CARISSA MOORE - FIVE TIME WORLD SURF LEAGUE CHAMPION

Native Hawaiian surfer Carissa Moore capped off a stellar year winning her 5th World Surf League title in San Clemente, California.

She became the first Hawaiian woman to win back to back world titles since 1981.

She also becomes the first surfer to win Olympic and World Titles in the same year.

This year she made four semifinal appearances in the regular season and won Gold at the inaugural competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Check out her battle against Brazil's Tatiana Weston-Webb in their final heat in the video below -