JULIAN WILSON CAN'T REMEMBER A TIME WHEN HE DIDN'T SURF.
It's no wonder. His mum, Nola, recalls his first sessions unfolding about the time he was taking his first steps. Those early rides were had at First Point on the front of a 9'1" driven by his Dad. By age three his mum was pushing him onto insiders at First Point while his dad, Mick, and two older brothers, Seb and Bart, surfed out the back. A few years later Julian was old enough to steer his own craft and he and Nola joined Mick, Seb and Bart in the line up. Once he was a strong enough swimmer and able to surf without assistance Julian progressed swiftly. Here's a quick rundown… At the age of nine he picked up his first sponsor. At 12 he won the Queensland titles. After winning the state titles he was asked to ride for Quiksilver. At 14 he collected the Australian Junior Longboard title. Throughout his teenage years he won numerous Pro Junior events in Australia and claimed the ISA World Junior Championship in 2006. In 2007 he invented his own maneuver called the Sushi Roll [a backside aerial that's part superman, part inverted 360]. That same year he accepted the "Best Male Performance" for his section in Young Guns III at the annual Surfer Poll Awards and beat Kelly Slater as a wildcard in the Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast. In 2008 Julian signed with Red Bull, was named the best junior surfer in Australia by ASL magazine and won $25,000 in the O'Neill Mission, an invitational event staged in France. With his junior career finishing up in 2008 Julian opted to take a break from full-time competition in 2009 to work on a surf film. The movie, titled Scratching the Surface, will be released toward the end of 2010.
Profile
* Name: Julian Wilson
* Date of Birth: 8 Nov, 1988
* Born: Sunshine Coast, Australia
* Lives: Coolum Beach, QLD
* Sponsors: Quiksliver, Red Bull, Oakley, DC, Black Line, LSD, FCS, Titleist
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