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A British woman waits for confirmation that she has broken the world record for the largest wave ever Female surfer.
Laura Crane of Devon described the ride as “one of the most perfect big wavesIn Portugal on Saturday.
The 30-year-old believes the wave was bigger than the 73.5 feet high surfed by Brazil’s current world record holder Maya Gabeira in 2020.
Ms Crane captures a wave while competing in the Nazare Big Wave Challenge. The competition was halted due to a technical glitch, when Ms Crane went out to continue surfing.
“Most surfers packed, but I couldn’t,” she said. BBC“I only had a few hours of daylight left and the waves were running out, It was a race against time,”
He was pulled into the wave by his partner Antonio Laureano on a jetski at about 30 mph.
“When I came back, I cried immediately. The adrenaline is incredible,” she said.
The ride will now be evaluated by Big Wave Challenge judges, who work with Guinness World Records, to see if it has indeed claimed the world record.
“It was incredible tears of joy and happiness, and I had this incredible experience with this wave that I’ve seen a million times in my dreams,” he said. many times,
“It’s always very relieving. Once you look over your shoulder at the most important part, when it’s breaking over your head, you’re just trying not to panic about whatever’s moving behind you. And there’s a huge moment of relief when your driver is there to pick you up.
“As soon as I came out of the water, the photographer said, ‘I don’t think you understood how big that wave was.'”
Ms Crane was also the first British woman to surf the waves at Nazaré in 2024, which are extremely large due to the deep underwater canyon.
“I believe I’ve been training for this my whole life,” she said. many times“Big wave surfing is really interesting and your life experiences play a role in your mental strength,
“I wouldn’t want to relive some of the things I’ve been through, but it’s given me the thick skin and confidence to keep fighting and keep that path open for anyone else after me. It takes a lifetime to build that and I’m still going to keep going.”