Men's LT 2025

#24
Heat wins

0
Avg. heat score

6.46
Avg. wave score

2.36

Men's LT 2025

#24
Heat wins

0

Avg. heat score

6.46
Avg. wave score

2.36

Event results

Name	Place	Points	Defeated By
eThekwini Surf Pro LQS	2nd	800	Steven Sawyer
Lexus US Open of Surfing LT	17th	1,330	Taka Inoue

Videos

- WSL / Laurent Masurel

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Highlights: Action Underway at Longboard Classic Galicia

The Longboard Classic Galicia starts in solid surf with the world's best spending quality time of the forward few inches of their boards in

1 minute

- WSL / Thurtell

Saturday, April 7, 2018 Paul Botha

Highlights: Longboarders revel in Port Alfred Peaks

Former World No 2 Steven Sawyer's take on the Royal St Andrews Hotel Port Alfred Classic pres. by Quiksilver

2 minutes

News

- WSL / Pierre Tostee

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Longboard Action Kicks Off Opening Day at eThekwini Surf Pro

Including a near-perfect heat from Sam Christianson

- WSL / Ian Thurtell

Saturday, June 23, 2018 Jazz Kushke

Australian Jackson Baker wins 2018 Volkswagen SA Open of Surfing

Clean, small waves arrived for the crowning of men's QS and Longboard event winners.

Career stats

Year	Rank	Points	Events	Heats	Max heat score	Best result
2025	24	1,330	1	1	6.46	17th
2024	12	3,857	3	6	11.73	5th
2024/2025	2	800	1	0	-	2nd
2020	41	316	1	1	8.43	41st
2019	39	1,367	3	3	6.96	25th
2018	13	1,665	1	3	10.83	13th
2018	2	1,170	2	4	15.40	2nd

Sam Christianson

South Africa

Sam Christianson

South Africa

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Stance

Regular
First season

2016 Men's JR
Age

27Mar 30, 1998
Hometown

Durban, South Africa

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