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0:00:04 > 0:00:08- I first became interested in surfing - at youth club in Abersoch...
0:00:08 > 0:00:10- ..when I was at Ysgol Botwnnog.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15- Living on the Lleyn Peninsula, - there are so many beaches nearby.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20- There is a beach two minutes away, - in either direction from my house.
0:00:23 > 0:00:28- I was hooked the very first time I - jumped into the water with a board.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33- When you get the right wave - and you look up at the face of it...
0:00:33 > 0:00:37- ..as it builds up in front of you, - the adrenalin is amazing.
0:00:38 > 0:00:43- We used to have competitions to see - who could catch the wave first...
0:00:43 > 0:00:47- ..and who could stand up - on the smallest wave.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50- I would do anything with a board.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- We all used to go out - on skateboards...
0:00:54 > 0:00:58- ..because skateboarding - was similar to surfing.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02- Unfortunately, I was out one day - and I got hit by a car.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09- I was working that night - and I received a telephone call...
0:01:10 > 0:01:15- ..at ten minutes to ten to say that - Llywelyn had been knocked down.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20- I went down there. Terrible things - were going through my mind.
0:01:23 > 0:01:29- I arrived there and the police asked - me to go with them in the car.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- He had been rushed to hospital - by ambulance.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36- Just the other side - of Llanaelhaearn...
0:01:37 > 0:01:40- ..the ambulance had stopped - at the side of the road.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44- The policeman told me - to stay in the car.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48- But I couldn't. I had to follow him.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57- I caught up with the ambulance. - Fritz was there.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- I saw his face - and I knew it was serious.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06- He looked terrible.
0:02:06 > 0:02:11- When he was hit by the car, - he was thrown about a hundred yards.
0:02:14 > 0:02:20- Because of the impact, the muscles - in his back had started to rot.
0:02:20 > 0:02:25- He'd broken his pelvic bone in seven - places. It was an horrific accident.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- He was in intensive care - in Liverpool for a fortnight.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- There was also swelling - on his brain.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- As a result of all the damage - to his body...
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- ..they said there was a chance - he wouldn't make it.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- The doctor told us that if they - didn't amputate his leg...
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- ..he'd be dead within hours.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- He said that the toxins in his blood - would kill him.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04- Signing that piece of paper was the - worst thing I've done in my life.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- I gave them permission to amputate - my son's leg.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11- It was very painful. But they had - to do it to save his life.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32- The first thing I remember - when I woke up was lying in bed...
0:03:32 > 0:03:37- ..and seeing my friends, Tomos, Wil, - James and Tudur there with me.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42- I lifted the blanket - that was over me.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46- There was a big suction pad on my - stump that was absorbing the blood.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48- I remember showing it to them.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- I said, "Look at this on my leg!"
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- I didn't realize at that point - that I'd lost my leg.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55- October 2011.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- When I was lying in hospital...
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- ..I didn't consider what life - would be like with only one leg.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16- I remember saying that I wanted - to do everything I'd done before...
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- ..but do it better.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- Family and friends brought in - posters and pictures of waves...
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- ..while I was in hospital.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- I knew that I would go back - to surfing.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- When I came out of hospital...
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- ..I asked the doctor - if I could go into the sea.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- April 2012.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- His friends were so good to him. - They carried him into the sea.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49- The sea was his life.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- When I went back into the water, - I felt alive.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01- I knew that surfing - would keep me going.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- Every time I feel sad, - I go in the sea and I feel better.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- When he went into the water, - it was heartbreaking to see him go.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- But he was so happy. - He couldn't stop smiling.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- I don't think I'd be Llywelyn - if I couldn't surf.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- Every time I go into the sea now, - I enter a world of my own.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- When he came back from the beach - that day...
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- ..nothing was going to stop him.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- He could carry on doing - what he enjoyed most.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11- My friends don't think about me - as only having one leg.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- They walk away - and leave me to carry things.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- I just stand there - because I can't do it.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- Then they come back realizing - they've forgotten I can't do it.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- They don't see me - as a disabled person.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- Where's my crutch?
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- Where's my crutch?- - It's over there.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33- I think it's broken.
0:06:34 > 0:06:35- It's cracked there.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- I arrived home one night and the - crutch had shrunk to about here.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- You must have had to walk like this - the following day!
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- That repair has been there - for nearly two years.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49- It was me that fixed it.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- It was me that fixed it.- - Tom fixes everything.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- I wouldn't have got through this - without my friends.
