Triple Crown of Surfing explained

The Triple Crown of Surfing is a specialty series of professional surfing events that have been held annually since 1983 on the North Shore of Oahu, a coastline whose winter swells can reach 50feet in height.

The Triple Crown was founded by former World Champion (1968) Fred Hemmings, and Randy Rarick, who produced the Triple Crown events. The Series came under Vans' ownership in 1998.

The three venues of Haleiwa, Sunset, and Pipeline are the last three major events of the professional surfing season; the Pipe Masters being the final event of the World Surf League Championship Tour up until 2020 when it became the first event of the 2020-21 wraparound season in December 2020.

In 2020, under challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the series went fully digital. Surfers had from December 21, 2020, to January 15, 2021, to upload their two best video clips from each of the three venues. The women's division returned to Pipeline. The digital Vans Triple Crown of Surfing awarded individual location titles for Haleiwa, Sunset and Pipeline, as well as overall Vans Triple Crown champion titles to the top performing man and woman across all three locations, with a total prize purse of $200,000 split equally among men and women. There was also a digital Fan Vote title, for fan favorites, for the first time. The Pipeline event is not to be confused with the 2020 Pipeline Masters tournament that was held to start the 2020-21 wraparound season.

The events are:

In addition to individual event champions, the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing crowns an overall champion each year. This goes to the surfer who has performed best across all three competitions.

Men's & Women's Triple Crown Champions

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Triple Crown of Surfing".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.

2022Finn McGillHawaiiCarissa MooreHawaii
2021John John FlorenceHawaiiCarissa MooreHawaii
2020John John FlorenceHawaiiCarissa MooreHawaii
2019Kelly SlaterUSANo Women's Division
2018Jessé MendesBrazilNo Women's Division
2017Griffin ColapintoUSANo Women's Division
2016John John FlorenceHawaiiNo Women's Division
2015Gabriel MedinaBrazilNo Women's Division
2014Julian WilsonAustraliaNo Women's Division
2013John John FlorenceHawaiiNo Women's Division
2012Sebastian ZietzHawaiiNo Women's Division
2011John John FlorenceHawaiiNo Women's Division
2010Joel ParkinsonAustraliaStephanie GilmoreAustralia
2009Joel ParkinsonAustraliaStephanie GilmoreAustralia
2008Joel ParkinsonAustraliaStephanie GilmoreAustralia
2007Bede DurbidgeAustraliaMegan AbuboHawaii
2006Andy IronsHawaiiSofia MulanovichPeru
2005Andy IronsHawaiiChelsea HedgesAustralia
2004Sunny GarciaHawaiiNo Women's Division
2003Andy IronsHawaiiKeala KennellyHawaii
2002Andy IronsHawaiiNeridah FalconerAustralia
2001Myles PadacaHawaiiNo Women's Division
2000Sunny GarciaHawaiiHeather ClarkeSouth Africa
1999Sunny GarciaHawaiiTrudy ToddAustralia
1998Kelly SlaterUSALayne BeachleyAustralia
1997Michael RommelseAustraliaLayne BeachleyAustralia
1996Kaipo JaquiasHawaiiNo Women's Division
1995Kelly SlaterUSANo Women's Division
1994Sunny GarciaHawaiiNo Women's Division
1993Sunny GarciaHawaiiNo Women's Division
1992Sunny GarciaHawaiiNo Women's Division
1991Tom CarrollAustraliaNo Women's Division
1990Derek HoHawaiiNo Women's Division
1989Gary ElkertonAustraliaNo Women's Division
1988Derek HoHawaiiNo Women's Division
1987Gary ElkertonAustraliaNo Women's Division
1986Derek HoHawaiiNo Women's Division
1985Michael HoHawaiiNo Women's Division
1984Derek HoHawaiiNo Women's Division
1983Michael HoHawaiiNo Women's Division