As surfing is about to make history in its Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games, Team USA had the opportunity to train at PerfectSwell® Shizunami in Makinohara, Japan. Surfers Carissa Moore, Caroline Marks, John John Florence, and Kolohe Andino visited the pool as part of their training camp in mid-July leading up to the Olympic competition to be held at Tsurigasaki beach in Chiba, Japan. Medals will be awarded during the competition window between July 25 and August 1.
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What did the athletes have to say after their PerfectSwell® experience?
“It’s nice to get some waves right off the plane, surf a new wave pool, try out some new boards, and get a bunch of reps. Everyone is ripping. It’s really fun.” – Caroline Marks
“Getting to train in the wave pool before heading to the Olympic venue in Chiba gave me a lot of repetition and a bit of confidence going into the event window.” – Carissa Moore
“The pool has been super fun. For me it’s been really good because I’m coming out of an injury right now so just to slowly push a little harder and harder and have the same thing over and over again is pretty cool because you have so much control over it. It’s amazing for repetition and timing.” – John John Florence
American Wave Machines wishes Team USA the best of luck!
Click to watch the video of the team’s training session.
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