PEH

Surfing

Surfing

involves riding in a surfboard on the forward face of a wave, breaking waves to shore in na upright or standing position

Polynesia

earliest evidence of surfing history can be traced back to 12th century ______

Polynesian culture

• they are tied to ocean life, comfortable in the water

James Cook

• most famous written accounts of surfing is found in his diary

• he witnessed Tahitian surfers in 1778

Surfing

• they brought the sport to Hawaii and the sport received a lot of attention from Hawaiians.

• It was not only seen as a sport but also as an important part of the religion.

• Religious rituals were practised during the shaping of each board. These served as protection and to secure the gods' goodwill.

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SURFBOARD

• The magic carpet that enables you to ride waves.

FINS

are the wheels of a surfboard and provide stability, performance, and drive

LEASH

the rope that keeps the surfer connected to the surfboard

WAX

the grip that keeps surfers from slipping off their boards

WETSUIT

the neoprene garment that allows surfers to stay in cold and cool waters for a long time

THE DUKE

(Duke kahanamoku)

• Born August 24th, 1894 in Honolulu,

• became the undisputed father of modern surfing

ROGER CASUGAY

Earned the Philippines its first-ever gold medal in surfing at the Southeast Asian Games today (Dec. 8).

KELLY SLATER

• He has an iron grip on nearly every major record in the sport, including his 11 World Titles, 55 career victories

• the youngest and oldest World Champion in Men’s history.

WATER SKIING

• a surface sport that’s basically skiing on water

• needs 2 or a single ski to skim or glide along the surface of the water.

• part of all major water sports championships such as the Olympics, World Championships and World Games.

Ralph and Ben Samuelson

• they invented water skiing in Minnesota, U.S.A in the summer of 1922

• The brothers tested out their theory on Lake Pepin in Lake City, Minnesota and were delightfully pleased with the result.

WATER SKIS

Most skiers start with these, which are sold as a pair. Combination these are wider in the front and have a large surface area, making them more stable and better for beginners.

SKI BINDINGS

keep your feet attached to the skis while you’re skiing.

WATER SKIING ROPE

is what you hold on to and attach to the towing boat. It should be specifically designed for water skiing and slightly stretchy so it can reduce shock to your arms as the boat changes speed.

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Kreg Llewellyn

• one of Canada’s most successful skier’s of all time.

• Known for his Overall strength and individual performances Jump, his innovative mastery in Tricks, and strong performances in slalom.

• He was a dominant force on the water ski circuit for over 20 years.

• his first year on the National Team was 1984 and his brilliant skiing played an important role in the team’s World Championship titles in 1991, 1993 and 1999.

Ana Wahleithner

• The 16-year-old skier was confirmed by the Philippine Olympic Committee and announced in early October by the Philippine Ski Federation as the

• first Filipina to represent the Philippines at the 2020 Winter YOG to be held in January in Lausanne, Switzerland.

• competed in several skiing competitions, among them, the international alpine skiing competition in Cardrona, New Zealand, and the Alpine Skiing Junior World Championship (JWC) in Val Di Fassa, Italy.

WAKEBOARDING

• water sport in which the rider, standing on a wakeboard (a board with foot bindings), is towed behind a motorboat across its wake and especially up off the crest in order to perform aerial maneuvers.

• developed from a combination of water skiing, snowboarding and surfing techniques.

hallmark

the attempted performance of mid air tricks.

Skurfing

• invented around the 1980s. wakeboarding, Initially, was called

• The sport was originated in Australia and New Zealand*.*

Skurfer

• The first wakeboard was called a

• it used to look like a surfboard with pointed nose, rounded pin surfboard like fins

Howard Jacobs

• created several wakeboards by mounting windsurfing foot straps and partial hydro slide-pads on smaller surfboards.

Wakeboarding

Paul Frase, his brother Murray, and a pro-snowboarder sponsored by them re-named this sport as

hyper lite wakeboard

It was world’s first compression molded boards.

Skimboarding

• also known as Skimming

• done on the shore, a boardsport in which a skimboard is used to glide across the water's surface to meet an incoming breaking wave, and ride it back to shore.

