Since 2016, Davis's surf school Surf Emporium has been hosting training clinics to introduce people with both physical and mental disabilities to the thrill of catching a wave. People with disabilities have been surfing for decades, but it wasn't until the International Surfing Association started the first adaptive surfing world championship in 2015 that the sport began building momentum. At that first adaptive world championship, Smyth took silver in his division. For Davis, the learning curve going from surf school to adaptive surf school has been steep. "With surfing, you’re not chasing any educational targets or goals, you're not trying to meet any performance, you're just enjoying your child," Murdoch said.

Source: Bangkok Post February 12, 2019 04:18 UTC