Evan Geiselman (born August 31, 1993 in
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
New Smyrna Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States, located on the central east coast of the state, with the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Its population is 30,142 in 2020 by the United States Census Bureau.
The downtown section of ...
) has been a competing
surfer since the age of seven. He has won 12 East Coast Championship titles. He is the younger brother of professional surfer
Eric Geiselman. He has been trying to be part of the ASP World Championship Tour for three years now, but the Qualification Series are competitive. He didn't get the results he was hoping for on the 2014 WQS. At the beginning of 2014, he moved from
San Clemente, California
San Clemente (; Spanish for " St. Clement") is a city in Orange County, California. Located in the Orange Coast region of the South Coast of California, San Clemente's population was 64,293 in at the 2020 census. Situated roughly midway betwee ...
back home, to New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
In March 2008, Geiselman started competing in surf competitions at the NSSA East Coast Nationals at Florida's Sebastian Inlet, leaving with victories in Open Juniors, Open Airshow and Explorer Boys. He also took the highest single-wave score in the Open Juniors division. His other interests besides surfing include hunting and fishing.
He won the US Open Pro Jr. on a stock board.
Geiselman starred in the
Luke Bryan
Thomas Luther "Luke" Bryan (born July 17, 1976) is an American country music, country singer, songwriter, and television personality. He began his music career writing songs for Travis Tritt and Billy Currington before signing with Capitol Reco ...
music video for the single "
Roller Coaster
A roller coaster, or rollercoaster, is a type of amusement ride that employs a form of elevated railroad track designed with tight turns, steep slopes, and sometimes inversions. Passengers ride along the track in open cars, and the rides are o ...
". He was chosen for this role because he was into hunting and surfing, and Luke liked the fact that he was not only a successful surfer but also a country boy. Also starring with him in the video is his current girlfriend.
In December 2015, Geiselman was involved in an accident while surfing the
Banzai Pipeline
The Banzai Pipeline, or simply Pipeline or Pipe, is a surf reef break located in Hawaii, off Ehukai Beach Park in Pupukea on O'ahu's North Shore. A reef break is an area in the ocean where waves start to break once they reach the shallows of a r ...
on
O'ahu's
North Shore and nearly died. He was rescued by a bodyboarder and then by lifeguards. He was rushed to a hospital and has since made full recovery.
[Pawle, Fre]
Jack Robinson wins Pipe Invitational, will surf in Pipe Masters
''The Australian''. December 26, 2015
References
1993 births
Living people
American surfers
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