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Tristan Roberts: Chasing waves around the world

As a professional bodyboarder, this is Tristan’s third year on the World Pro Tour organised by the Association of Professional Bodyboarding. He has shot up the rankings and is currently number 4 in the world.

This achievement comes after many hours of training in the world’s oceans. His schooldays were spent in the waves on Onrus beach, learning from Carden and his friends. At the age of 12, Tristan was selected to represent Boland at the South African Championships held at Lamberts Bay, where he won the boys U15 division.

By the age of 15, he had five South African titles under his belt. These wins included two in the U15 boys division, two in the U18 age group and one as the South African Pro Champion. In 2015, Tristan was chosen to represent South Africa at the Bodyboarding World Games in Chile and won the Pro Division at the event, which fell under the auspices of the International Surfing Association.

Tristan Roberts on his old stomping ground, Onrus Beach, where he enjoys bodyboarding whenever he returns home.

PHOTO: Hedda Mittner

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