Jérémy Florès

Jérémy Florès
Personal information
Born (1988-04-27) April 27, 1988
Reunion Island, France
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Surfing career
Years active 2007–present
Sponsors Quiksilver
Major achievements
Billabong Pipeline Masters
2010
Surfing specifications
Stance Regular foot
Website jeremy-flores.com

Jérémy Florès (born Reunion Island, April 27, 1988) is a French surfer who grew up on Reunion Island, France, where he began surfing at the age of 3.[1] He continued his surfing development on family trips to Australia, Europe and Hawaii, all the while maintaining his education through correspondence courses.[2] He turned professional in 2007, the same year in which he was awarded 'Rookie of the Year' by the ASP, and in 2010 he won the prestigious Billabong Pipeline Masters in Hawaii. Jeremy also beat reigning champion Gabriel Medina in the prestigious Billabong Pro Tahiti with a 16.57 total heat score. [3][4]

From 2012-2015 Reunion Island has had a much larger than normal problem with sharks attacking surfers and bodyboarders along its beaches.[5] As a local surfing legend, Jeremy is often asked his opinion. He knows many people that have been maimed and killed on the island. He also is frustrated that the French government doesn't seem to want to help fix the shark problem, which he believes is exacerbated by a nearby fishery. [6] [7][8]

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References

  1. ↑ quiksilver.fr/france/ Jérémy Flores "Jérémy Florès, est né Madagascar et a grandi sur l'île de la Réunion. ... En 2009, Jérémy s'envole avec l'équipe de France, pour décrocher le titre de Champion ..."
  2. ↑ http://quiksilver.co.uk/england/team/surf/10/flores-j%C3%A9r%C3%A9my.html
  3. ↑ Jérémy Florès et ses meilleurs "Moments" en 2012 "Pendant cette période de temps morose en France, Jérémy Florès nous fait cadeau des images qui sont destinées au clip Quiksilver "Moments 2012". On le retrouve sur les spots réunionnais avec ses amis Maxime Huscenot, Patrick Beven et Dimitri Ouvre. On le suit ensuite au Panama lors des Championnats du Monde ISA, notamment avec son père Patrick Florès (entraîneur national de la Fédération Française de Surf ) où Jérémy avait pris la neuvième place de l'épreuve."
  4. ↑ La leçon de Jérémy Florès à Teahupoo…
  5. ↑ "Jeremy Flores On The Recent Reunion Island Shark Attacks". transworld.net.
  6. ↑ "Elio Canestri, Teen Surfing Star, Killed by Shark Off Reunion". NBC News.
  7. ↑ "EpicTV Video: Jeremy Flores and Friends Surf Réunion, Avoid Sharks - The Watermen League, Ep. 1 - EpicTV". epictv.com.
  8. ↑ "Testing the Water". SURFER Magazine.
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