Tom Carroll (surfer)

Infobox ASP Surfer
firstname = Tom
lastname = Carroll


birthdate = 29 November 1961
birthplace = Newport, New South Wales, Australia
residence =
height = Height|ft=5|in=6
weight =
stance = Goofy
bestyear = 1984
careerhighlights = WCT Title 1983, 1984

Thomas Victor (Tom) Carroll (born 29 November 1961 in Newport, New South Wales) is a former professional surfer from Sydney, Australia. 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. He became the first surfing millionaire after signing a contract with Quiksilver in 1989. [Borte, Jason: [http://www.surfline.com/surfaz/surfaz.cfm?id=780 Surfing A–Z: Tom Carroll] , "Surfline", October 2000.]

Carroll first came to the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii in 1978 and immediately took a liking to the large powerful surf. Armed with heaps of raw courage, athleticism, and a stocky, muscular frame, Carroll redefined the parameters of radical surfing at Pipeline and Sunset Beach. He has no peers when it comes to critically late takeoffs on giant waves, and his North Shore performances remain the benchmark by which all others are measured.

A portrait of him by artist Jan Williamson was hung in the Archibald Prize in 2000. [ [http://www.portrait.gov.au/exhibit/sportarch/Sporting.htm Sporting Archibald] , National Portrait Gallery (Australia).]

References

External links

* [http://www.thesurfnetwork.com/surfology/?name=Tom%20Carroll Tom Carroll at The Surf Network]