Sebastian Steudtner Explained

Sebastian Steudtner (born 4 May 1985) is an Austrian-German surfer.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life

At the age of sixteen, Steudtner moved to Hawaii from Nuremberg, his hometown.^[4]

Career

Steudtner won the 2010, 2015 and 2021 WSL Biggest Wave awards.^[4] Besides surfing, Steudtner has worked with English Premier League side Liverpool.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

In 2020, in Nazaré, Portugal, he surfed an 26.21m tall wave, the tallest wave ever surfed.^[9]

In 2024, he surfed a wave measured at 28.57m at the same location. If officially ratified, it would surpass his own world record of the tallest wave ever surfed. ^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Weltrekordler & zweifacher Lebensretter. express.de.
2. Web site: Der Meister der Monsterwellen. tz.de.
3. Web site: "Die Welle lässt einen raus - oder eben nicht". spiegel.de.
4. Web site: Sebastian Steudtner: "Being on top of a 30 metre wave is exhilarating". marca.com.
5. Web site: How surfing sensation Sebastian Steudtner played big role in Liverpool title triumph.
6. Web site: Jurgen Klopp explains how a surfer helped Liverpool win Premier League. liverpoolecho.co.uk.
7. Web site: Jurgen Klopp makes waves by welcoming surfer into Liverpool camp. cnn.com.
8. Web site: Do Liverpool’s ‘mentality monsters’ have the desire and energy to push Man City again?. theathletic.com (Archived).
9. Web site: Surfing a record 86-foot wave took guts. Measuring it took 18 months. washingtonpost.com (Archived).
10. Web site: The biggest wave ever surfed? Sebastian Steudtner eyes record from Nazaré – video. www.theguardian.com.