Ergebnis für "Hawaii" in Sport

Als erste deutsche Triathletin gewann sie 2019 den legendären Ironman auf Hawaii. Doch ihr Weg an die Weltspitze verlief alles andere als gerade: Erst mit 20 Jahren lernte sie schwimmen, kämpfte sich bis zu den Olympischen Spielen – und musste dort herbe Rückschläge verkraften. Doch statt aufzugeben, konzentrierte sie sich von nun an auf die Langdistanz und krönte ihren Erfolg schließlich mit dem historischen Ironman-Sieg.

Aikau's legendary life and legacy, a pipeline into the exhilarating world of surfing, and an important chronicle of the Hawaiian Renaissance and the emergence of modern Hawaii. In the 1970s, a decade before bumper stickers and T-shirts bearing the phrase Eddie Would Go began popping up all over the Hawaiian islands and throughout the surfing world, Eddie Aikau was proving what it meant to be a "waterman." 

What happens when a man of today's overconnected world sets off alone across the Pacific at the age of 71? Christian Williams, a veteran sailor and writer, planned a 6,000-mile voyage as a test of his own seamanship and endurance, and to fulfill a lifelong goal. But he found his focus quickly turning from the surrounding sea to all of us. Is anyone the same person when no one else is there? Do we dare to find out?

An immersive memoir about a groundbreaking surfing career, and a stunning portrait of Ireland as one of the world’s most captivating big-wave surfing destinations. Born and raised in Bundoran, with the waves of the west coast of Ireland breaking at his doorstep, Richie Fitzgerald was moulded...