0:06:55 > 0:07:00- They were always taking me out - around the village in my wheelchair.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05- If I hadn't had their support, - it would have been very difficult.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- Do you remember the first time - we went to see him in hospital?
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- It was the first time we'd seen him - after the accident.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16- We walked in, he looked at us - and just went like this.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- When I first saw him in hospital, - and saw how thin he was.
0:07:20 > 0:07:26- I thought it would take him years - to get back to the way he was.
0:07:26 > 0:07:32- But, it was only six months, - and he was back to normal.
0:07:32 > 0:07:33- It was nuts!
0:07:50 > 0:07:55- I started the business in 1995, - the year Llywelyn was born.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- My father helped me - and now Llywelyn has joined me.
0:08:00 > 0:08:05- It's amazing how he can jump - in and out of the machine.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- I remember Dad teaching me how - to drive a digger when I was little.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- I used to practise in the yard.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- He used to make me pick golf balls - out of the mud.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29- When he got home from hospital, - he seemed to get stronger every day.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- He worked on the diggers - when he could.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- I put him on the digger - and told him to carry on.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- Fritz and I had separated.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- Llywelyn said he wanted to stay - at home no matter who lived there.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53- I was glad, because I would - have mollycoddled him.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- I would have done everything - for him.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- I don't think he'd be the man - he is today if he'd lived with me.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04- It's a big thing for them. They - don't know anyone with only one leg.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- They had no idea - how things would work out.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12- Dad hasn't allowed me to rest - since I came out of hospital.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- He's kept me going - and given me a boost.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20- He had to do something. I couldn't - let him sit around doing nothing.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25- Some people would have curled up - in a corner and stayed there.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- No chance. No way!
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- You just carry on. He's still here.
0:09:35 > 0:09:36- Fritz is a tough nut.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- But that's why Llywelyn - is the way he is...
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- ..because Fritz has made him - that way, which is good.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- Whenever he works with me now...
0:09:49 > 0:09:53- ..he asks if he can have a few hours - off if the surf is good.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58- I work with Dad and he tells me - what I need to do each day.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- But sometimes I say, - "But there are good waves today!"
0:10:01 > 0:10:05- I get angry with him sometimes - because he doesn't want to work.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- He wants to surf. - But I can't stop him.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13- I am a happier person - after I've been surfing.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20- When I woke up in hospital, - I remember saying I wanted a son...
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- ..and I wanted to travel - around Australia.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- I now have a three-year-old son - and I've been to Australia twice.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- This has brought me back to life.
0:10:31 > 0:10:32- September 2013.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38- We always planned to travel the - world together, looking for surf.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44- Not just Australia. We've been to - France - wherever he wanted to go.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- We found a way.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- The first place I went to - was Sydney.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- Then I travelled up the Gold Coast - to Bundaberg.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- You can surf there - near the Great Barrier Reef.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- Then I went to Melbourne.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- I hitchhiked along the coast - towards Perth.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- Then I spent a fortnight - in Indonesia.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17- Home is lovely, but I love going - to new places and seeing new sights.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- Seeing how people live - in other places.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- Wherever he goes, - he chats to people.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- Everyone was supportive...
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- ..and we found loads of places - to surf.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- Tea Tree Beach, Australia.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42- Out of the whole year, there were - only seven days when I didn't surf.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48- Live for today!
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- I wake every morning and think, - "Yes! Another day."
0:11:52 > 0:11:57- Every day is a bonus - after what I've been through.
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0:12:15 > 0:12:19- I'd never considered competing - in a surfing competition before.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- But last year I watched - some clips...
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- ..of the World Adaptive Surfing - Championship...
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- ..and I realized that no-one - from Wales was competing.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- I put my name forward - and I was accepted.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38- I'm going to fly the flag for Wales - when I compete in California.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- It's a big thing for me. - I'm quite nervous.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48- A month before the World Adaptive - Surfing Championships in California.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- We've travelled for four hours - this morning...
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- ..and we've arrived at - Sunrise Beach, Scarborough.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- We haven't had any waves at home - for three or four weeks...
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- ..so I'm going to get - some practice in.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- Surfing every day or every other day - is ideal practice.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13- But because we don't have the waves, - we have to go away to practise.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17- Sunrise Beach, Scarborough.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- Looking for the right wave - is part of the lifestyle.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31- I watch the forecast every day...
