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- Name: Sol Fritchley
- Team: New Zealand Junior Surfing Team
Favourite wave: Whangamata Bar and Murderers
Pre-heat hype song: I don’t listen to music before a heat.
Go-to post-surf feed: Sushi
One word to describe your surfing: Flow
Dream surf trip: Mentawai boat trip with friends.
Biggest surfing inspo: John John Florence and Ethan Ewing
Pre-heat ritual: Checking all my equipment several times and it can also change depending on what works during the comp. I have lots of little superstitions during comps.
Fun fact: I used to want to be a pro footballer and played quite high level football.
Sponsors: Rip Curl, Timmy Patterson, Creatures of Leisure, Futures, Fu Wax, Bay Shapers, Mr Wendall Repairs, Ritual Vision, Sol Goods
One thing you are looking forward to in El Salvador: Surfing good waves in warm water.