Young surfer Jesse has always been in the shadow of his older brother Victor, who tried to become a champion surfer and failed.

"He was a champion surfer," she said.

Eddie himself was also a senior grade footballer, a champion surfer, a good cricketer and a boxer.

Two spots, aimed at younger consumers, feature real people, a guitar-playing grandmother and a champion surfer.

Its sandy beaches are a delight, the powerful ocean-breakers being particularly admired by champion surfers.

He is the brother of Derek Ho, another American champion surfer.

While in Hawaii, Casey fell in love with a local champion surfer and took a brief hiatus from wrestling.

According to one source, he grew up in or near the beachside suburb of Manly and was a champion surfer.

Before Jack Johnson perfected his rock star ways, he was a champion surfer on the professional route, with a sponsorship with Quiksilver.

Hard-core surfers the world over know all about Felipe Pomar, a Peruvian and the first international champion surfer from the 1960's.