U.S. Olympic surfers Griffin Colapinto and John John Florence are both keeping a close eye on the swell in Tahiti, as they will be returning later this year to represent their country.
The World Surf League finds itself in Tahiti, French Polynesia, this week as their global tour with the top surfers in the world continues with the SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro event. However, for Griffin Colapinto, who sits atop the Championship Tour rankings, and John John Florence, the legendary surfer who is just behind Colapinto in third, their minds are not much focused on winning this week's WSL event.
It’s like you almost have to surf both sizes to learn the waves, so it’s a lot of time that needs to be put in because you’re positioning of where you take off depends on the size of the swell. So, it has so many different looks. That’s probably why the experience helps so much.' Florence is experienced when it comes to the Olympics, having finished ninth in his first time representing the U.S. in 2021 in Japan.
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