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Skimboarders

use their momentum to skim out to breaking waves, which they then catch back into shore in a manner similar to surfing

George Griffeth and Jimmy

• Around 1920, in California, two Laguna Beach lifeguard came up with the idea of using round discs made out of redwood to help them slide easily across the water.

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skidboarding

• Before 1976, skimboarding was actually called

Wave skimboarding

the most popular discipline in skimboarding and the one that establishes a connection between wet sand and ocean waves.

Flatland skimboarding

• or inland skimboarding

• a form of skimboarding done inland on non-coastal waters such as rivers, streams, or puddles

skimboard

used to help the rider skim across water and perform stunts as they go.

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Foam core boards

are generally preferred by wave skimmers because they are lighter, thicker, and more flexible,

Wooden boards

are more suitable for flatland (also inland) skimming. Because they are heavier (have low buoyancy), wooden skimboards also sink quicker,

Bodyboarding

sport in which the surfer rides the bodyboard in a prone position on the crest, face and curl of a wave.

alaia boards

Indigenous Polynesians rode ____ either on their belly, knees, or feet

Alaia boards

generally made from the wood of Acacia koa and varied in length and shape

Amaury Lavernhe

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• a French bodyboarder born in 1985 in Poitiers.

• won the World Tour twice, in 2010 and 2014.

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PADDLE BOARDING

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popular water sport activity that involves standing up on a board and using a paddle to make your way through the water

stand up paddle boarding

riders stand up on the board and move through the water with a paddle.

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prone paddle boarding,

you may see riders lying down or kneeling on prone boards while paddling with their hands.

Caballitos de Totora

• In Peru, as far back as 3000 years ago, fisherman used an ancient watercraft they called____

• a small craft made of reeds that is so called because its instability made it like riding a horse

Duke Kahanamoku and Leroy and Bobby Ah Choy

are surf instructors in Waikiki, Hawaii take paddles and stand on their boards to get a better view of the surfers in the water and incoming swells, and from time to time they would surf the waves in themselves using the paddle to steer the board.

John “Pops” Ah Choy

Father of Leroy, and bobby A

Stand up paddle board

Paddle boards are available in different sizes and choosing the right one according to body size and purpose is important

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Paddle

used to propel the board forward. It looks similar to a canoe paddle

Fins

Attached to the bottom rear of the board and is there to keep the board stable and track properly.

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Leash

important because it keeps the paddler with their board if they were to fall

Personal Flotation Device

in defined surfing or swimming areas, it is highly recommended to always have one on while paddle boarding

E-pumps

electronic pumps are extremely useful for those who have inflatable SUP boards.

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Michael Booth

from Caves Beach, Australia originally began his career by doing surf lifesaving, surfski, and kayaking

Olivia Piana

grew up in La Ciotat, a town in southern France that is surrounded by the waters, specifically the Mediterranean Sea.

Cliff Diving

diving into water from the edge of a cliff.

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Kahekili II

king of Maui

lele kawa

jumping feet first into water from great heights without making a splash.

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kitesurfing

• the surfer stands on a small surfboard or wakeboard and is pulled by a kite while using the wind power with a large power kite to pull a rider across water, land, or snow surface.

• also known as kite boarding or sky boarding

Gijsbertus Adrianus Panhuise

he received the first patent for kite surfing. However, it did not attract any commercial interest.

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Flying lines

• made of a strong material to handle the dynamic load of the unpredictable wind, attached to the control bar and the kite.

Control bar

• solid metal bar which attaches to the kite via the flying lines. It is used to control the kite.

Kite harness

• comes in as a seat, waist, or vest type that attaches the rider to the control bar and reduces the strain of the kite's pull from the rider's arms.

Kiteboard

• used to move across the water by standing on it while controlling the kite.

Airton Cozzolino

known as the king of strapless kitesurfing and known by all kitesurfers in the world as he became a legend by age 25

Valentin Rodriguez

a talented kitesurfing athlete who started kitesurfing at a young age of 8 and became a champion of the GKA Freestyle World Champion 2019.

