Kelly Slater is considered the best surfer in the world, winner of the world surfing championship 11 times, The greatest record so far. He was born in Florida in 1972 and was the youngest to win a world surfing championship at 20 years old, and also the oldest at 39. This proves that he hasn't stopped working all this time and is in perfect physical condition. His colleagues say that he has been a born and tireless competitor since his youth.
Before winning his first world championship at the age of 20, he had already won six Eastern Surfing Association titles and four national titles. During his professional career has alternated periods of free surfing with competitive surfing. He is undoubtedly a surfer's hero because, in addition to making his mark with his titles, he has created new maneuvers and shown the world new waves.
Some of your favorite spots They are Soup Bowls in Barbados, Taghazout in Morocco, Minis in Ireland, Jeffreys Bay in South Africa, Kirra in Australia, Pipeline in Hawaii and Mondos in California.
Not only surfing has made Kelly Slater famous, media appearances They've also made him popular among non-surfers. Slater appeared on the series Baywatch and has also had romantic relationships with popular figures such as Pamela Anderson, Gisele Büdchen, and Cameron Diaz.
Below we list them all his professional achievements:
- He is the surfer with the most victories in the history of the ASP World Tour World Surfing Championship.
- He is the youngest surfer to win a world surfing championship at 20 years old.
- He is the oldest surfer to win a world surfing championship at 39 years old.
- The surfer who has achieved the prestigious pipeline masters the most times with 6 times
- He is the surfer who has won in all the permanent locations that the World Championship Tour passes through.
- The only surfer in the world to have won the Eddie Aikau in Waimea
- He is the surfer who has won the most consecutive world championships from 1994 to 1998, with 5 in total.
- Declared the most dominant surfer of the 20th and 21st centuries
- He is the first surfer to accumulate more than $3,000,000 in prize money.
Also Kelly Slater has managed to change the ASP scoring and competition system giving more importance and value to aerial maneuvers.
