Surfing Legend Tom Carroll Joins Shark Shield Team

Thomas Victor Carroll (born 26 November 1961, Newport, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian former professional surfer from Sydney. He won the Australian Junior Title in 1978, the Pro Juniors in 1977 and 1980, the 1983 and 1984 ASP World Tour, and the 1987 Pipe Masters. Tom Carroll Australia Stance Goofy First season 1982 Men's CT Age 62 Nov 26, 1961 Height 5 ft, 7 in 168 cm Weight 159 lbs 72 kg Stay in the know and top of the action from pro surfer Tom Carroll. Find videos, photos, age, height and the latest tour results and rankings here.

Former prosurfer Tom Carroll still surfs for fitness Daily Telegraph

The Australian Tom Carroll, who would win two world titles and three Pipe Masters, was a rare gem in that crowd, looking like a quizzical Botticelli nymph but equipped with the intellectual heft you'd expect from the son of a one of Australia's greatest newspaper editors. Today with us Tom Carroll legendary surfer from Australia, 2X winner of the world title in 1983 and 1984 and Pipe Masters in 1987 SURFER Jul 22, 2010 Cloudbreak, Tavarua, Circa 2000. Photo: Bernard Testemale Tom Carroll was outside my house at 6 a.m. in a white Alpha GTV six-cylinder, fuel-injected beast. That day we were driving from Newport to Snapper for the State Championships. We completed the drive, almost 1,000 kilometers, in seven and a half hours. Carroll, Tom (1961 - ) Dynamic and durable power surfer from Sydney, Australia; world champion in 1983 and 1984, and one of the sport's premier tuberiders. Carroll was born (1961) in Sydney, the son of a newspaper editor, raised in the beachfront suburb of Newport, and began surfing at age eight, a few months after his mother died of.

Former world champion surfer Tom Carroll details his P addiction Stuff.co.nz

About Terms Dynamic and durable power surfer from Sydney, Australia; world champion in 1983 and 1984, and one of the sport's premier tuberiders. Carroll was born (1961) in Sydney, the son of a newspaper editor, raised in the beachfront suburb of Newport, and began surfing at age eight, a few months after his mother died of pancreatic cancer. Two-time World Champion Tom Carroll offers life lessons learned through his competitive career, his recovery from substance abuse and more Todd Prodanovich Jan 17, 2018 We choose our role models based on our inspiration. My first role model in surfing was Col Smith from Narrabeen. He was a brilliant goofyfooter, just a super-radical surfer. Former surfing world champion and recovering methamphetamine-addict Tom Carroll has issued a stern warning to casual users that the drug "will be their biggest taker". Carroll became addicted to methamphetamine, also known as ice, in the early 2000s - almost a decade after his professional surfing career ended. Tom Carroll's Snap Marks The Australian's Spot Atop Pipe Wednesday July 2, 2014 Michael Woodsmall Editor at Everup Community Editor's Note: Disruptors is a series powered by Oakley that.

Surfing Legend Tom Carroll Joins Shark Shield Team

Tom Carroll was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1992 as an Athlete Member for his contribution to the sport of surfing. At the age of eight, Carroll first stood on a tiny Coolite. Under the influence of Narrabeen's Col Smith, the diminutive goofyfoot tore through the amateur field and was destined… Surfer, NSW, Australia. Check out the article by Tom about the arctic surf trip to Lofoten Islands. A remarkable competitive career, with back to back word titles in 1983 and 1984 and a total of 26 wins on the world tour, including three times Pipemaster in 87, 90, and 91 (where he made that revolutionary snap ). Tom Carroll is a true legend of. Style, power and aggression were the tenants on which Tom Carroll's career were built. It took him to two world titles, a number of groundbreaking performances in heavy barrelling lefts (G-Land and Pipe most notably) and one of the most remarkable turns in surfing history (a late-drop-to- under-the-lip-hook at 10 foot Pipeline). Jul 8, 2015 Tom Carroll, on his way to defeating fellow Pipe Master Derek Ho in a wavepool in Pennsylvania. Photo: Robert Beck Finals day of the World Inland Surfing Championships, a fully rated World Tour event held at Wildwater Kingdom amusement park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Think of the strangest moment of your surfing life. Don't be shy.

Former prosurfer Tom Carroll still surfs for fitness Daily Telegraph

Matt Warshaw interviewed Tom Carroll a half-dozen times from the mid-'80s to the late '90s. * * * [1988] Is the world champ always the best surfer in the world? In many respects, yes. The world champ is the guy who's been consistent, on top of his whole act. The surfers on the World Tour are the best in the world; they can surf anywhere at any given time. If a surfer can bring out his best fro. Tom Carroll "1999 Surf Champion" PHOTO: Courtesy Dan Merkel Born in Australia, Tom Carroll grew up on the wave-rich Northern beaches of Sydney where the goofy foot developed a radical style of power surfing. At age 15, he won the world's inaugural Pro Junior Championship in 1977 and repeated again in 1978.