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triathlon

multisport competition that entails long distances of swimming, biking, then running.

aquathlon

running and swimming

aquabike

swimming and biking

duathlon

running, biking, and then running again

Les Trois Sports

The first announcement of the ____ competition was made in France in the 1920s, and here is where the modern triathlon had its start.

Don Shanahan and Jack Johnstone

pioneers of triathlon.

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tri-suit

a garment specifically designed for racing all three disciplines of triathlon.

August Benedicto

• Filipino triathlete who used to work as an ice delivery boy on the bike.

• Deliveries brought him to cycling, then he was a member of the Philippine Duathlon National Team

Rudolfo Fernandez

Commonly known as Rudy and referred to as the "Iron Man of Asia", he was a multi-awarded, one-legged Filipino triathlete from Iloilo who had finished a degree in Physical Education at the University of Baguio.

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personal watercraft

also called water scooter or jet ski, is a recreational watercraft that a rider sits or stands on, not within, as in a boat.

stand up jet ski

• is a special type of jet ski, one that was invented in 1972

• Unlike the popular sit-down models, stand up jet skis don't have seats, so you can ride them in standing or kneeling position

Sit-down jet skis

are much more family-friendly and popular among average riders as you can ride them in a sitting position like motorbikes.

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Clayton Jacobsen II

• The jet ski was invented by ___, who introduced his latest creation to the world in 1973.

Rowing

• a sport in which athletes compete while riding in boats on the ocean, river or lakes.

• Sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars.

• one of the oldest sports included in Olympics.

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Sculling

a form of rowing in which a boat is propelled by one or more rowers, each of whom operates two oars

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Sweep rowing

each rower has one oar, usually held with both hands.

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Rowing

• first used as a means of transport in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome

• As a sport, it probably began in England in the 17th and early 18th centuries

the Biglin and Ward brothers

distinguished figures, racing for up to $3,000 a race in rowing

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Rowing boat

• also called a shell, will be necessary to practice your rowing.

• You will need to choose a crew shell or a scull, depending on the type of rowing you will be competing in.

RUDDERS

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piece of equipment under the boat that helps with steering.

OARS

like paddles, have a long shaft with a flat blade at the end. Unlike paddles, they remain locked to the boat’s side.

RIGGERS

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• re frames that attach to the boat’s sides to support the oars.

BOW BALL

are a safety feature that prevents puncture injuries if your boat collides with another.

SEAT PAD

• not an essential piece of equipment but it goes a long way in increasing comfort.

Cris Nievarez

a Filipino rower who competes for the Philippines in international rowing competition.

ATENEO ROWING TEAM

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concluded the 2022 Asian Rowing Virtual Indoor Championships (ARVIC) on a high note after taking home two silver medals—one from the Men’s Team and another from the Women’s Team—on January 15.

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Harry parker

• was the head coach of the Harvard varsity rowing program (1963–2013).

• Mentored by Pennsylvania's coach Joe Burk, Parker rowed on the 1955 Penn Varsity crew that won the Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta

SYNCHRONIZED DIVING

• Also known as synchro diving

• a diving sport in which two divers perform the exact same dive simultaneously.

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Synchronized diving

started in Great Britan in 1973

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Katrina Young &  Samantha Bromberg

They scored 294.42 points on their final list of dives to pick up the 10-meter synchro national title and championship.

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Michael Hixon &  Andrew Capobianco

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Hixon and Capobianco finished with 406.44 points in the 3-meter synchro final to win a national title and silver medal.

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water polo

• Two teams of swimmers compete in the sport by trying to get the ball into the goal of the other team in order to score the most points.

• Players must remain submerged the entire time as the game is played entirely in the water.

William Wilson

created the first version of the water polo rules.

the Crystal Palace

One of the earliest recorded games of a sport called ‘water polo’ occurred at the

CAPS

• a type of headgear worn during various underwater sports, including water polo.

• worn by the players to identify them and their teams as well as to shield their ears from potential harm from a water polo ball hitting the head.

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