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    KING OF THE WAVES

    Sep 03, 2021 5 minutes

    What’SUP guys!

    Stand-up Paddle Boarding or ‘SUP’ for short, is one of the fastest-growing water sports around the globe so we took some time to chat with multiple surf and SUP Champion, Thomas King. He holds the titles of South African SUP Champion and South African Longboard Champion and completed both the Cape Point Challenge and the Freedom Day Challenge around Robben Island on his stand-up paddle board – no mean feat when you consider the sea conditions around both of those areas.

    Thomas is also married to fellow water sports enthusiast and reigning SUP Champion, Tarryn King so we delved a little deeper to find out more about stand-up paddle boarding and how he balances life and fatherhood while still finding time to compete around the world.

    Q&A WITH THOMAS KING

    For those not in the know, what is SUP

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