Caroline Marks was born on February 14,2002 and is an American professional surfer.
13 Facts About Caroline Marks
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Caroline Marks is the 2023 World Surf League Women's World Tour Champion and an Olympic gold medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Caroline Marks has won multiple national championships and is the youngest woman to compete in a World Surf League event.
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Caroline Marks competed in the elite of the World Surf League and ended 2018 season in 7th place, earning Rookie of the Year.
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Caroline Marks discovered her love of sports through barrel racing and began surfing competitively when she was 8 years old.
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In 2018, her first year on tour, Caroline Marks had three third-place finishes in 10 events.
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Caroline Marks was named Rookie of the Year and finished the season ranked seventh in the world.
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Caroline Marks then continued through the semi-finals, beating Malia Manuel.
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Caroline Marks tested positive for COVID-19 in advance of a World Surf League competition in Australia in early 2021 and later found out it was a false positive, which nullified her fears of not being able to compete.
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Caroline Marks was the youngest surfer to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics postponed to July and August 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In round one of shortboard competition, Caroline Marks scored a total of 13.40 points, won her heat, and advanced directly to round three of competition.
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Caroline Marks did not advance to the final heat after her semifinal match against Bianca Buitendag, and instead advanced to the heat determining the winner of the bronze medal.
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Caroline Marks has a YouTube channel she started February 23,2021 where she uploads videos related to her surfing.