Griffin Colapinto

Griffin Colapinto ( ; born July 29, 1998) is an American professional surfer who has competed on the World Surf League Men's World Tour since 2018.

Colapinto has finished twice in the top three of the World Surf League Championship, in 2023 and 2024. He qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games where he was eliminated in the third round of the men's shortboard competition.

Surfing career Colapinto has been surfing in competition since the 2011 men's junior season at 13 years old. He also won the 2021 US Open of Surfing in the WSL Challenger Series.

In 2023, Colapinto qualified for the first time for the 2023 Rip Curl World Surf League Finals held at his hometown surf break at the Lower Trestles in San Clemente. During the season, he won the Surf Ranch Pro, as well as finished as the runner-up at the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach, Margaret River Pro, and Surf City El Salvador Pro. He entered the final ranked 2nd in the world rankings and was highly touted locally, as a Californian male had not won a world title since Tom Curren in 1990. The fanfare also included a personal motivational speech from actor Matthew McConaughey, which gained traction on social media. He finished in 3rd place at the final, with the 2nd most overall season points.

After qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games for his first Olympic Games appearance, he was later eliminated in the third round of the men's shortboard competition, finishing 9th place overall. This led him to finish the season 3rd overall in points and qualify for the 2024 World Surf League Finals. He finished in 3rd place at the final.

Career victories

Other work Griffin and his brother Crosby Colapinto post surfing highlights to their YouTube channel, Cola Bros.