How Surfing Champion Carmen López Rides Waves She Can't See

Can you imagine going into the sea or riding waves without being able to see the water? This is the story of Carmen López. Blind since childhood, the Spaniard has found her own way of navigating the sea. Carmen is so good, she even became world champion in adaptive surfing. We meet her in her hometown, on the Atlantic coast in northern Spain.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:31 How does Carmen navigate the waves?
01:19 Carmen’s story
01:52 Carmen and her coach Lucas
02:29 World Adaptive Surfing Championship
02:59 Risks and obstacles
04:20 Carmen’s goal

#Surfing #InclusionMattersDW #BlindSurfer
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CREDITS
Report: Diana Piñeros, Andrea Bickerich
Camera & Edit: Neven Hillebrands
Supervising Editor: Simone Lauenstein
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[peterkarch]

Thank you Carmen, simply for your existence. You teach us how beautiful life can be.

[victoriamandalams]

I'm crying because IAM so proud of you Carmen ❤

[zukacs]

damn i really wanted to see her surfing