Last week a new world record was set by a surfer; a wave they surfed on February 11th in Portugal this year was recognised as the largest wave surfed by anyone this year, at 73.5 feet (22m)
Ask the children to think about what that would mean to the surfer and how they felt when this was finally announced 6 months after they surfed the wave. If the children use the pronoun “he”, ask why they assume the surfer is male? This surfer is female; her name is Maya Gabeira. The second biggest wave this year was surfed by a male surfer; Kai Lenny whose wave was 70 feet.
Here is footage of Maya surfing the biggest wave:
Maya said, “I never thought this could happen. To have a woman in this position in a male-dominated sport is a dream come true.”
What is surfing? How does it work?
How do you think a surfer feels when the wave approaches them?
Do you think surfing is easy? Here is a ‘surfing fails’ video that KS2 children might find interesting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vwb3kPwGn4
On that video you can see the surf boards are often attached by rope to the surfer; why is this?
why do you think some people assumed the winner of the competition would be male?
Maya calls surfing a “male-dominated sport” what does this mean?
What is Maya proving to the world?
Why does this story show us about gender equality?
Why is this about no outsiders?
Why is this story about hope?
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