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Former world number one tennis champion Ash Barty is swapping her racket for golf clubs at New Zealand's premier pro-am tournament. The three-time Grand Slam winner will join surfing icon Kelly Slater and cricket legends in the star-studded event at Millbrook Resort.
A groundbreaking surf lagoon in Saudi Arabia just solved a problem engineers thought impossible: creating ocean-perfect waves using real seawater instead of freshwater. Surfers say it feels just like riding the real ocean.
A 14-year-old surfer jumped into action when a family's boat capsized in California waters, pulling a young boy onto his surfboard. His friend's GoPro camera caught every heroic moment.
A hidden surfing community in Lagos is riding waves toward Olympic glory with broken boards and big dreams. Filmmaker Peter Oke's new documentary reveals how these talented youth could put Nigeria on the international surfing map.
A Western Australian surf program is transforming lives by bringing together NDIS participants and everyday surfers to catch waves and build community. One surfer who was terrified of water now calls herself "an ocean person."
A 21-year-old Australian surfer caught 7,000 waves in one month—averaging 225 per day—to raise nearly $100,000 for people experiencing homelessness. Josh Levey pushed through physical exhaustion and harsh conditions, inspired by the belief that "love is the willingness to be inconvenienced by another."
When COVID robbed Mal Leckie of his surfing balance, he found a new morning ritual creating intricate sand art on Australia's Coolangatta Beach. Each piece takes an hour to complete and disappears with the tide, teaching him the power of letting go.
Dozens of surfers flocked to a usually flat beach in remote Western Australia after a tropical cyclone delivered rare waves to their wave-starved town. It's the first time some residents have caught a decent wave in over a year.
The world's elite surfing competition is heading to New Zealand for the first time ever this May. Raglan's iconic Manu Bay will host 60 of the planet's top surfers in the biggest surfing event the country has ever seen.
A satellite captured stunning underwater plumes created by 7-story waves crashing off Portugal's coast. The same day, local surfer António Laureano rode a record-breaking 101-foot wave.
A mayor nearly ignored a phone call to go surfing, but answering it meant he could get help when his deputy mayor collapsed from two ruptured brain aneurysms. His quick response triggered an emergency rescue that likely saved her life.
A remote Australian coastal town with inconsistent waves has become so beloved that travelers keep abandoning their plans to stay forever. Agnes Water's secret isn't world-class surf but something even better: a welcoming community that turns visitors into lifelong residents.