In the six years the World Surf League has run its Challenger Series, it hasn’t had anything like what happened today at Pipeline. In November 2019, the WSL created the CS to streamline qualification for the Championship Tour.
Makana Pang summed it up well, so he gets the mic to start: “It’s not about the money and clips, it's all about the Feeling and Love for the Ocean,” he shared.
It was a heavy rainy day in Leucadia that Tim Crozier, of Blackbird Surfboards and Icons of Foam Shape Off Director, and I sat down to recap the Boardroom Show held in Del Mar this past weekend.
“The thing with the industry is that a lot of things have gone corporate,” said Eric Arakawa, the veteran surfboard shaper based on the North Shore of Oahu.
When you walk into the unassuming building on the east corner of the now-dormant Wailua Sugar Mill, you’re walking into a space steeped in history yet still pursuing modernity.
By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam May 7-11, 2025 Granite Hills High School – El Cajon, Calif. SCY (25 Yards) Full Results The San Marcos girls won their fourth straight CIF San Diego Section Division I title last weekend.
In the annals of sports history, there have been a handful of siblings who, during their professional careers, both excelled, dominated, and made their mark in their respective fields.
Nev Hyman, one of the most influential shapers of his generation, is back in the bay. Under his iconic label Nev Future Shapes, the colorful and innovative Hyman is designing surfboards for a new generation of surfers from all over the world His social media account is well worth a follow.
Pipeline, as a wave, is one of (if not the) most dangerous waves in the world. When it’s on, it’s heavy, it’s historically deadly, and it breaks over a shallow, super sharp reef.
Ala Moana Bowls has been the hub of cutting-edge surfing on Oahu’s South Shore for decades. Interestingly, it’s practically a man-made wave, as construction in the 1950s intended to create a deepwater channel at Ala Wai Small Boat Yacht Harbor resulted in the unintended creation of a lefthand reef break.
By Riley Overend on SwimSwam USA Swimming announced a roster of 112 young swimmers picked to attend the 2024 Zone Select Camps this summer, including national age group (NAG) record holders such as Shareef Elaydi and David Sammons.