Virostko, Darryl
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Birthname | Darryl Alston Virostko | ||||
born on | 25 December 1971 at 18:14 (= 6:14 PM ) | ||||
Place | Santa Cruz, California, 36n58, 122w02 | ||||
Timezone | PST h8w (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
American professional "big wave" surfer, nicknamed "Flea," and a three-time Mavericks competition winner. Virostko appears as himself in the surfing films Riding Giants (2004), Step Into Liquid (2003), and Billabong Odyssey (2003). Surfer magazine declared his 2004 wipeout on a 50-foot wave at Waimea Bay, Hawaii, the "Wipeout of the Decade".
As of 2009 Virostko is a recovering addict, and runs a program, "FleaHab", to teach other recovering addicts how to surf and be active while learning a new way of life. He starred in The Westsiders a 2010 documentary film by Josh Palmer that chronicles his difficult upbringing and addiction to drugs, on the west side of Santa Cruz.
Relationships
- compare to chart of Lamb, Nic (born 18 January 1988). Notes: Mavericks surf competition winners
Events
- Work : Prize 1999 (Mavericks competition winner)
- Work : Prize 2000 (Mavericks competition winner)
- Work : Prize 2004 (Mavericks competition winner)
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield provided copy of birth report, Santa Cruz Sentinel (Santa Cruz, California), 28 January 1972, page 30, born at Dominican Hospital.
Categories
- Diagnoses : Psychological : Abuse Drugs (Recovering addict)
- Vocation : Education : Teacher (Surfing)
- Vocation : Healing Fields : Social worker
- Vocation : Sports : Water sports (Big wave surfer)
- Vocation : Sports Business : Coach/ Manager/ Owner (Surfing teacher)
- Notable : Awards : Sports Championship (3x Mavericks competition winner)
- 1971 births
- Birthday 25 December
- Birthplace Santa Cruz, CA (US)
- Sun 3 Capricorn
- Moon 17 Aries
- Asc 21 Cancer
- Diagnoses : Psychological : Abuse Drugs
- Vocation : Education : Teacher
- Vocation : Healing Fields : Social worker
- Vocation : Sports : Water sports
- Vocation : Sports Business : Coach/ Manager/ Owner
- Notable : Awards : Sports Championship