Billy Kemper’s new docuseries on WSL shows his road back to surfing following injury

Billy Kemper is known for conquering big waves in style. The 2019 Jaws Bog Wave Championship winner was riding at the top of his game when tragedy hit him hard. While on a surf trip in South Africa, Kemper was severely injured. He recounts the event of being injured in a recent interview with Fansided.com.

“It was right around this time last year, the Hawaiin season came to an end and I had been looking at going down to North Africa,” Kemper said. “There had been a couple of waves down there that I really wanted to surf. With the alignment of a massive swell in the Atlantic Ocean and the conditions and everything came together for mid-February. bigger than anything they had seen in 20 years. Probably the best trip of my life, with unbelievable waves for about ten days straight. On the last day of the trip, I suffered a very severe injury that put my life at risk. A handful of surgeries later, stem cell treatments, more physical therapy than you could even imagine. Now the return to surfing, the waves who made me who I am.”

His motivation and determination to get back to surfing within a year will be the focus of a six-part series airing of the WSL networks. The first episode will be available to watch on WSL.com and the WSl app on Wednesday, Feb. 24, and then the following episodes will be every Sunday.