Tyler Wright has conquered the Girls Rio Pro 2013, at Barra da Tijuca, Brazil.
The all-Australian final saw Wright coming up against Sally Fitzgibbons, in clean two-foot surf. It was a tight final and both surfers were looking for … More
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Russell Winter is the 2013 English national surfing champion, after dominating the waves at Watergate Bay.
The conditions were perfect and the beach was packed with spectators hoping to witness fantastic surfing. Having both great weather and waves for the finals was an added bonus for … More
When we last saw Adriano de Souza and Nat Young, they were two men basking in the glow of a finals finish at a World Tour event. Having won the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, Adriano had media commitments and spent some time with his family. Having placed runner-up at his second event as a World Tour rookie, Nat was welcomed home with a very warm reception.
Then, both men started training again.
We now find Nat on a tight regime at home, surfing, getting in his zone, and scouring swell charts for possible pulses to jump on. Adriano, on the other hand, has been playing a similar game – only without the wetsuit. He’s been in the Mentawai Islands, training. Not fitness training, but surf training.
World’s best surfers performed the challenging three-to-five foot barrels of Barra Da Tijuca and thrilled the crowd on the beach. Check out the Round 1 highlights of the Billabong Rio Pro.