I was born in Cardiff on the 26/09/97 and lived there until i was about 7 years old. Moving to Cornwall was when i started surfing and loved it. My Dad got me into it and we ended up spending all the time we could in the water. I started competing and got picked up by Quiksilver at the age of 11.
To this day my favourite things are travelling, contests and putting video clips together. I hope to compete and get results at the Pro Juniors in these next few years while pushing my surfing to the next level.
I am stoked to have represented my country, Team Wales, at the ISA World Junior Surfing Championships in California. After surfing for Great Britain previously in Nicaragua and Ecuador this year I changed over to Team Wales and the vibe was amazing. I look forward to surfing for them again in the future.
I recently won the U18 and Open title at the Welsh Nationals. This means I have now won 7 national titles from the U16, U18 & Open divisions. I’m still hoping to add another win or two to these successes!
2nd U16 Overall Uk Pro Surf Tour Ranking 1st Open Harlyn Surf Classic
Equal 5th Mens Open Thurso
3rd U18 Thurso
3rd Pro Junior Thurso
Equal 6th Mens British Nationals
4th U18 British Nationals
Competitor ISA World Juniors California
Invite into Red Bull Unleashed Snowdonia
Equal 7th Mens Boardmasters
1st Mens Open Welsh Nationals
1st Junior U18 Welsh Nationals
2nd U18 Calypso British Juniors
2014 Results
8th U18 European Juniors
4th U18 Jesus Surf Classic
4th U18 British Schools
U18 Welsh National Champion
Surfer for Team GB at ISA World Juniors
2013 Results
2nd U16 British Nationals
4th U18 British Nationals
1st U16 North East Open
2nd U16 Thurso East Open
3rd U16 Ripcurl Gromsearch
U18 Welsh Champion
U16 Welsh Champion
Selected by Team GB to compete in the World Juniors
2012 Results
1st U18 Harlyn Surf Classic
6th U16 Euro Juniors
Progression Finals U16 Euro Juniors
Picked by Wales for the European Juniors
2nd U16 Ripcurl Gromsearch
3rd U18 Calypso British Schools
U18 Welsh National Champion
U16 Welsh National Champion
Qualified for European series of King of the Groms
1st U16s King of the Groms
U18 Elusive Welsh Champion
2nd Elusive Welsh Open
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Rhys regularly receives enquiries from both photographers and video producers.
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Rhys would like to thank Roger Sharp, Greg Martin, Alex Williams and Tim Nunn for the photography included on the website.
