, which is why most of a heat is spent sitting and choosing rather than riding.

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• Surfing Equipment List
• Surfing Terms and Slang
• Best Surfing Athletes of All Time
• Where Surfing Is Most Popular
• The Tournaments That Matter

⏳ Surfing History

• Ancient Polynesia: Origin of surfing in Western Polynesia with Hawaiians using it as a spiritual practice.
• 1900 to 1910: Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaiian swimmer, popularizes surfing worldwide after his Olympic success.
• 1930s to 1940s: Significant advancements in surfing; the emergence of prominent surf breaks and innovation in surfboard design.
• 1950s to 1960s: Surge in surfing culture; first World Surfing Championship is held and foundation of the International Surfing Association.
• 1970s to 1980s: Growth of professional surfers and influence of surfing on fashion and popular culture; Pipeline Masters competition is held.
• 1990s to 2000s: Emergence of Kelly Slater and increasing prominence of women’s surfing; big wave surfing breaks new ground.
• 2010s to Present: Progression of aerial surfing, advances in wave pool technology, recognition of women’s equality in pay, adaptive surfing, and Surfing’s Olympic debut at the 2021 Tokyo Games.