"I'VE JUST GOT MY HEAD ABOVE WATER" - SHANE POWELL PROFILE BY NICK CARROLL
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"I've Just Got My Head Above Water: Shane Powell's Quiet Fight for Survival," by Nick Carroll, ran in the December 1997 issue of Australia's Surfing Life. This version has been slightly edited and shortened. * * * Shane Powell is the only surfer in history to have combo-ed Kelly Slater in a WCT final. He did this at the recent Gotcha Lacanau Pro in France. It was Powelly's first contest win thre...
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