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- ..because the weather changes - from day to day.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- The sea is an unpredictable monster.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- You cannot treat it lightly.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54- But you're pushing your limits - all the time.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- Just as we've got started, - we have to stop.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- It's got us. It's in our blood.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10- We had some good waves there. - It was nice to be back in the water.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- We'll have a hot chocolate now - to warm us up...
0:14:13 > 0:14:18- ..then we'll go along the coast - to look for somewhere else to surf.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28- This is the place we saw earlier. - It's signposted.
0:14:31 > 0:14:32- This is the place.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- This isn't very good surf - for Scarborough.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45- The waves aren't big enough.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49- We'll go on to Saltburn now, - looking for waves.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- I don't know what to do - about this training.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- I might go to Surf Snowdonia - on Saturday.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58- I hope I'll get a place there - and I can get enough training...
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- ..before I'm due to fly out - on Tuesday.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- He is driven to go in the sea - every day...
0:15:06 > 0:15:08- ..and he won't stop.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- I can't keep up with him.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17- He's very focused and that focus - will take him a long way.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- When I first went into the water - after being in hospital...
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- ..I was too weak to get up on my - knee, so I surfed on my tummy.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33- It's amazing how the body can adapt - to what's happened to it...
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- ..and repair itself.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- What's happening with your arm?
0:15:38 > 0:15:40- It was just stiff.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44- We'll focus on your thoracic spine - today.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- I know Llywelyn from living around - this village and the area.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- I heard via Facebook - and through some friends...
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- ..that he was training for various - surfing competitions...
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- ..so I thought I'd help him as much - as I could.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00- Lift up...
0:16:00 > 0:16:01- ..and then drop down.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- A lot of the exercises - that we're working on...
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- ..are adapted - for his surfing stance and posture.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- We're trying to engage - all the right muscles...
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- ..so that he can surf - to the best of his ability.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- You put a lot of weight on your arms - because of your crutches.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22- My shoulders get a bit tight because - of leaning forward on the crutches.
0:16:22 > 0:16:28- I need to loosen them up - so that I can move more quickly...
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- ..from one side of the board - to the other.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- When I was surfing yesterday - it was harder to keep my balance.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38- What we're doing now is to get every - joint moving as best we can.
0:16:39 > 0:16:40- Working on your core...
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- ..and strengthening the muscles - around your centre...
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- ..helps you keep your spine - and your posture...
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- ..as straight as possible.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- Since the accident...
0:16:51 > 0:16:56- ..prosthetic technology - has advanced considerably.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00- They expect the femur to harden.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- ..pull down so that you get - the tendons...
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- He can't put his weight on his arms - all the time.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- Hopefully, one day he will get - a new leg.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- I'm looking forward to seeing him - walk normally again.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- Bwlchtocyn. Llywelyn's home.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- Bring your upper back - and shoulders up off the ball.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- You're working this here.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- He realizes how lucky he is.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- I think that has hit him now.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- It was unbelievable. - Everything seemed so dark.
0:17:33 > 0:17:38- But things have turned out alright. - Everyone loved him in the hospital.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42- It works really well.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47- He can still feel his leg. - He gets cramp in his foot.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- We can laugh about it now, - but it wasn't funny at the time.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55- He used to ask me to massage - his foot, so I'd begin...
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- ..and he'd say, "No, not that one, - the other one!"
0:18:00 > 0:18:04- I was worried about how he was going - to cope with the situation.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- I tried to explain it to him.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15- He accepted what had happened - and he got better.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- It's winging out here. - It's really sticking out.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- When they said that a decision - had had to be made...
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- ..about whether or not to amputate - my leg in order to save my life...
0:18:27 > 0:18:29- ..Dad offered me his leg.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33- But, to be honest, his leg - would have been too small for me.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40- I think he had - one day of feeling sad...
0:18:40 > 0:18:44- ..but then he was determined - to carry on with his life.
0:18:46 > 0:18:47- Last one.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51- All the time I was in rehab - and rebuilding my body...
0:18:51 > 0:18:53- ..one thought kept me going...
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- ..and that was that I would - make something of myself.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- There are no waves at home - so I've come to Surf Snowdonia.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- This doesn't compare to the sea. - In the sea, every wave is different.
