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Bodyboarding
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Bodyboarding Overview
Bodyboarding, like surfing can be dated back to the late 18th century when English sailors wrote about people using oval shaped pieces of wood off the coasts of Hawaii to catch swells in the ocean, and float back into shore on them.
Bodyboards were originally called Paipo boards, which were made out of wood. In 1971 Tom Morey designed the first mass produced bodyboard known as the ‘Morey Boogie Board’. This new board started off the sport of Bodyboarding as it is today.
The first Major Professional tournament was held in Hawaii at the Banzai pipeline, where a purse of $5000 was up for grabs and won by, John Patterson. This tournament soon turned into the World Bodyboarding Championships commonly known as the Morey World Champs.
In 1993 the Association of Professional Bodyboarders was set up and the following year the first World tour was created, with events in Europe as well as Hawaii.
The APB changed its name to Global organisation of Bodyboarding in the same year to give them the visual representation of ‘GO Bodyboarding’ and this remained the name of the International Governing Body until 2004 when it changed to what it is known as now; the International Bodyboard Association.
The world tour as it is now is set up similar to sports like Tennis. There are multiple events throughout the year with a ‘Grand Slam’ in each region with double points and much higher prize money.
The IBA and International Surfing Association are currently working together to attain Olympic recognition; a sign of how far this sport has come in the 30 years since its birth .