Follow-up for interest: Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack, came second in the World Junior Women's Surfing Championship.
http://surf.transworld.net/2009/01/06/pauline-ado-wins-asp-world-junior-title-at-north-narrabeen/

Bethany's story and how she succeeded in surfing with her spirit intact is in Essential Articles 9, p379.

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