John John Florence

Who they were

Personal life Florence is married to Lauryn Cribb. [ 1 ] His brother, Nathan, competes on the Big Wave World Tour after qualifying in 2018. [ 2 ] ^ Lai, Gladys (January 10, 2023). "John John Florence and Lauryn Ashley's riverside wedding brought a slice of Australia to the Hawaiian tropics" . Vogue.com.au . Retrieved December 13, 2023 . ^ "Athletes" . World Surf League . Retrieved August 7, 2020 .

John "John John" Alexander Florence is an American professional surfer. He is considered one of the most dominant pipe surfers of his era and won back-to-back world titles on the 2016 World Surf League and 2017 World Surf League Men's Championship Tour. He is the first Hawaii-born surfer to win back-to-back world titles since the late Andy Irons. Florence qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in surfing's debut, as well as qualified for the Paris Olympic Games.

Early life

Early life Born in Honolulu , Hawaii, the oldest of three brothers. Florence grew up in Hale'iwa in an ocean-side house at Banzai Pipeline . He was introduced to surfing by his mother, Alexandra, who is a surfer herself. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] With his mother's help, Florence first rode on a surfboard when he was six-months old, and he was surfing on his own by the age of five. [ 1 ] He also enjoys skateboarding , snowboarding and drawing . [ 1 ] He was named after John F. Kennedy Jr. ,

Path and career

Career At the age of 13, standing at 4'11" and weighing 85 pounds, Florence became the youngest surfer ever to compete in the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing , which consists of three big-wave surfing contests in Hawaii. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He had previously won five amateur awards, the 2003 1st NSSA Nationals Open Mini Grom, the 2005 1st NSSA Nationals Open Boy's, the 2005 NSSA Open Boys and the Explorer Menehune Champion. [ 3 ] He did not pass the first round,

Why this date

John John Florence appears on our October 18 calendar for 1992 as a birth entry.