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During their icons heat at Bells Beach last month, Mason Ho and Mick Fanning both caught 16 waves apiece. Mason topped out at 23 miles per hour (which may have been jet ski-assisted) and covered more distance than the four-time Bell wringer by over half a mile. Mick, however, was more efficient with his time.

Surfing News / Outdoors on SI / April 22

Pro Surfer Suffers Knee Injury at Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Competition

The 2025 World Surf League (WSL) Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach event in Australia is well underway. In recent days, legendary surfers including Mick Fanning and Stephanie Gilmore made spectacular appearances, but now it's time for competitors to get back in the water and continue shredding the waves at the fifth stop of the Championship Tour.

Surfing News / Outdoors on SI / April 19

Three Legendary Surfers Impress at Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach

The World Surf League (WSL) Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2025 in Victoria, Australia, has now been put on hold as of Friday afternoon due to adverse conditions on the water.

Surfing News / SURFER / March 10

'I'm Still Tripping, I Got the Wave of My Life:' Aussie Recounts His Cyclone Score

There’s being at the right place in the right time, and then there’s this. 27-year-old Saxon McCorquodale's been chasing the wave of his life since he started surfing two decades ago.

Surfing News / SURFER / March 5

“Tears of Joy”: Mick Fanning, Tubes, and a $20 Surfboard

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is approaching Australia’s eastern seaboard, but before the rare, Category 2 storm makes landfall, the Gold Coast has seen some mind-bendingly pumping surf.

Surfing News / SURFER / March 5

First Look: Surfboards Made From Recycled Wind Turbines

Josh Kerr has never been afraid to stray outside conventional surfing. From his club sandwich against Mick Fanning to his air comp victories to growing his fledgling board brand, Kerrzy is primed to tinker. This Tuesday at Sydney’s URBNSURF wave pool, Josh unveiled a new prototype board made with recycled wind turbine blades.

Surfing News / SURFER / February 11

Mick Fanning Relives Fight with Shark: “I Was Swinging”

In 2015, a few minutes into the final of the J-Bay Open at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, three-time world champ Mick Fanning was bumped, knocked, and tussled by a very large, very curious great white shark.

Surfing News / SURFER / January 16

Shark Advice for Mick Fanning: “Nothing to Worry About!”

In 2015, the surf world stood still. Mick Fanning, the three-time world champ from Australia, paddled out for the Finals of the J-Bay Open at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 6

World Champs Unleash on Palm Springs Surf Club (Watch)

As if it wasn’t abundantly clear by now, further evidence that wave pools are here to stay, and not just an ephemeral fad, doomed to die in the history books, has once again dropped on the interwebs.

Surfing News / SURFER / November 25

The Wave Pool That Inspired Mick Fanning’s Latest Business Venture

Last week we reported that Mick Fanning’s new wave pool hopes to host Olympic Surfing in eight years when the Games visit Brisbane. Of course, that’s putting the cart before the horse.

Surfing News / SURFER / November 22

Photos: Mick Fanning’s Multi-Million Beachside Property Sells

Mick Fanning is a business, man. He’s got his hands in so many different ventures, it’s hard to list ‘em all. From beer brands (Balter; sold for over $100 million) to soft surfboards, and more.

Surfing News / SURFER / November 22

Mick Fanning’s New Wave Pool Could Host Olympic Surfing

Surfing, still a new entity in the age-old history of the Olympics, is going through some growing pains. With only two Olympic appearances in the books – Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 – the results have been somewhat mixed.

Surfing News / SURFER / November 20

Mick Fanning Inducted into Sport Australia Hall of Fame

Surfing has countless icons. The world champions, the innovators, the disruptors, the ones who dedicate their lives to this funny little sport of sliding foam and fiberglass on moving liquid.

Surfing News / SURFER / October 29

Mick Fanning Could Teach a Course on Fin Design

Imagine traveling with 12 surfboards, all of them with fins glassed onto the bottom. At one point in his storied career that's what Mick Fanning lugged around the world.

Surfing News / SURFER / September 26

“Only One MP:” Mick Fanning, Tom Curren, Joel Parkinson and More to Judge Cutback Contest for the Ages

Aside from parking it in the tube, the frontside cutback may be the quickest, most democratic way to identify a well-rounded surfer. Not everyone can huck an air reverse, but anyone can attempt to engage their heelside rail and turn back toward the lip.

Surfing News / SURFER / September 11

Coming Soon: Unseen Surf Movies From Mason Ho, Mick Fanning, Stephanie Gilmore, Noa Deane and John John Florence at Taylor Steele’s Film Fest in Encinitas

To peruse the lineup and buy tickets to the 2024 Solento Surf Film Festival at La Paloma Theater, click here. Who said surf cinema is dead? Taylor Steele certainly didn’t.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / August 18