He is the most famous and prolific surfer of all time and an 11-time world champion. This installment in the "24/7" franchise follows big wave legend Kelly Slater in the weeks leading up to the Billabong Pipe Masters in Oahu, Hawaii--the last leg in the World Surf League's (WSL) Championship Tour--while he reflects on his storied career in the WSL and looks at the path ahead.
Robert Kelly Slater is an American professional surfer who has been crowned World Surf League champion a record 11 times. He is widely regarded as the greatest professional surfer of all time, and holds 56 Championship Tour victories. Slater won the Laureus World Sports Awards category of Action Sportsperson of the Year four-times. and Lifetime Achievement Award (2025). He is also the oldest surfer still active on the World Surf League, winning his 8th Billabong Pipeline Masters title at age 49.
