surfing: References & Edit History
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Histories of surfing include Ben Finney and James D. Houston, Surfing: A History of the Ancient Hawaiian Sport, rev. ed. (1996); and Nat Young, Craig McGregor, and Rod Holmes, The History of Surfing, rev. ed. (1994). Sources approaching surfing from a more cultural perspective are Drew Kampion, Stoked: A History of Surf Culture (1997); Ricky Grigg, Big Surf, Deep Dives, and the Islands: My Life in the Ocean (1998); John Grissim, Pure Stoke (1982); Leonard Lueras, Surfing: The Ultimate Pleasure (1984); Matt Warshaw, Maverick’s: The Story of Big-Wave Surfing (2000); John Irwin “Surfing: The Natural History of an Urban Scene,” Urban Life and Culture, 2(2):131–160 (1973); and Bruce Jenkins, North Shore Chronicles: Big-Wave Surfing in Hawaii, rev. ed. (1999).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Better Health Channel - Surfing - health benefits. | Jun 26, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - Surfing the environmental wave and injury control (PDF). | Mar 09, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - The unlikely country that may have invented surfing. | Oct 17, 2024 | ||
| Updated to mention Australian surfer Sally Fitzgibbons and to note that surfing was added to the Summer Olympics program in 2020. | Jul 29, 2024 | ||
| Cross-references added. | May 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Exploratorium - The Science of Surfing. | May 02, 2024 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 10, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Olympic Committee - Surfing. | Jan 25, 2024 | ||
| Article revised. | Sep 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Better Health Channel - Surfing - health benefits. | Jun 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - Surfing. | Jan 19, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveAbout - The Invention of Surfing. | Nov 27, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Florida - Interactive Media Lab - The Origins of Surfing. | Oct 25, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - Famous Surf spots around the World. | Oct 25, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 17, 2017 | ||
| Added video. | Jan 27, 2015 | ||
| Added video. | Jan 22, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Indianetzone - Lifestyle - Surfing. | Feb 08, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Surfing. | Jun 05, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Adventure - How Surfing Works. | Feb 12, 2009 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 18, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Exploratorium - Sport Science at the Exploratorium. | May 31, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Exploratorium - Sport Science at the Exploratorium. | May 31, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 02, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |