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Owen Wright: Against the Water

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 26 Aug 2023, 10:54am
Photo / @owright on Instagram
Photo / @owright on Instagram

Owen Wright: Against the Water

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 26 Aug 2023, 10:54am

Australian surfing legend Owen Wright ranked 5th in the world, earned a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games and was the first surfer to get to two perfect scores in one event.

In 2015, he wiped out at the Bnzai Pipeline in Hawaii and suffered a major brain injury, resulting in him needing to relearn how to walk, talk, and surf once more.

In early August he released his memoir ‘Against the Water’ chronicling his journey and experiences.

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