Bethany Hamilton was born February 8, 1990 she has two brothers Noah and Timothy Hamilton a mother and father Thomas and Cherilyn Hamilton and they all share the love for the ocean and God. Bethany Hamilton hit the water before she was even a year old on a board and ready to catch waves. Bethany Hamilton received her first board from her dad at just six years old and has surfed ever since setting goals to become better and better. Hamilton started competitive surfing at age of eight by age nine she had earned her first sponsorship. Hamilton and her family all surf and usually all of them try to go out every morning and catch some waves. The morning of October 31 2003 Hamilton lost her arm to a shark attack that nearly killed her. Hamilton was
