Beach sports – Wave of passion
Alex Fry putting it on rail during an NSSA contest in October. Photo by Steve Gaffney (SteveGaffney.com) For a good portion of last year, Alex Fry ate breakfast in the car. The Mira Costa High School junior did not have a problem with his snooze button. In fact, he had already been up for some time. He was in the water, squeezing in a surf before school. Fry is a top competitor on the school’s championship surf team, but unlike many of his fellow surfers, he was playing another sport, tennis, on top of it. Participants on the surf team usually hit the beach in the morning and start the day late, filling out the remainder of their schedule in periods two through six. Fry’s place on the tennis team meant that he did not have an extra period to spare, and so he crammed in time and meals where he could. Though not a fan of aerials, Alex Fry proves he can break loose his fins, if he wants to. Photo by Steve Gaffney (SteveGaffney.com) This year he has put tennis aside, making it Fry’s first year in which surfing will be his sole athletic focus. But he retains the spirit of an athlete willing to do whatever it takes to succeed. Along with his contributions to Costa’s perennial powerhouse…
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