The Story of Caroline Marks and Her Rise to Surfing's Top Ranks | THAT'S CAROLINE

that's

caroline

my little sister and for those of you who don't know

caroline

marks

wins the boost mobile pro taking out two world champions on the way to this victory but today new number one in the world's youngest surfer to qualify in a rookie year caroline

marks

is the future of women

surfing

, you're number one in the world, yeah she's done some great things lately. Luke looks into the camera and I'm Luke's older brother Caroline, a former sponsored surfer, but that's a

story

for another documentary. This

story

is about caroline and how my little sister grew up to be one of the gnarliest professional surfers in the world before she was 18.

By the way, now I could start by telling you a bunch of random facts and details, like that she was born on Valentine's Day. day, which makes her an aquarius, she is obsessed with dogs and chocolate, her favorite breakfast is avocado toast, her biggest inspiration is Kelly Slater, her biggest fear is drowning, and her ultimate career goal is to become the best surfer in the world, of course, but to start this story. I think we should go back to the beginning and that story begins in the sunny state of Florida. If you know anything about

surfing

, I know what you're thinking: there is no good surf in Florida and yes, those summer waves in California are hard to beat, but Florida holds more world surfing titles than any region in the world and, being a Floridian Proud to be, my dad never misses a chance to brag about the little 15-mile stretch of beach we grew up on and which spawned some of the best surfers in the world.

Like frida zamba, lisa anderson, the hobgoods, and oh, a guy named kelly slater, we keep calm when we see him in the water, even though our house was located on the shores of Melbourne Beach, Florida, and it was every kid's dream there. . It was a trampoline, a motocross track, a basketball hoop, motorcycles, skateboards, we were like a house on the street in Florida, where, since everyone would always like to go, we would always have at least 10 other people in the house, like just friends or friends, and right on the other side. the street of this playground of epic proportions was the big ol' ocean that's where it all started there were six of us me zach jack dawson and caroline oh yeah and victoria too and we were all beach rats it was all day all day it was the easiest thing that tires your kids out those are my parents sarah and darren loving, caring and fiercely competitive can we get one person a club?

Yeah, okay, she won, oh no, so we just need a round of applause, stop and the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, we liked the red heat drills behind my house in Florida, me and my older brothers and my dad We used to judge and, like, oh my God, you get so competitive, I used to come and cry or yell at my dad, dad, you used to highlight me or I liked you. you surpassed her, she got very angry, especially counting Luke or like if Luke was a professional surfer he is one of the two most competitive people.

I never took it too seriously, but Luke usually always won, it made her so angry that she definitely cried a lot. A couple of times I'm sure there were a lot of tears back then, yeah, terrified leaving the beach, I cried throwing his board to the ground, they gave me a lot of constructive criticism like that turn sucks or like you shouldn't turn like that, do you speak in Serious? You should have gotten to that section or something you know, like stop sticking your butt out, stop doing this, they would just be really hard on her in a loving way, like I'm getting emotional thinking about it, but in an emotional way because they knew. she was very talented, they are her biggest critics, they are also her biggest fans, it was like everyone was in love, so yes, we were hard on Caroline, but that also meant that she got hard quickly and not many people know it, but karen even started surfing until she was 10 which is like a lot of people don't realize she raced horses in barrel racing so that's what she used to do so caroline was obsessed with horses, she would compete in the Texas rodeo and she was actually very good at it, it wasn't until she was 10 or 11 that well, my dad loves to tell this story, emotional music, one summer we had all these storms here in the beach every day, all day long, hey, wait, can we add a shine and I saw her like in two weeks of progress, we're walking and she says: I want to start competing in this ooh, nice touch and I remember that the I looked and said, yeah, okay, let's do this, you know, and then she did a local contest and she won and that was it and then she got really good, really good at surfing, of course, but also really good at winning.

