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Bethany Hamilton        

Professional Surfer & Shark Attack Survivor; Inspiration for the Film "Soul Surfer"

Bethany Hamilton has become a source of inspiration to millions through her story of determination, faith, and hope. At the age of 13, Hamilton lost her left arm to a 14-foot tiger shark, which seemed to end her career as a rising surf star. One month after the attack, Bethany returned to the water and within two years had won her first national title. In 2007, she realized her dream of surfing professionally and since then, her story has been told in a New York Times best-selling autobiography and in the 2011 film, Soul Surfer.

Hamilton is involved in numerous charitable efforts, including The Beautifully Flawed Foundation, which reaches out to amputees and youth, encouraging and offering hope to overcome through Jesus Christ. Using her platform as a professional athlete to promote living a fit and healthy lifestyle, she authored the book "Body and Soul" in 2014. Hamilton's latest film project, Unstoppable, a surf documentary which showcases her as one of the best women surfers in the world, released theatrically in the USA on July 12, 2019, accompanied by a photo book and a children’s book.

Passionate about family and about helping young women be unstoppable in life and faith, Hamilton launched the Unstoppable Living online courses in 2019, a mother-daughter mentorship program in 2022, known as the ‘Ohana Experience, along with another children’s book called Surfing Past Fear. Her greatest joy is being a wife and mother, and she continues to touch and inspire lives globally as a professional surfer and motivational speaker.

Speech Topics

Developing a Mindset of Overcoming

FIND OUT WHAT MINDSETS ARE BETHANY'S BIGGEST SECRETS TO GETTING BACK ON HER BOARD, LETTING HER PASSIONS FUEL HER FIRE AND LEAD HER TO ACCOMPLISHING FAR MORE WITH ONE ARM THAN SHE EVER COULD HAVE WITH TWO. Learn the simple framework Bethany has found shaped her ability to be resilient and overcome against all odds. She’ll dive into 5 qualities anyone can apply to make a huge impact on their mindset – it’s Bethany’s ADAPT

5 Keys to Living an Unstoppable Life

LEARN THE ONE THING THAT BETHANY DOES EVERY DAY TO LIVE WITH LESS STRESS, MORE MOTIVATION, AND MORE RESILIENCE This is a powerful step-by-step training taught by world-famous overcomer, athlete and speaker, Bethany Hamilton. Bethany has crafted this talk to specifically help you thrive no matter what is happening around you

Shark Attack Survivor

News

Surfer Bethany Hamilton is pregnant with third child
“Grateful for more family fun to come!!!”
Bethany Hamilton: surfing with only one arm isn't as hard as beating the stigma
In Bethany Hamilton’s mind, winning the ESPY award for best female athlete with a disability would have been like “rewinding back to square one”.
Bethany Hamilton: One-armed shark attack survivor beats world's best surfer in Fiji
One-armed surfer Bethany Hamilton finished a career-best third in the World Surf League's Fiji Women's Pro. The 26-year-old's left arm was bitten off in a shark attack in 2003.
Shark attack survivor to speak and surf in Ocean Grove
Her story riveted the nation and now Bethany Hamilton is coming to the Jersey Shore to spread a message of hope.

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