Caroline Marks on her ambitious goals and the progression of women's surfing

02/27/24 • 10 min

“I'm also not going to stop pushing forward and not going to stop working towards those goals. So why not say it out loud and go for it?”
In September 2023, Caroline Marks arguably reached her potential by winning the world championship title on the World Surfing League’s championship tour. At just 21 years-old, and with seven years on the pro circuit clocked, it seemed like clinching the world title was only a matter of time for the young goofy-foot.
In this bonus episode of the Family Crest podcast with host Peter Flax, Marks discusses her ambitious goals (“I'm here to go to as many Olympics as possible and win a gold medal”) and how keeping her brothers around her keeps her grounded (“They humble the sh*t out of me, and I'm grateful for that”).
Family Crest is a podcast by Red Bull and the Red Bulletin magazine. This episode is hosted by Peter Flax and written and produced by Melissa Saenz Gordon. Engineering by Full English Post.
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