Kelly Slater

Kelly is presently in a relationship with model and designer, Kalani Miller, and the surfer has a daughter, Taylor, with a former girlfriend, Tamara.

The American surfer is so famous that a video game was launched in his honour in 2002. The game titled, 'Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer' was developed by the 'Treyarch' company, and published under the banner of 'Activision'.

Slater advocates the protection of wildlife in the oceans, and thus acts as one of the members on the Board of Advisors of the 'Sea Shepherd Conservation Society', San Juan Island, USA.

Robert Kelly Slater was born to Stephen and Judy, on February 11, 1972, in Florida's Cocoa Beach city. Kelly, of Syrian-Irish descent, has two siblings, Sean and Stephen.

As a young boy, Slater loved surfing, spending most of his time at the beach, since his father owned a store that housed fishing equipment. By the time he was an adolescent, he had made a name for himself as a talented surfer.

By 1990, the young surfer had proved his mettle at the sport, and began appearing in surfing magazines. Since then he had been patronized by major producers of surfwear, 'Quicksilver', until recently, when he signed a contract with the company, 'Kering'.

The same year, he participated in the tournament 'Body Glove Surfbout', held in California, and emerged victorious. His success earned him the brief role of Jimmy Slade, in the TV program, 'Baywatch'. He also featured in a Bill Delaney-directed film, 'Surfers – The Movie', co-starring Mike Cruickshank.

Two years later, in 1992, he took part in the 'Association of Surfing Professionals ('ASP') World Tour', and finished in first place. He repeated his victorious show at the 'Rip Curl Pro Landes', held in France, and the 'Marui Pipe Masters', Hawaii.

The year 1994 was also fruitful for this skilled surfer, as he bagged wins at championships like the 'ASP World Tour', 'Rip Curl Pro', 'Chiemsee Gerry Lopez Pipe Masters', 'Bud Surf Tour Seaside Reef', and 'Sud Ouest Trophee', amongst several others.

In 1995, this dynamic athlete registered his second win at the 'ASP World Tour', and also won others like the 'Quiksilver Pro', Indonesia, 'Chiemsee Pipe Masters' and 'Triple Crown of Surfing', Hawaii.

After his win at the 'Rip Curl Pro' tournament, 2010, Kelly was felicitated by the U.S House of Representatives, on May 8, initiated by Bill Posey, for the former's invaluable contribution to sports.