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The Winner Of A Huge Wave Competition

John John Florence a young surfer has been crowned the world's best big wave rider after his awesome win at the Eddie Aikau surf contest.  The contest is all about big waves and has been held nine times since 1987. It is only held when the waves in Hawaii are big enough (10 – 12 metres high).  At 23 John John Florence is one of the youngest competitors ever to take the prize.  He has won a lot of money $120,000 dollars. The competition Eddie Aikau is named after Eddie Aikau the well known lifeguard and surfer in Hawaii. He had saved over 500 people's lives before he was lost at sea in 1978. Aikau joined a voyage as a crew member on a ship. However, the ship developed a leak in one of the hulls and later capsized about 19 km south of the island of Molokai. Aikau paddled toward help on his surfboard. Although the rest of the crew was later rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. Aikau was never seen again lost at sea.  As a memorial, the Eddie Aikau surf competition was started.  I think that this young surfer is very lucky and has deserved the win. I also think that the competition is great to inspire the young and challenge the old to surf and Eddie Aikau would be proud. I wonder who won the Eddie Aikau surf contest last time they did it and how if that person score was worse or better than John John Florence? There were no words that I found tricky in the article. I got my info from http://kiwikidsnews.co.nz/florence-wins-huge-wave-competition