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The man known as “The Pioneer of Modern Surfing” is Duke Kahanamoku, often called “The Father of Modern Surfing” he was a Gold medal winning Olympic swimmer and brought surfing into the public consciousness in the form it is currently known. Without his influence surfing wouldn’t have become the well known sport it is today.
