
It is a story of girl power and spiritual grit that shows the body is no more essential to surfing-perhaps even less so-than the soul. Soul Surfer is a moving account of Bethany’s life as a young surfer, her recovery after the attack, the adjustments she’s made to her unique surfing style, her unprecedented bid for a top showing in the World Surfing Championships, and, most fundamentally, her belief in God. Pushing pain and panic aside, she began to paddle with one arm, focusing on a single thought: “Get to the beach.” And when the first thing Bethany wanted to know after surgery was “When can I surf again?” it became clear that her spirit and determination were part of a greater story-a tale of courage and faith that this soft-spoken girl would come to share with the world. Family: Adam Dirks (married 2013) Tobias (born 2015), Wesley (born 2018). Hamilton is regarded by surfing historians as the 'all time best of the best' at big wave surfing, regularly surfing swells of 35 feet (11 m) tall, and moving at speeds in excess of 30 miles (48 km) an hour and successfully riding other waves of up to 70 feet (21 m) high, at up to 50 mph (80 km/h). 4, the new mother handed her 7-month-old son, Tobias, to the family babysitter, then tow-surfed into several 40-foot waves at the legendary big-wave spot named Jaws, also called Pe’ahi, in Maui, Hawaii. How else could one explain the passion that drives her to surf? How else could one explain that nothing-not even the loss of her arm-could come between her and the waves? That Halloween morning in Kauai, Hawaii, Bethany responded to the shark’s stealth attack with the calm of a girl with God on her side. At the age of 13 as a rising surf star, Bethany lost her left arm to a 14-foot. What most people don’t know, however, is just how well Bethany Hamilton can surf. Bethany Hamilton Reveals Shes Expecting Baby No. She is followed by over 2.1 million fans on Facebook, 2.1 million on Instagram, 1.3 million people on Twitter, and 440,000 enthusiasts on TikTok. called Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get. Surfing Bethany Hamilton is one of the most popular sportswomen in the United States and the world.

They say Bethany Hamilton has saltwater in her veins. Bethany Hamilton began surfing while in elementary school, and at the age of 12. In this moving personal account of faith and fortitude, internationally ranked surfer Bethany Hamilton tells how she survived a shark attack that cost her arm-but not her spirit.