I was impressed when I saw her. This is Mike Parsons, Caroline's coach and former one-time big wave surfer. He served up a 77-foot wave that got him into the Guinness Book of World Records, but back to Caroline, well, the first time I saw her was at the national championships, which is the biggest amateur event in the country, so everyone Hawaii's best surfers the east coast's best surfers and all the west coast's best surfers started in the cold yeah life's a beach now I'm on the boardwalk like a monopoly in the end she won three divisions under 14, under 16 and under 18, she was like 14 and she won all three, she was just the girl from the east coast and all these big surfers from California, they all ask who is this girl, we don't even hear about From her, it was obvious that she was by far the best surfer there, I mean, she just destroyed it.

You know she was just taking it easy, like, of course, that's what I came here to do. I thought you understand that you don't just come here and win. You know this is the best of the best that my brothers are bringing me. On the beach it's like it's the best feeling you've ever had. You feel like you are on top of the world. Wow, you just stopped riding horses about a year ago. I remember it was like that. This is exactly what I want to do. Forever and never want to stop and it turned out there was nothing that could stop Caroline at 13 she won the nssa open girl national and the vans open pro junior and then won both again at 14.

At 15 she had already won . 17 national titles, which is a lot by the way, I can't drink it from the moment he said I was going to become a surfer, that was it, it was like he flipped the switch and just started practicing, it makes it perfect, feel perfect afterwards. By practicing, she ended up qualifying for the world tour at age 15. So we had to make a really important decision. Sarah, my wife and I, our job is to raise good human beings at the end of the day and we're like, is this going to be too much?

Can she handle this? We all agreed that what would keep her most grounded was her family, so we committed to having one, two or the whole family at each stop. Big reverse marks on her feet, so with us next to her. She had turned pro and got there in just three years. Tour rookie Caroline Marks She's dangerous, isn't she? and caroline marks knocks out sage eriksen caroline was now in the water playing with the big kids and in classic caroline fashion I walked out the door swinging going to prom or homecoming or all that. I think that's all great, but if I miss it, I don't really care.

I prefer to travel around the world and get perfect waves. Have fun with my friends there, that's what I prefer. You see the future of women surfing. She may be the best backhand surfer we've ever seen. She has uncommon confidence. She is an incredible competitor. It's special when you see a surfer come on tour and change. professional surfing that will be the role of caroline mark caroline became the rookie of the year in 2018 and then won her first wsl competition in australia, which is quite historic because it was the first equal pay event for women in the entire history of the surf caroline will She will always be remembered for achieving that first championship victory in the history of the world surf league.

She kept going and rose to number one in 2019 in the WSL jeep rankings competing against the women she had always looked up to and looked up to. You are the number one. The world, yeah, I don't know what to say, I'm so excited right now and I can't believe it, and she got the tron ​​that she coveted for number one in the world yellow jersey, but let's back up a second, why is Caroline like this? ? good at surfing was having to keep up with her older brothers i mean i would like to take some credit caroline's backhand attack is unbeatable maybe the best backhand surfer we've seen in CT she has a pretty crazy backhand with the La way she generates speed she picks her spot and licks her lip, but add everything else and she ended up being one of the most fearless and powerful surfers out there, but Mike can explain that she really has a great surfing body and has incredible strength . her legs and low center of gravity are glued to her board, she makes hard turns and throws a lot of spray into the air and they are very difficult to do and she can turn in a part of the way where other surfers can .

It's not because she's very strong, but it's more than just being able to surf without fear that makes Caroline one of the best surfers in the world. We already know how competitive she is. The whole family is blah blah blah, but competitiveness creates risks that can make someone especially nervous. If there are people sitting there waiting in anticipation for every move you make, it's about concentrating, it's about being able to tune out the people, the noise of the other competitors and just thinking about getting on that board and connecting with that wave for a guy from 17 years.

I feel like he has nerves to steal and it's like we're on this whole journey together as a family. It's pretty amazing whether it's just my dad or my coach or my brothers or my mom or something like that I don't know just them just put me in a happy mindset welcome back to hawaii for the lululemon maui pro world title is on the line caroline She is in a must win situation well so here is what you need to know this is the last wsl event of 2019 and the world title is on the line and caroline has a pretty decent chance of winning it but for the first time there is something else at stake before heading to hawaii to compete for that coveted yellow jersey.

