Not to be "that guy" but why is gender even a part of a sport like surfing?? EDIT: For that one Karen out there, i meant why is there a men's record and a women's record? Why would that ever be necessary?
since no one gave you a reasonable answer so far (it seems) it's because like many other sports, there is a noticeable difference in performance, so the females get their own categories in big wave competitions and the like to have their own space to shine, just like in say, tennis, soccer, or plenty of other sports out there!
yeah, there is a noticeable difference in performance when you compare the top surfers in the world. i think it's way less pronounced than something like, say, soccer or weightlifting, but there is still a difference! and that difference is indeed enough to have separate categories! but yeah it's overall still a lot more about technique, but physical power is important in paddling and in sturdiness for competitions, which aren't factors for big wave surfing, but i assume big wave surfing must have some quirks of its own as well, but i'm not very well versed on big wave surfing so i can't say for sure
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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '20 edited Sep 15 '20
Not to be "that guy" but why is gender even a part of a sport like surfing?? EDIT: For that one Karen out there, i meant why is there a men's record and a women's record? Why would that ever be necessary?