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Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku tar emot sin guld medalj från Kung Gustaf för sin otroliga prestation i 100m fristil  OS 1912 i Stockholm. 

 

Kahanamoku brukar ofta betecknas som uppfinnaren av den moderna surfingsporten, men han är förmodligen mer känd i världen som flerfaldig OS-guld-medaljör och världsrekordhållare.

Mellan de olika olympiska spelen 1912, 1920 och 1924 och därefter reste han runt i världen (framförallt i USA och i Australien) och hade simuppvisningar och passade samtidigt på att göra reklam för surfingsporten. 

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I början av 80 talet skapade en grupp surfare i Kalifornien en gräsrots miljöorganisation för att bekämpa hot mot havet och kusterna.

 

Surfrider Foundation kom till europa  1990 tack vare Tom Curren världsmästaren i surfing (x3) . Tom etabalerade organisationen genom att sammanföra rätt personer som han kände i Kalifornien och Frankrike.

 

Nu försöker undertecknad att göra samma sak här i Norden. - Att samordna insatser mellan olika klubbar, föreningar och miljöengagerade individer.  

 

-Matthew Fader

                                                                              

 

 

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