“The Impossible Wave”: The Tale of a Surfing Legend Who Brought the Water Sports on the World Stage of Olympics

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Incumbent International Surfing Association chief and surfer Fernando Aguerre is the pioneer who devoted 27 years of his life and brought surfing to the stage of the Olympics. The unbelievable tale of his struggle is portrayed in the 40 minute-documentary. Check out the following story to know more about it. [{ "selector": ".eourr-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(-146px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".wjioz-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 313px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The journey that started 29 years ago!

Aguerre was appointed as the president of the International Surfing Association in 1994 and has been persistently trying to get surfing to the Olympic stage that he achieved in year Rio Olympics 2016 after 22 years.

How did the pioneer of surfing keep up his motivation?

In his documentary 'The Impossible Wave' Aguerre said, "My persistence and my resilience were my engines, but my fuel, I think, was the support of all people."

"It's been an emotional wave"

The 40-minute documentary of Aguerre is full of his milestone decisions, full of emotions, and the declaration at the end of it all where Fernando says, "It's been an emotional wave".

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“The Impossible Wave”: The Tale of a Surfing Legend Who Brought the Water Sports on the World Stage of Olympics

Aguerre was appointed as the president of the International Surfing Association in 1994 and has been persistently trying to get surfing to the Olympic stage that he achieved in year Rio Olympics 2016 after 22 years.

In his documentary 'The Impossible Wave' Aguerre said, "My persistence and my resilience were my engines, but my fuel, I think, was the support of all people."

The 40-minute documentary of Aguerre is full of his milestone decisions, full of emotions, and the declaration at the end of it all where Fernando says, "It's been an emotional wave".

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