2. Biografy
● She was born in Lihue, Hawaii on February 8, 1990.
● Her parents taught her to surf since she was 4 years.
● She began surfing seriously at the age of 8 and gained her first sponsorship
by age 9.
● In 2012 met Adam Dirks and in 2013 they married.
● Now a days she lives in Kauai, Hawai and she has 2 childs.
3. Shark atack and recovery
● On October 31, 2003, Hamilton went surfing in the morning with his friends
when a tiger shark attacked her, severing her left arm just below the
shoulder.
● When she arrived to the hospital she had lost the 60% of her blood and she
was in a hypovolemic shock.
● Even with the trauma of the incident, Hamilton was determined to get back
to surfing.
