Rusty Keaulana

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Russ "Rusty" Keaulana (born 6 March 1966) is an American professional longboard surfrider.

Rusty was born in Oahu, Hawaii. He is the son of legendary Hawaiian waterman Richard "Buffalo" Keaulana. He won 3 World Longboard Championships in a row in 1993, 1994 and 1995. [1] In 2010, he entered as a wildcard in an ASP world tour event in Makaha and reached the semifinals. [2] He is renowned as a switchfooter, able to surf with either foot forward. His brother Brian Keaulana is also a notable surfer and is a world-class lifeguard. [3] [4]

Filmography

Keaulana has appeared in about 20 surf movies and videos. [4] In 1999, he starred in Surfer , a TV commercial for Guinness in the United Kingdom. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "The Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational In Memory of Eddie Aikau 2008 - Profiles - Rusty Keaulana". quiksilver.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-06.
  2. ↑ Cote, Justin (2010-11-05). "Duane DeSoto Wins World Longboard Title". Transworld SURF Magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-11-10.
  3. ↑ "Rusty Keaulana Biography". www.worldchampionsofsurfing.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. 1 2 Warshaw, Matt (2005). The encyclopedia of surfing (1st Harvest, 2005 ed.). Orlando, Fla.: Harcourt. p. 318. ISBN   0156032511.
  5. ↑ Calhoun, Dave (4 October 2004). "Interview with film director Jonathan Glazer". the Guardian.
  6. ↑ Rusty Keaulana at IMDb


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