This week I sat down with Dane Henry, and honestly this one had me fired up from the start.
Dane is 19 years old and has already done something that only Tom Curren, Gabriel Medina, and Jordy Smith have ever done before him — win both the ISA Open World title and the ISA Under-18 World Junior title. He then went on to claim the WSL World Junior Championship in the Philippines in January, cementing himself as one of the most exciting surfers on the planet right now.
We also got to talk about his wildcard appearance at Bells Beach this year, where he went toe-to-toe with world number two Griffin Colapinto and came within a whisker of pulling off one of the all-time upsets in a heat that had everyone talking.
This conversation covers all of it — where the journey started, what it actually takes to win at the highest level, the mindset behind three world titles in under two years, and what is driving him as he sets his sights on the Championship Tour.
Dane is humble, grounded, and absolutely locked in. This one is for anyone who loves surfing, or who wants to understand what it looks like when a young person goes all in on their dream.
In this episode we cover:
- How Dane got into surfing and where it all began
- Winning the ISA Under-18 World Junior title
- Claiming the ISA Open World Surfing Games gold medal
- Becoming WSL World Junior Champion in the Philippines
- Joining Tom Curren, Gabriel Medina and Jordy Smith in the history books
- His wildcard at Bells Beach and that heat against Griffin Colapinto
- The mindset and preparation behind three world titles in under two years
- What is next and his goals on the Challenger Series and beyond
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