Sport
‘I’m fascinated by power, force and bravery’: the woman who surfed the biggest recorded wave of 2020 – The Guardian
Seven years ago, she was nearly killed in pursuit of the sport she loves, but she defied experts’ predictions and made a stunning comeback
In the photographs of her record-breaking ride, the Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira is a tiny blade on the water, cutting a line of white spume down the deep ridge of the vast grey wave that climbs behind her. The wave in question measured 22.4 metres (73.5ft), the highest ever surfed by a woman, the first to be measured and verified by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and a couple of feet greater than the one surfed by her nearest rival. It is also the biggest wave measured this year, surfed…
-
General23 hours agoGerman backpacker Carolina Wilga found alive in WA’s outback
-
General13 hours agoThailand punches above its weight in film creativity and cross-border appeal. Here’s why
-
General12 hours agoAccused of Antisemitism: Herald Sun, Israel lobby v Dandenong Clr Rhonda Garad
-
Noosa News5 hours agoNRL live updates: Newcastle Knights vs Melbourne Storm, St George Illawarra Dragons vs Sydney Roosters, North Queensland Cowboys vs Canterbury Bulldogs