0:19:14 > 0:19:19- Every wave here will be - the same size and depth.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- I'm aiming to surf - at the highest possible level.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35- I hope everything comes together.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- When I'm in the water, - everything else disappears.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- It's just me, the surfboard - and the waves.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51- Nothing worries me. - My mind becomes clear.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59- You're floating so there is - no pressure on any joints.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03- There is no pressure on the leg. - You feel weightless.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- There's no life for me - without surfing.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- He's got some confidence - from somewhere.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- The things he does are miraculous.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25- He's very determined. - Nothing fazes him.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- He has no fear at all.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- I don't think he'd be bothered - if he broke his other leg.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- He enjoys what he does so much.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- I don't mind putting myself - out there now.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- Whatever could happen to me - has already happened.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51- Nothing could be worse. - I just take whatever comes.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01- Porth Ceiriad. The day before - departure for the USA.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- This is where I started surfing.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- It's close to home - and easier to get to.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- I used to come here early - before school.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- I used to catch the 8.00am bus - afterwards.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- When I die I want my ashes - scattered here.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26- I never thought I'd represent Wales - at surfing, doing something I like.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32- All this has happened - since I came out of hospital.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- This is the next step.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- Competing against people in the - Adaptive Surfing championship.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45- I don't see myself as disabled.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48- It's only useful at the airport - to get to the front of the queue.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54- I went out last night and the people - in the pub applauded me.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58- It's a big deal for someone - from this area to do this.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- I'm nervous about it. - It means a lot.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- I've been researching - the other competitors...
0:22:05 > 0:22:09- ..and I think I have a good chance.
0:22:10 > 0:22:11- I'm hoping to win.
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0:22:25 > 0:22:29- La Jolla Shores beach, California.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34- It's a new wetsuit.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- It hasn't stretched yet.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- It's the first time I've worn it - in the water.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- I don't know what to expect - in California.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- All I know is - what I've heard online.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- So I'm going there - expecting good waves.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- I see myself surfing - at my best in big waves.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08- Then I can change the rails - and start to turn.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11- I understand the waves better.
0:23:17 > 0:23:22- When I don't get the waves, - I begin to feel frustrated.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29- Well, that was disappointing.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34- I'm very disappointed.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38- No matter what they say, I can't - surf in little waves like those.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44- I suppose we just have to make do - with what's there.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- That wasn't right. - It wasn't great at all.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57- If the wave is big, Llywelyn will do - great things with it.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01- He's not fazed by anything. - Nothing seems to bother him.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- What you see is what you get - with Llywelyn.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10- I've come to California to compete.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13- Ben and Toby from Surfability - have come with me...
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- ..as my trainer - and Wales team manager.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22- So you get a T-shirt, a polo shirt - and a hoodie.
0:24:22 > 0:24:23- These are the T-shirts.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28- Next year, we're getting big dragons - with "Wales" across the back.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31- We're going to have a dragon - with a prosthetic leg...
0:24:31 > 0:24:33- ..or a prosthetic wing.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44- I'm getting ready for the ceremony - now to represent Wales.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- All the others have several members - in their team...
0:24:48 > 0:24:49- ..but Wales only has me.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52- I don't want to let Wales down.
0:24:53 > 0:24:54- Porth Ceiriad.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- We've brought some sand from home, - from my local beach.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03- Porth Ceiriad is very close - to my heart.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08- I don't know what's happening - at the moment.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10- I'm quite nervous now.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17- Here we are, the Welsh team.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- I want to shout Wales in Welsh, but - no-one will know what I'm saying.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23- Wales! Wales!
0:25:28 > 0:25:30- "That's more like it!
0:25:31 > 0:25:35- "Let's begin the - Sands of the World ceremony.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38- "From Team Canada, from Hawaii...
0:25:38 > 0:25:40- "..and from Mexico.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43- "And from Team Japan.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- "And from Wales, - Llywelyn Williams...
0:25:48 > 0:25:52- .bringing sand from Porth Ceiriad".
0:25:56 > 0:25:58- Wales for ever!
0:26:03 > 0:26:05- It's amazing, isn't it?
0:26:05 > 0:26:09- All these people, - and everyone's so friendly.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- Awesome to meet you. - We'll chat again soon. Cheers!
0:26:15 > 0:26:19- It's not like a competition. - Everyone's here to meet friends.
0:26:20 > 0:26:21- Everyone's so nice.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25- It's good fun. - But I still want to win.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- "Here we are live and direct - anywhere in the globe...
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- "..that you want - to watch this 2016...
0:26:34 > 0:26:37- "..ISA World Adaptive Surfing - Championships".
