Inside Out With Paige Hareb

They say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.

While Paige’s life was never at risk on that fateful day surfing a Mexican beach break back in June, when a rare accident saw the World Tour surfer suffer seriously broken ribs, she nevertheless had a lot to lose. What Paige, in fact, stared down the barrel of was the death of her career on the ultimate stage! Results had been less than ideal, coming in with a low seeding and at venues that favoured her opposition more, having to face missing the events that she felt more comfortable at, and having to miss key rated events on the qualifying tour. And through all of this, there was not a single thing Paige could do but attempt to stay positive and believe in the team of practitioners charged with a rehabilitation campaign with the clock running out! In what was indeed a near miracle, Paige’s recovery went against all odds and not only that, upon her return, it was evident she had come back stronger than ever and with a spark that we had never seen before in her career! Over the coming months, Paige went on to finish runner-up at the World Surfing Games, win her first WQS event in ten years and then solidify her spot back on tour for 2019, her 8th year sitting in the company of the best 16 women surfers on the planet. While we often get to hear great superlatives and tend to focus on the great achievements, we are privileged to hear Paige’s story from the inside out, her inner feelings, her fears and her darkest days on her way back to the top.