Carwyn Williams

Carwyn Williams, born on 25 July 1965, is a retired professional surfer from Mumbles in Wales who rose to global prominence in the 1980s. He grew up around Langland Bay and had a strong Welsh rivalry with Simon Tucker, who won the 1981 Junior British Championship with Williams second; Tucker was seen as steady while Williams was flamboyant and the better known of the two. Williams won the European Professional Surfing Association tour in 1985 and 1986, beat the reigning world champion Damien Hardman at the 1988 Rip Curl Pro in Hossegor, France, joined the Association of Surfing Professionals top 30, and won the first ASP Europe Championship title in 1989. He received the ASP Life Achievement Award in 2007 and later ran a surf house in Hossegor and a clothing company.