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Most Wins & Current Champions

Top 10 winners (all categories) • 2026 champions

Top 10 — Most total wins (over all categories)
# Competitor Wins
1 Linda Sharp 21
2 Colin Bright 17
3 Mark Vaughan 13
4 Josie Hawke 13
5 Greg Owen 12
6 Emily Williams 10
7 Eli Perrins-Davies 10
8 Elliot Dudley 8
9 Joanne Dennison 8
10 Max Payne 8
 
2026 champions (all categories)
Category Champion
Open Men Patrick Langdon-Dark
Open Women Josie Hawke
U18 Boy Max Davies
U18 Girl Katrina Roth Gale
U16 Boy Max Davies
U16 Girl Josie Hawke
U14 Boy Ryan Croucher
U14 Girl Katrina Roth Gale
U12 Boys TBC
U12 Girls TBC
Mens Longboard Evan Rogers
Womens Longboard Sindia Sosdian
U18 Boys Longboard Elijah Jones
U18 Girls Longboard Poppy Owen
Over 35s Harry Cromwell
Over 40's Greg Owen
Over 50's Greg Owen
Womens O35's Sindia Sosdian
Bodyboard Men Tai Jackson
Bodyboard Women Sally Howells

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Welsh National Surfing Championship Results

1968
Venue:     Llangenith
Surf conditions:    Good 4-6ft
Organisers:    Gower Surf Club

Results
Mens
1 Hugh Morris (Gower SC)
2 Roger Bateman (Gower SC)
3 Robin Hansen (Gower SC)
4 Chris Hinds (Gower SC)
5 David Robinson (Gower SC)
6 Howard Davies (Gower SC)

1969
Venue:     Llangenith
Surf conditions:    Poor 2ft
Organisers:    Gower Surf Club

Results
Mens
1 Chris Hinds (Gower SC)

Juniors
1 Steve Davies (Porthcawl SC)

Team
1 Gower ‘A’

Open (Non-Welsh)
1 Dave Friar (England)

Paddleboard Race
1 Charles Williams (St Ives)

1970
Venue:     Aberavon
Surf conditions:    Fair 4-6ft
Organisers:    Aberavon Surf Club

Results
Mens
1 Hugh Morris (Gower SC)
2 Adrian Husbands (Gover SC)
3 Robert Fisher (Gower SC)

Juniors
1 Robert Fisher (Gower SC)
2 Russell Jones (Gower SC)
3 Tony Hearn (Gower SC)

Ladies
1 Linda Sharp (Aberavon SC)
2 Carol Ann Wadley (sp?) (Aberavon SC)

Masters (over 28)
1 G Thomas Aberavon SC
2 C Stevens (Aberavon SC)
3 V Ganz (Gower SC)

Open
1 Steve Brown (Wessex SC)
2 Chris Hinds (Gower SC)
3 Dave Friar (Swansea)
4 Tony Cope (South Coast)
5 R Smith (South Coast)
6 B D Corbett (Guernsey)

Paddleboard Race
1 Martin Thomas (Aberavon SC)
2 Mike Stevens (Gower SC)

1971 (No contest held)

1972
Venue:    a. Morfa
b. Llangenith
Surf conditions:    a. Poor
b. Fair 4ft
Organisers:     Welsh Coast SC

Results
Mens
1 Pete Jones (Gower Lifeguard Club)
2 Dave Friar (Gower SC)
3 Phil Hayward (Gower Lifeguard Club)

Juniors
1 Duncan Thomas (Welsh Coast SC)
2 Dai Halpin (Gower SC)
3 Stephen Beazer (Welsh Coast SC)

1973
Venue:    a. Freshwater West
b. Llangenith
c. Aberavon
Surf conditions:    a. Poor 2ft
b. Unrideable
c. Fair 2-3ft
Organisers:    Welsh Surfing Federation

Results
Mens
1 Pete Jones (Gower Lifeguard Club)
2 Dave Friar (Gower SC)
3 Pete Bounds (Welsh Coast SC)
4 Mike Conlan (Welsh Coast SC)
5 Martin Phillips (Gower SC)
6 Paul Ryder (Welsh Coast SC)

Juniors
1 Tim Mumford (Gower SC)
2 Dai Halpin (Gower SC)
3 Steve Constance (Gower SC)

1974
Venue:    Freshwater West
Surf conditions:    Good 4-5ft
Organisers:     Welsh Surfing Federation

Results
Mens
1 Pete Bounds (Welsh Coast SC)
2 Pete Jones (Gower Lifeguard Club)
3 Steve Parsons (Gower SC)
3 Paul Anderson (Welsh Coast SC)
4 Paul Ryder (Welsh Coast SC)
5 Colin Bright (Welsh Coast SC)

Juniors
1 Christos Stylianou (Aberavon SC)
2 Colin Bright (Welsh Coast SC)
3 Steve Parsons (Gower SC)
4 Peter Kraus (Gower SC)
5 Paul Nicholson (Gower SC)

1975
Venue:    Freshwater West
Surf conditions:    Good 4-6ft
Organisers:     Welsh Surfing Federation

Results
Mens
1 Pete Jones (Gower Lifeguard Club)
2 Gary Parsons (Gower SC)
3 Paul Anderson (Welsh Coast SC)
4 Paul Ryder (Welsh Coast SC)
5 Bob Rogers (Pembroke SC)
6 Ceri Hurton (Pembroke SC)

Juniors
1 Steve Parsons (Gower SC)
2 Nick Gammon (Gower SC)
3 Warren Austin (Welsh Coast SC)

Ladies
1 Linda Sharp (Aberavon SC)

1976
Venue:    a. Whitesands
b. Manorbier
Surf conditions:    a. Fair 3-4ft
b. Poor 4ft
Organisers:    Welsh Surfing Federation

Results
Mens
1 Pete Bounds (Welsh Coast SC)
2 Pete Jones (Gower Lifeguard Club)
3 Steve Constance (Goer SC)
4 Paul Ryder (Welsh Coast SC)
5 Mike Conlan (Welsh Coast SC)
6 Neil Llewellyn (Sol-y-Mar SC)

Juniors
1 Ken Price (Gower SC)
2 Chris Evans (Sol-y-Mar SC)
3 Lawrence Mansell (Welsh Coast SC)
4 Chris Gadd (Welsh Coast SC)
5 R Chandler (Gower SC)
6 S Harding (Gower SC)

Ladies
1 Linda Sharp (Aberavon SC)

1977
Venue:    a. Freshwater West
b. Llangenith
Surf conditions:    a. Poor 2ft
b. Poor 2ft
Organisers:    Welsh Surfing Federation

Results
Mens
1 Pete Jones (Gower Lifeguard Club)
2 Tim Harvatt (Pembroke SC)
3 Dai Halpin (Gower SC)
4 Pete Bounds (Welsh Coast SC)
5 Paul Ryder (Welsh Coast SC)
6 Simon Randall (Gower SC)

Juniors
1 Ken Price (Gower SC)
2 Chris Evans (Sol-y-Mar SC)

Masters
1 Roger Cooper (Aberavon SC)

 
Results for Welsh Nationals 1984, 1985, 1986 taken from the program