Worst Wipeout! Keala Kennelly at Teahupoo

Big wave surfer Keala Kennelly remembers her wipeout heard around the world like it was yesterday. During the Andy Irons memorial paddle out at the Billabong Pro Tahiti 2011, Kennelly paddled out on a ’normal’ size day at Teahupoo. After being smacked in the head by the lip when she was in the barrel, the Kauai native drove face first into the reef. Listen as Keala Kennelly recounts her traumatizing experience, provides visuals of her wipeout and injury, and talks about her re
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