Ethan Ewing

Ethan Ewing is an Australian professional surfer born on 2 September 1998. He began in the World Surf League at the 2012 Junior World Championships, made his debut in the Men's Qualifying Series in 2015, and in 2016 became World Junior Champion and finished second in the Qualifying Series, which earned him a place on the Championship Tour. After a difficult 2017 season and three years away from the elite level, he returned in 2021 and won his first elite event at Jeffreys Bay in South Africa in 2022, finishing fourth in the world. A win at Bells Beach in April 2023 followed, and he finished runner-up in the 2023 world final against Filipe Toledo. He is known for a rail-focused, powerful and flowing style, and he competed at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, where he reached the quarterfinals before losing to compatriot Jack Robinson.