June 3, 2013: Paraplegic surfs

Undertoad · 06-03-2013, 11:04 AM

Pascale Honore, 50, was left a paraplegic after a car accident resulted in a T4 spinal cord injury 18 years ago. But she always loved watching her sons surf in the waves of Elliston, South Australia and was saddened that she couldn't surf herself.

That's when local surfer Tyron Swan figured he could surf with her duct taped to his back. Damn if they didn't pull it off.

"I just remember looking up and seeing the colours in the wave, hearing that sound ... it was all over too soon," said Honore.

Now they're continuing to surf this way and developing an act.

Full story via Neatorama

Lamplighter · 06-03-2013, 11:06 AM

Death wish, or what ?

Next month, they take on the trampoline.

glatt · 06-03-2013, 11:41 AM

That's cool! Good for him.

Clodfobble · 06-03-2013, 12:29 PM

He has to be an excellent surfer, to be able to balance the both of them, and swim them both to the surface when they wipe out. Pretty brave.

glatt · 06-03-2013, 12:36 PM

well, her arms work, don't they? Swimming is probably 75% arms.

orthodoc · 06-03-2013, 03:25 PM

Yes, but they're duct-taped together in a manner that doesn't look very conducive to swimming. It strikes me as a huge risk, but I'm not a surfer.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-03-2013, 04:22 PM

I would assume they had a cadre of support people with boats, floats, and personal watercraft.

Coign · 06-04-2013, 09:19 AM

Totally not what I was expecting. I read Paraplegic "smurfs". I am disappointed.

06-03-2013, 11:04 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	June 3, 2013: Paraplegic surfs Pascale Honore, 50, was left a paraplegic after a car accident resulted in a T4 spinal cord injury 18 years ago. But she always loved watching her sons surf in the waves of Elliston, South Australia and was saddened that she couldn't surf herself. That's when local surfer Tyron Swan figured he could surf with her duct taped to his back. Damn if they didn't pull it off. "I just remember looking up and seeing the colours in the wave, hearing that sound ... it was all over too soon," said Honore. Now they're continuing to surf this way and developing an act. Full story via Neatorama

06-03-2013, 12:29 PM	#4
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	He has to be an excellent surfer, to be able to balance the both of them, and swim them both to the surface when they wipe out. Pretty brave. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

06-03-2013, 03:25 PM	#6
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Yes, but they're duct-taped together in a manner that doesn't look very conducive to swimming. It strikes me as a huge risk, but I'm not a surfer. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

06-03-2013, 04:22 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I would assume they had a cadre of support people with boats, floats, and personal watercraft. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-04-2013, 09:19 AM	#8
Coign Wanted Driver Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vail, CO Posts: 279	Totally not what I was expecting. I read Paraplegic "smurfs". I am disappointed. __________________ Quoting yourself is the height of hubris. -Coign

06-03-2013, 11:06 AM	#2
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Death wish, or what ? Next month, they take on the trampoline.

06-03-2013, 11:41 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That's cool! Good for him.

06-03-2013, 12:36 PM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	well, her arms work, don't they? Swimming is probably 75% arms.

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