Kelly Slater Biography 3z6i4p

Apr 25, 2018

Birthdate: February 11, 1972
Birthplace: Cocoa Beach, Florida
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 160 lb

Kelly Slater has revolutionized the way people think about riding waves, has a surfing superstar.

Learn all about surfing superstar Kelly Slater!

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Kelly Slater first surfers around. He was appearing in surf magazines and even had an agent. Kelly won his first world title in 1992, at the age of 20, making him the youngest world champion ever. He was also the oldest to win the ASP World Tour Champion at the age of 39.

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Pro Career 166s1f

In his 25 year pro waves - rather than long elegant carves, which was the style of most old-school surfers. His accomplishments have cemented his rep as the world's greatest surfer.

Kelly Slater is often called the world's greatest surfer

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Kelly Slater had a reoccurring role on the TV show Baywatch in the early '90s.
Kelly Slater's favorite hobby to relieve stress is fishing.
Kelly Slater has been romantically linked to Pamela Anderson, Gisele Bundchen and Cameron Diaz.
Kelly Slater has a daughter named Taylor.
Kelly Slater once had a band that was fittingly called The Surfers.
Kelly Slater released his autobiography, Pipe Dreams: A Surfer's Journey, in 2003.
Kelly Slater once has a video game named after him called Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer.
Kelly Slater's favorite places to surf are Hawaii and Australia.
In May 2005, in the final heat of the Billabong Tahiti Pro contest at Teahupo'o, Slater became the first surfer ever to be awarded two perfect scores for a total 20 out of 20 points under the ASP two-wave scoring system.
On September 15, 2007, Kelly Slater ed Tom Curren's longstanding WCT tour victory record of 33 with his win at the Boost Mobile Pro at Lowers Trestles.
He did it again on June 2013 at the quarter finals at the Volcom Fiji Pro with two perfect ten waves, only the fourth person in history to do so.
Since 1990, Slater had been sponsored primarily by surfwear industry giant Quiksilver until his recent departure on April 1, 2014 to collaborate with fashion brand conglomerate Kering^.