Ethan Ewing (born 2 September 1998, in North Stradbroke Island, Queensland) is an Australian professional surfer. Ewing had his best WSL performance in 2023, when he finished 3rd on the CT after the regular season. In the Rip Curl WSL finals, Ewing defeated Griffin Colapinto before falling to champion Filipe Toledo to finish 2nd in the world. He qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.

Surfing characteristics

Ethan Ewing is known for his impeccable rail surfing, the Australian is often compared to

Mick Fanning Michael Eugene Fanning (born 13 June 1981) is an Australian professional surfer who was crowned champion of the Association of Surfing Professionals/World Surf League (ASP/WSL)'s World Tour in 2007, 2009 and 2013. In 2015, he survived a shark ...

and

Andy Irons Philip Andrew Irons (July 24, 1978November 2, 2010) was an American professional surfer. Irons began surfing with his brother Bruce Irons (surfer), Bruce on the shallow and dangerous waves of Kauai, Hawaii, before being spotted by a local surfbo ...

, mainly for the way he attacks the waves, mainly by the use of speed, power and flow. Ewing surfs regular and tends to prioritize the more traditional Aussie lineup with a power surf. However, the "Aussie" also shows he can do airs, proving that at the 2023 Surf Ranch.

Surfing career

Ethan started in the WSL in 2012 at the Junior World Championships and made his debut in the Men's Qualifying Series in 2015. In 2016, at the age of 18, he raised his level and was World Junior Champion and came second in the Qualifying Series, and qualified for the

World Surf League The World Surf League (WSL) is the governing body for professional surfing, surfers and is dedicated to showcasing the world's best talent in a variety of progressive formats. The WSL was originally known as International Professional Surfing ( ...

(WCT) surfing. In

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

he failed to establish himself in the elite of surfing finishing in 34th place. He spent 3 years out of the professional surfing elite until returning in

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

. After a long adjustment, Ewing finally got into his stride on the Tour and won his first elite event in

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

Jeffreys Bay Jeffreys Bay (, nicknamed J-bay) is a town of 27,107 inhabitants as of the 2011 census in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Kouga municipality and is famous amongst surfers as a surf capital due to the right-han ...

, South Africa, and secured a spot at the WSL Finals event, finishing 4º place in the world. Since then he achieved another iconic event victory at

Bells Beach Bells Beach is a locality in Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia. It is a popular surf beach, located 100 km south-west of Melbourne, on the Great Ocean Road near the towns of Torquay and Jan Juc. It is named after William Bell, ...

in April 2023. Accompanied by strong performances at the VIVO Rio Pro, Corona Open J-Bay & Surf Ranch Pro; with respective results of 2nd, 2nd and 3rd. He finished in 3rd place in the regular season and secured his place in the 2023 WSL Finals he won Match 3 against

Griffin Colapinto Griffin Colapinto ( ; born July 29, 1998) is an American professional surfer who has competed on the World Surf League Men's World Tour since 2018. Colapinto has finished twice in the top three of the World Surf League Championship, in 2023 an ...

and competed in the 2023 world final against

Filipe Toledo Filipe Toledo (born 16 April 1995) is a Brazilian professional surfer who has competed on the World Surf League Men's World Tour since 2013. He is a second-generation pro who grew up outside of Ubatuba, Brazil, on the northeastern coast of the sta ...

, Ethan lost both heats and came in 2nd place in the world, his best career result so far. In 2024 Season, his best result in a stage, was second place in

MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal formerly known as ''MEO Pro Portugal'', ''Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal'' or ''Rip Curl Pro Portugal'' is a professional surfing competition of the WSL World Tour. As of 2022, held every year in March at the Supertubos b ...

where he lost to Griffin Colapinto. He finished the regular season in 4th place and secured his place in the 2024 WSL Finals. In Match 1 he was defeated by ítalo Ferreira and ended the season in 5th place. Ethan competed in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games for the first time. He reached the quarterfinals, when he was eliminated by his compatriot

Jack Robinson Jack Robinson may refer to: Sports people *Jack Robinson (catcher) (1880–1921), American baseball player *Jack Robinson (footballer, born 1870) (1870–1931), England, Derby County and Southampton football goalkeeper *Jack Robinson (footballer, ...

Career victories

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ewing, Ethan 1998 births Living people Sportsmen from Queensland Australian surfers World Surf League surfers People from Redland City Surfers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic surfers for Australia 21st-century Australian sportsmen