- Darin Shapiro
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Darin Shapiro Born Darin Shapiro
October 25, 1973
Fort Lauderdale, FloridaResidence Kapaa, Hawaii Citizenship United States Occupation Professional Wakeboarder, owner Chronic Pain Clinics Florida & Kauai Spouse Heather Children Kien Parents Angel and Lew Shapiro Website http://kauaipainmanagement.com/ Darin Shapiro (born October 25, 1973) is a professional wakeboarder from Orlando, Florida and the winningest rider in the history of the sport of wakeboarding. He has not competed in the pro tour since 2004 season. He currently runs the Ride the Spot wakeboarding camp.
Shapiro appeared in most major Wakeboard movies and influenced the development of the sport. He is considered to be the first rider landing an Air Railey which was named after one of his coaches in Team Hyperlite.
He was the first who do a double-frontflip, known as speedball.
In the early days of the sport Shapiro was riding for Herb O'Brian who founded Hyperlite. The noted "Hyperlite Pro" board was responsible for the tremendous growth of the sport and Shapiro contributed with his demonstrations of excellent riding.
Shapiro also surfs and is a musician.
In 2010 Shapiro was inducted into the Water Ski Hall of Fame.[1]
In 2010, Shapiro moved from Florida to Kauai to open a new chronic pain clinic. His 2 previous clinics in Florida have since been raided by the DEA and have been shut down.
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References
- ^ "Darin Shapiro HOF Bio". Water Ski Hall of Fame. http://www.waterskihalloffame.com/docs/Bios/Darin%20Shapiro.htm. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
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