0:26:39 > 0:26:40- Hey!
0:26:41 > 0:26:44- "This year's event has grown - from last year.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47- "More countries are being - represented.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51- "Yes, at this event, we have a sole - representative for Wales here...
0:26:51 > 0:26:54- "..and that just shows - how it's growing".
0:26:54 > 0:26:57- I've got the Welsh flag on my board.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00- I've never thought - of doing that before.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05- Rules in the water - - it's 20 minute heats.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08- If you top two waves, you score.
0:27:08 > 0:27:09- You're surfing in AS-2.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- There are five categories - in the competition.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17- I'm in AS-2, which is amputees - above the knee.
0:27:23 > 0:27:28- He has the confidence to do it, - so I think he has a good chance.
0:27:30 > 0:27:31- He's determined to do it.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36- He's here and I wish him luck.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50- "Round One of the AS-2, and there's - a real contrast in styles...
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- "..in who's choosing - to use a prosthetic...
0:27:53 > 0:27:55- "..and who's choosing not to."
0:27:56 > 0:27:59- "It looks like we've got Mark - Stewart out there in the red...
0:28:00 > 0:28:01- "..the reigning world champion.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05- "It looks like he's paddling - for this one right here."
0:28:13 > 0:28:16- "Well, that looks like - it was blue's first wave...
0:28:17 > 0:28:20- "..our surfer from Wales, - Llywelyn Williams".
0:28:21 > 0:28:23- Look at me!
0:28:25 > 0:28:27- I can't speak. I'm so proud of him!
0:28:52 > 0:28:54- "Well, we had a Welsh surfer...
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- "..right in front - of our South African surfer.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00- "It seems there might be - an interference but..
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- "The athlete who is closest - to the peak of the wave...
0:29:04 > 0:29:07- "..is actually given - the right of way.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- "There might be - an infraction there.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- "Well, Jeff Baldwin, was there - an interference in this heat?
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- "Indeed there was. I just checked in - with the judges' tower.
0:29:18 > 0:29:19- "Blue on yellow.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23- "That means that blue will only be - scored on one and a half waves."
0:29:23 > 0:29:27- "Our Welsh surfer is really testing - it up in the lip.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31- "He's doing well in the heat - with the waves he's had so far.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- "I would say it's quite close - between him...
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- "..and the French surfer, - Eric Dargent.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- "It looks like Mark Stewart might be - out in the lead."
0:29:44 > 0:29:47- He didn't get the two. - There's a minute to go.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49- He should get another one.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58- "We're into the countdown.
0:29:58 > 0:30:03- "Five, four, three, two, one".
0:30:12 > 0:30:14- Well done!
0:30:15 > 0:30:17- The first heat's over.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20- Interference on one wave, - but I got another.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22- I hope it was good enough.
0:30:23 > 0:30:28- The world champion was there, - a South African and a Frenchman.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- I was talking to them earlier - and they were fine...
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- ..but out there - they didn't want to talk.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- So, Wales. It looks like - you're in third place in that heat.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46- You're total score is a 5.78.
0:30:46 > 0:30:51- The good news is you have a chance - to surf again tomorrow.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53- We'll see you tomorrow.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58- I came third in the heat.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02- I have another chance tomorrow - to improve on that score.
0:31:04 > 0:31:05- I was very nervous out there.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08- Everyone else has competed before.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- I get to surf again tomorrow.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25- Surfing with other adaptive surfers - was incredible.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- Everyone was sharing stories. - It was so friendly.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38- It was an eye-opener for me too.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42- I walked around and saw others - like my son, without a leg.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45- You find yourself - looking at people's legs...
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- ..wondering what sort of knee - or leg they've got.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- It's incredible. There are even - blind people surfing.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01- People with broken backs...
0:32:01 > 0:32:05- ..and there was one lad surfing - who had no legs at all...
0:32:05 > 0:32:06- ..and only one arm.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09- It's incredible - what people can do...
0:32:09 > 0:32:12- ..and here we are - complaining all the time.
0:32:21 > 0:32:22- Lovely!
0:32:23 > 0:32:24- I'm feeding the team.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26- Do you want some more?
0:32:26 > 0:32:30- When I looked out of the window, - the waves looked small.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- But now they're bigger - as the tide goes out.
0:32:33 > 0:32:34- I hope I do well.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37- I'm very nervous now.
0:32:39 > 0:32:40- "Well, good morning.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- "Welcome back - to beautiful California...
