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FIVE MINUTES WITH
ETHAN EWING
INTERVIEW BY DEV LAHEY
THE 2014-2015 SEASON HAS BEEN A GREAT YEAR FOR YOU
HASN’T IT?
Yeah I have had a really good year. I started off really well and was
not expecting such a good start to the year. I was really focused
which helped my surfing in the comps, which thankfully resulted in
the wins.
YOU WON THE UNDER 18 BOYS QUEENSLAND TITLE IN 2014,
WHAT DID THE WIN MEAN TO YOU?
Yeah I did, it meant a lot, there a lot of good surfers around my age
in Queensland and to get a win on top of them was really good.
WINNING THE SERIES MEANT YOU GOT THE
WILDCARD INTO THE WSL QUIKSILVER
PRO TRIAL, HOW DID THAT FEEL?
Yes, it was a really good experience to
get the chance to surf against all of
my heroes and good to just watch
what they do in their heats and
witness first hand how good they
surf. It really makes me want to try
harder and it definitely helped my
surfing competing against them. I learnt
a lot for such a fun event. I even made it to
the semi finals, which I am hoping to do again
next year to try and go a little bit better. I really
enjoy surfing at Snapper Rocks and it gives me something
to aim for.
WHAT KIND OF BOARD WERE YOU RIDING IN THE TRIALS?
I was riding a DHD, DF1 5`11.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR YOU?
I have got one last Pro Junior that will be in Lennox Heads in July
that I am going to focus and train for so that I can improve enough
to try and qualify for the World Pro Juniors. I will also try and get to
a few more QS events and try and lean a lot from them.
THANKS ETHAN AND GOOD LUCK.
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