On October 31, 2003, Hamilton, who was 13 years old at the time, went for a morning surf along Tunnels Beach, Kauai, with her best friend Alana Blanchard, Alana’s father and brother, when a 14-foot-long (4.3 m) tiger shark attacked her, severing her left arm just below the shoulder.
Her latest big win was on the Fiji Women’s Pro in Fiji where she ended 3rd place. Just like other entrepreneurs like Patrick Shin, she started to train very early for the sport that she loved. On February 14, 2021, they had a third son, Micah.Īlso Read: Soberlink Reviews Surfing Careerīethany began surfing when she was 8 years old and gained her first sponsorship by age 9. On March 27, 2018, they had a second son, Wesley.
The couple have a son named Tobias, born on June 1, 2015. The couple was married on August 18, 2013, at an estate on Kauai’s north shore, near where she grew up. In early 2012, Hamilton met youth minister Adam Dirks through mutual friends. She was also home-schooled from 6th grade through high school by her mother, a housewife. She also has two older brothers Noah (born December 7, 1981) and Timothy (born June 14, 1986). Her father is called Tom (born September 13, 1948) and her mother Cheri Hamilton (born February 14, 1952). Biographyīethany Meilani Hamilton was born on Februin Lihue, Hawaii. She also has a 2019 movie, Unstoppable, where she shows the struggles and happiness of her family. In April 2011, the feature film Soul Surfer was released. She wrote about her experience in the 2004 autobiography Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board. Ultimately she returned to professional surfing. In 2003, she survived a shark attack in which her left arm was bitten off. Bethany Hamilton is an American professional surfer.
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