Caroline Marks

Caroline Marks is an American professional surfer, born on 14 February 2002, who grew up in Florida and lives in San Clemente, California. She began competing at eight, became the youngest woman to compete in a World Surf League event and the youngest surfer to qualify for the women's Championship Tour, and was named Rookie of the Year in 2018 after finishing seventh. Her first tour event win came in 2019 at the Boost Mobile Pro Gold Coast, where she beat Carissa Moore in the final, and she ended that year second behind Moore. She finished fourth at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, won the 2023 Women's World Tour title, and took the gold medal in the women's shortboard event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, held at Teahupo'o in Tahiti.