it wasn’t until 2020 that surfing was finally slated to appear at the Summer Olympics, although the COVID pandemic ultimately delayed the event.
Summary: Who Invented Surfing?
As you can see, there was no point at which surfing was officially “invented”.
The person who first decided to ride the waves has been lost to time, but we do know that Hawaiians played the biggest role in bringing this sport to the United States and then the world.
We also know that George Freeth, Duke Kahanamoku, Burke Haywood Bridgers, and three Hawaiian princes (Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana’ole, David Kawananakoa, and Edward Keliʻiahonui) all helped to take surfing global.