By Andrea Swayne
Samantha Sibley
Age: 10, Concordia Elementary
Samantha Sibley has been surfing since the age of 7 and already knows she wants a professional career in the sport some day. “Sometimes waves can be really fast, sometimes they’re really slow. It’s always different and I like not knowing exactly what I’m gonna get,” said Samantha. “I love how unpredictable waves are.” She also dreams of someday working with sea animals at SeaWorld and surfing all over the world. This summer, Samantha made her contest debut at the WSA Menehune Surf Fest where she took fifth in the Girls Premier division. She enjoyed competing so much, she went on to enter the Groms Rule Surf Contest at the Ocean Festival and took fourth-place. This season she will compete in the WSA Championship Series in Girls U12 Shortboard. We caught up with her on the last day of summer after a six-hour session. “Right now I’m working on linking maneuvers instead of doing just one hack or cutback at a time,” she said. Samantha is a straight ‘A’ student who enjoys school—especially history. She also enjoys being creative—singing and drawing. Samantha credits her progress to her dad for teaching her to surf, her mom for taking her to the beach, DSC training, her Soul Surfing Team coach Chris Williams, teammates and friends for their support. “I am so thankful that my parents are letting me grow up here,” Samantha said. “I can’t imagine not living by the beach.”
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