Surfer Kelly Slater is being praised as the “greatest of all time” after winning the Billabong Pro Pipeline just days before his 50th birthday.
On Saturday, Slater, who turns 50 on 11 February, marked his eighth Pipe Masters win when he won the title in Hawaii against 24-year-old competitor Seth Moniz, whose father previously competed against the surfing legend.
The achievement was especially impressive considering it came nearly 30 years after the surfer became the youngest World Champion when he won his first World Title in 1992 at the age of 20, according to World Surf League (WSL).