Olympic Medalist From Huntington Beach Started Surfing at 3 Years Old

Olympic Medalist From Huntington Beach Started Surfing at 3 Years Old
Kanoa Igarashi of Japan advances to the semi finals of the 2019 Corona Bali Protected after winning Quarter Final Heat 4 at Keramas in Bali, Indonesia, on May 25, 2019. Matt Dunbar/World Surf League
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One wouldn’t be wrong to say Kanoa Igarashi was born to surf.

In fact, Igarashi’s parents, Tsutomu (Tom) and Misa, moved from Japan to Southern California when they learned Misa was pregnant with Kanoa, wanting to give their first-born son such a chance.