Matt Formston has conquered the feared surfing break at Nazaré and is now pushing for para-surfing to be added to the Paralympic Games. Photograph: The Blind Sea Pty Ltd
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Matt Formston has conquered the feared surfing break at Nazaré and is now pushing for para-surfing to be added to the Paralympic Games. Photograph: The Blind Sea Pty Ltd
Surfing
After conquering 50-foot wave, Australian blind surfer seeks Paralympic inclusion
Matt Formston set a new world record when surfing the famous Nazaré break and is now pushing for para-surfing to be included at Brisbane 2032
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Kieran Pender
Wed 14 Aug 2024 11.00 EDTLast modified on Wed 14 Aug 2024 18.59 EDT
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For Australian blind surfing champion Matt Formston, one of the most distinctive memories from tackling the famous Nazaré break in Portugal came not on his surfboard but while sat on a jet ski. Towards the end of his time surfing a break that consistently hosts the largest wave in the world, Formston rode down the face on the back of a ski. It was only in that moment that he truly appreciated the [...]