Caroline received a call that was nothing like this. Caroline Marks is in contention for the US surfing team. That's right, for the first time in history surfing is taking the international stage at the world's largest sporting event, but there are only two places and in contention there are carissa moore and lakey peterson now, this is chris' territory and as Being Hawaiian, she has a pretty good idea of ​​the ins and outs of this place and has a reputation that precedes her, but Leki is just as hungry and tears up in 2009 Leki got the first wind in the women's surfing competition.

By the way, Lakey and Caroline share the same coach Mike. so she's like a family, well they're super competitive, she's just relentless, you know, I want to outdo you, she's been healthy, though they have a lot of fun, we laugh a lot and joke a lot training together. She has helped them both immensely. I wouldn't be where I am without her for pushing me and I have a lot of respect for her, so yeah, that's the competition and although they don't actually face each other in the water, we'll definitely keep an eye on each other's heats and we all came out okay except Zach , but we replaced him with the tender age of 17 of our friend Chris Caroline Mark, who is going for a world title as we go through each heat over the two days of the tour. a montage of events four three two one oh my god she's up there oh late fall but he just runs away and she's trapped inside besides It was a big mistake at this point, the first nerves of the series were the nerves or he just didn't find the right waves, but will be under pressure, will be relegated to the knockout round for the first time this season.

He is at risk if he falls into this seat, the dream of the title would be gone, qualification and will definitely appear now that he knows the gravity of this tie, he cannot afford to take too many risks on the line for young Caroline right here. in this global elimination number. three absolutely bombed his mark from the last wave survives the elimination round remains in the title race and qualification is at stake for leki's race small wave on the way leki peterson with priority this is the turn of the money breaks and push the tail out and you see that control, oh files, it was a brutal elimination, the end of the series, small decisions with priority, taking the wrong wave, it started to show the nerves, the drama and the pressure, it's Leki Peterson knocked out, here goes Carissa more looking so alive in her team. right now, a huge hook at the front, there, the speed with which he leaves the section, with surp

rise

, until the end, in fact, if he wins this seat, he will pass in front of Peterson, leaking, a big bomb drop for caroline marks jamser in the open face that looks so clean now. for himconfrontation I'm not afraid to shine I mean those big bombs are coming around the corner she'll go yeah caroline three two one thank you thank you so you're probably wondering what happened you know what It happened, right, no, I made it to the quarterfinals.

I don't know and apparently Caroline too, you qualified to go to the Olympics so she made it. My little sister can represent the United States of America. Wow, and apparently that comes with a lot of hugs. I can't wait to listen to whatever music I can. I don't wait to go to the opening game, I mean, you know, they represent your country, what a great day, so I'm glad my whole family is here for this event and, I think, it's such a special moment now that the title World Cup ended up going to Carissa. All the girls have a great understanding like, uh, okay, we're in the water, we're going to fight really hard, but once we're on land we can all hold hands and have great respect for each other.

Great job. An amazing year scene for you. You were inspiring me all the time. Sometimes you can get so caught up in a loss. or something like that and you have such a long year ahead of you, so I think just knowing, don't base your happiness on results like this, it's not a sprint, it's a marathon, like you're in this for a long time. transportation so always make sure you enjoy it and always make sure you have fun like everything is going to happen when it's supposed to happen and everything happens for a reason. It's crazy to think that my little sister isn't a role model. other little grumps so yeah she didn't get the world title but she's second in the whole world and she did all this before she turned 18 happy birthday classic caroline style all she wants to do on her birthday is surf and in classic fashion by Mike Parsons for Chris and Caroline to adulthood took her on what we all call the scariest, funniest, twistiest, heaviest, most dangerous, oh my god, elite wave epic on the planet, the west coast and in a new show of waves, poop tahiti broke the plane.

You already won the game, you are in trouble, so welcome to my imaginary, let's have fun if the team needs help. The ocean is so therapeutic to me, like you have so much freedom in the wave, like painting a picture. Everything I think about all day. It's surfing and that's my passion it's my love it's like everything I want to do I just want to be a big influence on younger girls and really enjoy it because it's an amazing life to have what it feels like mate, how does it feel? open your grill it's very difficult to be next to us she won't shut up oh my god it's fun but sometimes it burns me and then I get angry I was just telling her what what what what guys I just won one that was cold today good mood this night yes