This Sporting Wife

Newly crowned 2016 surfing world champion Tyler Wright squeezed Shannon and Fiona into her busy schedule to discuss her title and what happened in the time from when she decided she wanted the crown to taking it out in France mid-October 2016. Does she have her world champion tattoo yet? She describes how the Tour is like one big family these days and how things changed for everyone in water after Mick Fanning’s shark attack. And she gets into the nitty gritty of surfing - what’s the difference between competitive surfing and creative art she calls it; what makes the perfect wave; and what techniques did she start applying to her training and mentality to take her to the level to be best in the world.