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Bethany Hamilton

By elizabeth.treanor.mms

  • Birth

    Birth
    Bethany Hamilton was born on February 8, 1990 in Kauai, Hawaii.

  • Surfing

    Surfing
    She beagn surfing at age 11.

  • Bitten

    Bitten
    Bethany Hamilton got her arm bitten of by a 10 foot tiger shark.

  • Quote

    Quote
    She said "I cant change it, that was God's plan for my life and I am going to go with it'.

  • Book

    Book
    In 2004 she relased a book called Soul Surfer based on her struggle to get back on the board after her arm was bitten of.

  • Returning

    Returning
    She began to surf again after her dister. Now she is in alot of competitions, She is very good at it too. Bethany painted a pattrn on her board to keep shatks away and only sufs after morning becouse that's a shark's favorite feeding time.

  • Movie

    Movie
    They started filming the movie Soul Surfer in Hawaii.

  • Perfume

    Perfume
    She made her own fragance for girls and it comes in the shape of a surfboard.

  • Help

    Help
    She went toThailand to help the people that got hurt by the Tsunami disaster

  • Fame

    Fame
    "Peolple must see me as a Courage and Inspirstation" Bethany says. After the Sark bit her arm off she i famous becouse of surfing with one arm.