1984 Began surfing at the age of 8 1986 Cornish Open (2nd Cadets) 1986 Multi-Fin (2nd Cadets) 1987 Cornish Open (2nd Cadets) 1987 British Championships (1st Cadets) 1987 English Championships (2nd Cadets) 1988 English Championships (2nd Cadets) 1988 Cornish Open (1st Cadet) 1988 Burns Surf Challenge (1st) 1989 British Championships (1st Cadet) (2nd Junior) (3rd Open) 1989 English Championships (1st Cadet) (1st Junior) (3rd Final Open) 1989 European Championships - Portugal (1st) 1990 British Championships (1st Junior) "What makes surfing fun? Just going out there to surf with your mates and having fun, really, you feel as if you're flying down the waves. It's really exhilarating, it's brilliant." 1991 British Championships (1st Junior) (1st Cadet) (1st Open) 1992 European Junior Championships (1st) 1992 Cornish Open (5th Junior) 1993 British Championships (1st Junior) (1st Open) 1994 European Championships (1st) 1996 Quiksilver Pantin Classic (1st EPSA) 1997 Voted in Brit Surf Top Five Surfers - Sported Magazine 1997 Qualified for World Championship Tour 1997 Pukas Op Pro (3rd) 1998 Voted Best British Surfer in Carve Peer Poll 'He's fast, he's radical,
he's got a nice fluid style and he does cool tricks....' 1999 WQS Portugal (2nd) 1999 Ripcurl Hossegor Pro (5th EPSA Men) 1999 SMP Invitational (1st) 2000 Voted Best British Surfer in Wavelength Magazine Reader Awards 2000 World Championship Tour 'To celebrate his requalification to the top flight of professional surfing, we've awarded Russell Winter Icon status.....the greatest surfer ever to have come from these shores.' - Wavelength Magazine 2004 Voted No. 1 Britain's Greatest Ever Surfer - Carve Magazine 'He achieved what
most of us can only dream of, and inspire a generation. |