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Sporting Witness - Surfing the biggest waves in the world - BBC Sounds

Sporting Witness
Surfing the biggest waves in the worldSurfing the biggest waves in the world
Released On: 12 Apr 2025
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Garrett McNamara broke the world record for biggest wave ever surfed in 2011 at Nazaré

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