In this episode we talk with the prolific surfer and prone paddle boarder, Steve Shlens. Steve went from a broken back to winning the 32-mile Catalina Classic 1-year later. Steve has a crazily colorful and successful paddling career including national championship wins as a Jr LIfeguard in the 1980s, wins at Molokai 2 Oahu and Catalina Classic events, and onto a 2015 international win with the United States ISA Team which he now COACHES. After 4 years away from surfing, Steve’s first wave back was at Teahupoo, before Teahupoo was a household name. Steve takes us through his amazing ocean life and shares some great thoughts on the mental aspect of endurance sports and leveraging challenges in day to day life to push us beyond our limits in the ocean.
Thanks for sharing Steve's ocean life with us. You can find pictures and video of Steve on the ThisOceanLife.TV Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook pages. We are also on Twitter ranting about anything cool happening in the ocean.
This episode is sponsored by Shearwater Paddleboards, a family-owned company that hand-crafts prone paddleboards and surfboards. If you want to be fast and comfortable in the water, check them out at www.ShearWaterPaddleboards.com
This Ocean Life, Episode 10 - Ulu Boi and Giving Back
This Ocean Life, Episode 9 - Lincoln Dews and a Life of Competitive Success
This Ocean Life, Episode 8 - David Ochoa and Being in the Pursuit
This Ocean Life, Episode 7 - Morgan Hoesterey and a Life of Play in the Ocean
This Ocean Life, Episode 6 - Lidija Lijic and a Breathless Life
This Ocean Life, Episode 5 - Amadeo Bachar and the Intersection of Ocean and Art
This Ocean Life, Episode 4 - Dave Benet and the Many Dimensions of an Ocean Life
This Ocean Life, Episode 2 - Mike Dilloughery and the 55-mile Unassisted Paddle
This Ocean Life, Episode 1 - Nick Franco and Molokai 2 Oahu
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