2024 Olympic Gold

Surfers on the East Coast were jubiliant when Floridian Caroline Marks won the Gold Medal on Monday, August 5 in the Paris 2024 Olympic Surfing at Teahupo’o, Tahiti. “Dreams come true,” remarked the Gold Medalist shortly after her victory over Brazilian Tatiana Weston-Webb in a tight final that came down to the Brazilian’s last wave and a score that was posted after the clock had run out on the Final.

It has been an amazing year for the Floridian surfer, who spends much of her time in San Clemente, California these days, where she surfs regularly at Lower Trestles and is near her primary sponsor, ROXY.  After taking a year off from competitive surfing following the completion of the 2022 WSL World Championship Tour in order to travel, film and focus on enjoying free surfing, Marks roared back on tour winning the 2023 WSL Finals at Lowers.  As the reigning World Pro Champion, she earned a spot onto the USA Surf Team for Paris 2024, where her performance throughout the event was golden.