Kelly Slater

Kelly Slater
	Slater in 2017
Personal information
Born	Robert Kelly Slater; February 11, 1972; Cocoa Beach, Florida, U.S.
Years active	1990–present
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Website	www.kswaveco.com
Surfing career
Sport	Surfing
Major achievements	11× World Champion (1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011); WSL Championship Tour event wins: 56; 3× Triple Crown of Surfing Champion (1995, 1998, 2019); 8× Pipeline Masters Champion (1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2008, 2013, 2022); 6× Hurley Pro at Trestles Champion (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012); 6× Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Champion (1997, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013); 5× Billabong Pro Tahiti Champion (2000, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2016); 4× J-Bay Open Champion (1996, 2003, 2005, 2008); 4× Bells Beach Surf Classic Champion (1994, 2006, 2008, 2010); 4× Fiji Pro Champion (2005, 2008, 2012, 2013); 3× US Open of Surfing Champion (1992, 1996, 2011); 4× Laureus World Sports Award for Action Sportsperson of the Year (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012); Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award (2025); Surfers' Hall of Fame inductee;
Surfing specifications
Favorite waves	Cloudbreak, Pipeline, Teahupo'o, Trespass at Deerfield Beach Pier, Sebastian Inlet, and Lower Trestles
Favorite maneuvers	Barrels
Medal record
Competition
Representing United States
World Games
X Games

Robert Kelly Slater (born February 11, 1972) is an American professional surfer who has been crowned World Surf League champion a record 11 times. He is widely regarded as the greatest professional surfer of all time, and holds 56 Championship Tour victories. Slater won the Laureus World Sports Awards category of Action Sportsperson of the Year four times (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012). and Lifetime Achievement Award (2025). He is also the oldest surfer still active in the World Surf League, winning his 8th Billabong Pipeline Masters title at age 49.