GLEN Anil’s David Williams made the most of home conditions to win a spot on the podium at this year’s Sea Harvest SA Para Surfing Championships held at Durban’s New Pier.

Williams, who was born without legs below the knee, competes in the kneel division and placed third overall.

The event was hosted by Made for More, an NPO empowering people with disabilities, and was supported by the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, and Surfing South Africa (SSA).

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“I loved the vibe. Surfing in front of a home crowd with a high level of competition from other provinces was exciting. I always make the most of it and my personal experience was a positive. What makes the national para surfing champs is it shines a spotlight on adaptive surfers. On a competition level I didn’t get in as much training before the competition due to the poor water quality. I love being in the water and normally in the lead-up to nationals I would be surfing everyday.

“So considering all of that I was super proud of myself for winning a medal. Surfing against such amazing people like Lerato Seroke who placed first and Osborne Gumede who placed second also brought out the best in me. They are both amazing surfers and to finish on a podium with them was awesome,” said the 37-year-old.

Williams also recently took on the aQuellé Tour Durban 28km race in a handcycle.

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