Bethany Hamilton is sick of being called a victim. She’s been branded as such, with “shark attack survivor” perpetually attached to her name. But in the 16 years that followed her bout with a 14-foot ...

Surfer Bethany Hamilton has faced it all — fierce competitions, devastating wipeouts and even the loss of her left arm in a shark attack at just 13 years old — yet continues to ride the waves of life ...

When Erin Brooks was nine and at the very beginning of her surfing journey, she met Bethany Hamilton. Not long after, Bethany took Erin under her wing. Fast-forward four years, and the two reunited in ...

It's a feat that few have the bravery or physical ability to attempt: taking on one of the world's most dangerous waves while competing against the best surfers in the sport. But Bethany Hamilton, who ...

In October of 2023, Halloween to be exact, a 13-year-old Bethany Hamilton was surfing at home in Kauai at a spot called Tunnels with her bestie, Alana Blanchard. That was when a 14-foot tiger shark ...

On an October morning in 2003, Bethany Hamilton was doing what she had done for most of her young life: lying on a surfboard in the water off Kauai, chasing the kind of day that makes a surfer feel ...

Professional surfer, author, and shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton delivers a motivational speech Thursday night at a sold-out Granada Theatre in Santa Barbara. Credit: Rebecca Caraway / Noozhawk ...