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Kelly Slater rides inside a large, curling wave on a surfboard during a competition at Teahupoo, Tahiti.
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Carissa Moore
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A professional surfer rides inside the barrel of a large, curling wave at the Banzai Pipeline in Oahu, Hawaii.
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Surfing on the Eisbach River in Munich
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Layne Beachley
Australian surfer
Carissa Moore
Carissa Moore
American surfer
Bethany Hamilton
Bethany Hamilton
American surfer, author, and motivational speaker
Maya Gabeira
Maya Gabeira
Brazilian surfer
Sally Fitzgibbons
Sally Fitzgibbons
Australian surfer
Kelly Slater in an orange Hurley Pro wetsuit looks to the side with an American flag blurred in the background.
Kelly Slater
American surfer
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Mark Richards
Australian surfer
Kahanamoku, Duke
Duke Kahanamoku
American surfer and swimmer

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