San Clemente’s Sawyer Lindblad wins US Open of Surfing for second time
San Clemente’s Sawyer Lindblad wins US Open of Surfing for second time
San Clemente’s Sawyer Lindblad solidified her spot in US Open of Surfing history on Sunday, Aug. 3, earning her second title at the mega event in Huntington Beach.
Only a few surfers in the contest’s history have claimed such a feat, and the 19-year-old did it just two years after her first title in 2023.
“It feels really good, this event is really iconic and it’s always been an event I wanted to win and to do it twice is just really surreal,” she said. “I’m just really grateful for all the fans coming down and my family, just a really special moment.”
Crowds flooded onto the sand, lined the pier and filled in the accompanying festival for the last day of the US Open of Surfing, a nine-day event set at the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier.
While the wave size was bigger on finals day, the morning had a funky wind and waves that were difficult to read, at times closing out and shutting down opportunities for scoring. By the afternoon, the sun broke through and 4- to 6-foot surf was giving the surfers plenty of opportunities. At times, the whitewash was so powerful that water licked the bottom of the concrete pier.
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