The best day of Olympic surfing in history in about 30 photos

This was so amazing

July 30, 2024

Special coverage of Olympic surfing on DUKE is presented by the International Surfing Association, The Island Surf Shop, SurfCycled, Golden Motors, lineup, Swellboards, ALAS, Capi Bar, Quality Surfboards y Ramp 4 Kids

The best day in Olympic history took place yesterday at an absolutely perfect and dangerous Teahupoo.

The wind remained offshore and the waves from the west bit into the coral reefs, creating round, no, square tubes.

It was a day that will go down in the annals of world surfing.

Below are photos from the event's official photographers: Pablo Jimenez, Tim McKenna, Beatriz Ryder and Pablo Franco.

The strong westerly swell makes the waves squeeze in tight to the Teahupoo reef, making drops almost impossible and the waves square rather than round.

And these things happen to surfers like Connor O'Leary.

Ethan Ewing managed to find some just as the sea came onshore.

And he also took a couple of knocks, but he won the series.

Praying is a good thing to do on days like yesterday.

Although, no matter how much one prays, God always has his ways of appearing in life.

Things of God or things of God. Jack greets, wherever he comes from.

The Brazilian said that for him that was a 10.

“Today was a dream day for surfing, I never imagined we could have waves like these at the Olympics,” said the Brazilian.

Another angle of the best wave in the history of Olympic surfing.

Chumbinho won the best series in Olympic surfing by 18,1 to 17,8 against Ramzi.

To think that this kid had been left out of the water after a blow to the head from surfing heavy waves. Joao Chianca is a beast.

Joan Duru, an exquisite to survive the Teahupoo foamball

Many times quiet people have a tiger inside and they show it in strange ways. Joan Duru seems to be one of those people.

If it looks gigantic from the shore, it is actually even bigger.

And he got off some of the heaviest waves of the day.

A clear example of what a well westerly swell does at Teahupoo.

Connor O'Leary giving his life to avoid being killed in the drop

And he did it. It's funny how the only Japanese player who managed to get into the quarterfinals was the one with the worst ranking: Reo Inaba. In the photo O'Leary on his way to defeat

Reo Inaba on his way to victory against Filipe

Inaba had the lowest score of those who advanced, 6 points, and will now face Alonso Correa.

When even the locals salute the waves, something special is happening.

Leaving with 17,8 points means leaving with your head held high.

Ramzi hit some barrels in his series against Chumbinho.

Another who left with his head held high was Alan Cleland. He took control of the bombs and added 15,17.

It takes a lot of courage to put yourself in that situation.

Peruvian hero, Alonso Correa, dominated his series against Jordy and has already beaten three CTs: Filipe, Kanoa and Jordy.

Medina had his revenge against Kanoa, one that had hurt him in Tokyo 2020.

John John had a bad strategy in his series and although he had two opportunities to get out of the tubes, he did not succeed.

DUKE's presence in Tahiti to cover Olympic surfing is also possible thanks to Xavier Aguirre, Philippe Demarsan, Pepe Gelos, Chifle Perez del Castillo, Juanja Vargas, Mateo Christodulu, Josefina and Tomas Barbe, Monica Ugalde, Pilar Aguerrebere, Edu Fernandez, Wilma Ehni, Guzman Sari, Andres and Amadeo Soler, Luis Vargas and Gonzalo Madrid.

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