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From the journal

Field notes, archive deep-dives, and conversations with the people building surfing's future.

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    Surfing Timeline

    A culture's long arc

    Inflection points in the history of modern surfing, drawn from the SHACC collection.

    1. Pre-1900

      Hawaiian roots

      Surfing as practiced in Polynesia for at least a thousand years before recorded contact.

    2. 1907

      George Freeth in California

      First documented surfing demonstrations on the U.S. mainland, organized by Henry E. Huntington.

    3. 1926

      Tom Blake's hollow board

      The first major design departure from solid plank construction — and the first patented surfboard.

    4. 1956

      Australia opens

      California shapers arrive at the Melbourne Olympics; the export of modern surfing begins in earnest.

    5. 1966

      Endless Summer

      Bruce Brown's film globalizes the search for the perfect wave and modern surf travel begins.

    6. 1976

      World Tour founded

      International Professional Surfing tour gives the sport a unified competitive circuit for the first time.

    7. 1992

      Slater's first title

      The beginning of an eleven-title era and the modern professional age.

    8. 2020

      Olympic debut

      Surfing enters the Olympic Games at Tokyo — a culture's century-long arc into the formal sporting world.

    Hall of Champions

    The names that defined an era

    A growing public record of every world champion in surfing's competitive history.

    • Kelly Slater
      11× World Champion

      Kelly Slater

    • Layne Beachley
      7× World Champion

      Layne Beachley

    • Stephanie Gilmore
      8× World Champion

      Stephanie Gilmore

    • Tom Curren
      3× World Champion

      Tom Curren