Seiichi Sano of Japan turns 90 years old in 2023 and has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest male to surf.
He said he was inspired by an employee at his local bank, who was always tan and didn't look like a typical banker. His secret, he said, was surfing. So Sano followed up and found a teacher.
Enoshima is an area of small waves, which suits Sano. He joined hundreds of other surfers on Thursday, waiting for the larger waves to come. All the surfers were younger, of course. Several were elementary school or junior high age who also work with Sano's surf instructor, 46-year-old Kazuto Shimizu.“I think age doesn't matter in surfing,” 12-year-old Iroha Shimabukuro said.“I think he's amazing,” said their younger brother, Shua.Sano paddles out and waits for a wave to approach.
“I enjoy being swept up in the wave,” he added. “I am not a good surfer. So I call myself a ‘small-wave surfer’ — out of respect for those who surf well." “To be honest, I was surprised by his age,” said Shimizu, his instructor. “I was most worried that he would get injured. I did not know how fit he was, physically. So when I heard he was 80, I thought it would be a bit tough to think about whether my own grandfather could surf. I was surprised he was able to do it as well as younger people."“I was hoping to participate in the Tokyo Olympics, not as a competitor but as an old-age demonstrator," he said.
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