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Today we honor the 125th Birthday of a man known as the “Father of Surfing”

Watch this rare video of The Duke riding the mile-long waves of Waikiki. By the age of 22, upon winning his first Olympic gold Medal, he captured the world’s heart! By 27, he was a world legend.

Duke Kahanamoku made surfing popular in mainland America in 1912 while in Southern California. Kahanamoku was a five-time Olympic medalist in swimming in 1912, 1920, 1924! He was also known as a Hawaiian competition swimmer who was also an actor, lawman, early beach volleyball player and businessman credited with spreading the sport of surfing.