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Forget Point Break’s party animals, modern surfing is more about professionalism.
That’s the mantra of reigning women’s world champion Stephanie Forget Point Break’s party animals, modern surfing is more about professionalism.

That’s the mantra of reigning women’s world champion Stephanie Gilmore, who raises an eyebrow at the mention of the famous film that became a seismic signpost for surfing in the early 1990s.

The 25-year-old Australian says the seaside sphere she inhabits is a world away from the society showcased by Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, stuffed with wavy-haired folk who all referred to each other as “dudes.”

“The biggest misconception about surfers is they all talk the surf lingo,” she told CNN’s Human to Hero series. Gilmore, who raises an eyebrow at the mention of the famous film that became a seismic signpost for surfing in the early 1990s.

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