Bethany Hamilton

Bethany Hamilton and Shark Bethany Meilani Hamilton (born February 8, 1990) is an award-winning American surfer. She is known for surviving a shark attack in which she lost her left arm, and for overcoming the serious and debilitating injury to return to surfing. Hamilton was born in Kauai, Hawaii. She lived with her parents and two brothers, Tim and Noah. Both of her parents were surfers who moved to Hawaii from the continental United States for the surfing opportunities. Hamilton was taught...Read Full Story

Soul Surfer Soul Surfer, the movie.....AMAZING. The movie is about a girl named Bethany Hamilton (played by Annasophia Robb) who is a professional surfer. Tragically, she lost her arm in a shark attack, but after recovery, she got back into the water and taught herself to surf with one arm (Major props to her dude!) This movie talks about the attack, her surfing career after it and how her faith helped her through it. It's inspiring, amazing and I'm not going to tell you about it anymore...Read Full Story

Bethany Meilani Hamilton (born February 8, 1990) is an award-winning American surfer. She is known for surviving a shark attack in which she lost her left arm, and for overcoming the serious and debilitating injury to return to surfing. Hamilton was born in Kauai, Hawaii. She lived with her parents and two brothers, Tim and Noah. Both of her parents were surfers who moved to Hawaii from the continental United States for the surfing opportunities. Hamilton was taught...Read Full Story

White Shark in Soul surfer Soul Surfer Soul Surfer, the movie.....AMAZING. The movie is about a girl named Bethany Hamilton (played by Annasophia Robb) who is a professional surfer. Tragically, she lost her arm in a shark attack, but after recovery, she got back into the water and taught herself to surf with one arm (Major props to her dude!) This movie talks about the attack, her surfing career after it and how her faith helped her through it. It's inspiring, amazing and I'm not going to...Read Full Story

Bethany Meilani Hamilton (born February 8, 1990), daughter of Thomas and Cherilyn Hamilton, is an American professional surfer. She is known for surviving a shark attack in which she lost her left arm, and for overcoming the serious and debilitating injury to ultimately return to professional surfing. She wrote about her experience in the 2004 biography Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board. In April 2011, the feature film Soul Surfer was released...Read Full Story