Shane Beschen (born February 18, 1972) is a
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
(USA) born professional surfer.
Biography and career
Shane Beschen was born on February 18, 1972 to Mike and Sue Beschen.
His mother is an elementary school teacher, and his brother Gavin is a professional surfer as well.
At 16 years old, Beschen signed his first sponsorship deal and started to tour as a pro surfer.
His mother recalled he would attend school for a couple of weeks, and then take off for a couple of weeks, taking "independent-study contracts", and doing his homework while flying to his events. By 1998, he had won more than $250,000 in competitions.
In 1996, at
Kirra, Beschen became the first and only professional surfer to score three perfect 10 point rides for a total 30 out of 30 ASP three-wave scoring system.
In May 1996, he knocked
Sunny Garcia
Vincent Sennen "Sunny" Garcia (born January 14, 1970) is an American professional surfer from Waianae, Hawaii. After leaving school he debuted on the 1986 Gotcha Pro at Sandy Beach, Oahu, beating the 1984 champ Tom Carroll.
His top surfing ac ...
from his number one spot in world rankings, at the Marui Pro surfing tournament at Torami Beach, Japan. In 2003, after a five year dry spell of not winning any events, he won the Faith Riding Pro, the opening event on the 2003 Hawaiian Pro-Am Circuit.
In May 2005 in the final of the
Billabong Pro Teahupoo,
Kelly Slater
Robert Kelly Slater (born February 11, 1972) is an American professional surfer who has been crowned World Surf League champion a record 11 times. He is widely regarded as the greatest professional surfer of all time, and holds 56 Championship T ...
became the first to score two perfect rides for a total 20 out of 20 under the newer ASP two-wave scoring system, matched by
Joel Parkinson
Joel Parkinson (born 10 April 1981) is an Australian surfer who competed in the World Surf League (WSL). After twelve years competing at the elite level on the ASP World Championship Tour, a stretch that saw him win eleven elite ASP World Title ...
in the 2008
Billabong Pipeline Masters
The Pipe Pro is an event in surfing held annually at Banzai Pipeline in Oahu, Hawaii. It was established in 1971 and has been sponsored by Yeti Coolers, who have a three year partnership in place, which began in 2023.
The event attracts the top ...
third-round heats.
References
Sources
Shane Beschen Interview
External links
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1972 births
American surfers
World Surf League surfers
Living people
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