[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 792 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 792

  Honoring Robert Kelly Slater for his outstanding and unprecedented 
achievements in the world of surfing and for being an ambassador of the 
                    sport and excellent role model.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 1, 2009

    Mr. Posey (for himself and Ms. Hirono) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Honoring Robert Kelly Slater for his outstanding and unprecedented 
achievements in the world of surfing and for being an ambassador of the 
                    sport and excellent role model.

Whereas Robert Kelly Slater was born on February 11, 1972, in Cocoa Beach, 
        Florida;
Whereas Kelly Slater learned to surf in Cocoa Beach, Florida, with his brothers, 
        Sean and Stephen;
Whereas Kelly Slater was a perennial amateur champion in the 1980s, winning 6 
        Eastern Surfing Association titles and 4 national titles;
Whereas, in 1992, at the age of 20, Kelly Slater was the youngest surfer to win 
        the Association of Surfing Professionals World Championship;
Whereas, between 1992 and 2008, Kelly Slater was a 6-time winner of the 
        Billabong Pipeline Masters, a competition held annually for the 45 top-
        ranked surfers by the Association of Surfing Professionals at the Banzai 
        Pipeline in Oahu, Hawaii;
Whereas, between 1994 and 1998, Kelly Slater won 5 consecutive Association of 
        Surfing Professionals titles;
Whereas, in 1995 and 1998, Kelly Slater won the Triple Crown of Surfing, the 
        Reef Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa Ali'i Beach Park, the O'Neill World Cup of 
        Surfing at Sunset Beach, and the Billabong Pipeline Masters at the 
        Banzai Pipeline;
Whereas Kelly Slater was inducted into the Surfers Hall of Fame in 2002;
Whereas, in 2002, Kelly Slater won the Quicksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau at 
        Waimea Bay in Oahu, Hawaii, a competition that occurs only when waves 
        reach a minimum height of 20 feet;
Whereas Kelly Slater was the 1st surfer ever to be awarded 2 perfect scores in 
        the final heat of the Billabong Tahiti Pro Contest under the Association 
        of Surfing Professionals 2-wave scoring system;
Whereas Kelly Slater won an Association of Surfing Professionals World Title in 
        2005, 7 years after his previous win in 1998;
Whereas, in 2007, Kelly Slater started the Kelly Slater Foundation to raise 
        awareness and financial support for socially and environmentally 
        conscious charities;
Whereas Kelly Slater has 39 World Championship Tour victories;
Whereas Kelly Slater holds 9 Association of Surfing Professionals World 
        Championships, a record number;
Whereas, in 2008, at the age of 36, Kelly Slater was the oldest surfer to win an 
        Association of Surfing Professionals World Championship; and
Whereas Kelly Slater is surfing's all-time leader in career event wins: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors Robert Kelly 
Slater for his outstanding and unprecedented achievements in the world 
of surfing and for being an ambassador of the sport and role model for 
aspiring young surfers in the United States and throughout the world.
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