Get to know the father of modern surfing in this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series of biographies about people ``you should meet.`` Meet Duke Kahanamoku, three-time Olympic gold medalist and the father of modern surfing.
Fans began calling Duke ``the human fish.`` Wherever he went, Duke would demonstrate his surfing skills and in 1915, Duke introduced board surfin.
Duke gained international fame for participating in four Olympics and won five medals in total.
Get to know the father of modern surfing in this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series of biographies about people ``you should meet.`` Meet Duke Kahanamoku, three-time Olympic gold medalist and the father of modern surfing