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- "..as we look forward to - the final heat of this round.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50- "We've seen some solid scores - this morning.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54- "Based on today's conditions, there - should be some bigger scores today."
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- "I checked the lines - that Llywelyn's drawn.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- "Those pumps down the line, - a couple of off the tops there.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05- "That was epic. - Pretty solid stuff there.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09- "He's not done yet. - He's already turning back around."
0:33:09 > 0:33:11- "Ten seconds remaining."
0:33:12 > 0:33:16- "It looks like the defending world - champion, Mark Stewart...
0:33:16 > 0:33:18- ".is going to paddle into this one.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20- "No way.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23- "He nailed it. - That was a great ride.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28- "Now we see Llywelyn in the white - jersey looking at this right hander.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32- "Nice drive off the bottom. - Gets some speed. Nice off the top.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35- "A bit of a floater there - to wrap things up.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39- "Llywelyn, the Welsh surfer, - is pushing the limits there."
0:33:39 > 0:33:43- "7.00 points to white, - the surfer from Wales."
0:33:43 > 0:33:46- "Red and yellow having a look - once again.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50- "Red pulls back. Yellow pulls back. - Time is winding down here.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- "Current heat leader is Llywelyn."
0:33:53 > 0:33:54- "Here's the countdown.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- "Four, three, two, one."
0:33:58 > 0:34:00- HOOTER SOUNDS
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- "That is going to be the end - of that heat.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06- "Round 2, heat number 5 - is done and dusted."
0:34:13 > 0:34:18- That was good. The waves were good - and I put pressure on the others.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- They tried to talk to me this time, - but I said nothing.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24- Pressure on, pressure on.
0:34:29 > 0:34:30- Well done, son!
0:34:32 > 0:34:36- I'm just brimming with pride. - I'm so lucky to be here to see him.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39- I'm so proud to be - part of the family.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- Llywelyn and his brothers - and sisters...
0:34:42 > 0:34:44- ..have welcomed me with open arms.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50- Nain and Taid - are watching at home.
0:34:50 > 0:34:51- Hello, Taid!
0:34:51 > 0:34:53- Hello, Taid!- - Hello!
0:34:53 > 0:34:56- What did the others score?
0:34:56 > 0:35:01- 8.23 for Mark Stewart - and 5.47 for Caleb.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03- I did it. Yes!
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- I'm so happy. It's really good - to see him do well.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- I was a little nervous - at the start...
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- ..because the other guys - got a few good waves.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17- But he smashed it. He did so well.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- He just beat the world champion - in this heat.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24- A 7.00 and a 5.67.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28- He beat them by a fair bit. - More of that later on.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31- Stick to the game plan - and keep winning.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37- How does it feel to represent Wales - for the first time in this event?
0:35:37 > 0:35:42- It feels sick. After today, I don't - want to let my country down now.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44- I'll just keep on going.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- Quarter-finals.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55- Can you hear them commentating - when you're out there?
0:35:56 > 0:36:00- To think that five years ago, - he was lying on a hospital bed...
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- ..bleeding everywhere, - on the floor, under the bed.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07- The nurses were crying because - they thought he wouldn't make it.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10- Look at where we are now. - I can't explain it.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- I want to cry all the time. - He's an amazing lad.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18- He's got through it all. - Whatever's been thrown at him.
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0:36:30 > 0:36:33- Llywelyn was shredding - out there today.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36- He beat the defending - gold medallist.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40- I'm sure they'll have a good - competition in the finals.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42- They're two really good surfers.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- I wish him all the best - in the quarters.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47- He's a really cool guy as well.
0:36:47 > 0:36:52- It's great. I'm thrilled to see some - young guys getting involved.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- He has a huge future ahead of him - for sure.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59- Quarter-finals.
0:37:00 > 0:37:01- Come on, Llywelyn!
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- He's come out - from a very dark place...
0:37:17 > 0:37:19- ..to be able to do what he does.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- Something in him has changed.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29- He's determined. If he wants to do - something, he finds a way to do it.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42- When he was allowed back - into the sea, he changed overnight.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45- His whole attitude changed.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50- In some ways, this has been - a good thing for him.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54- Because I don't know what he'd have - done with his life otherwise.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13- I hope I've done well enough - to go through.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- The man in red got that last one.
0:38:16 > 0:38:17- That was a pity.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- I'll go and find out how I did.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- "Congratulations - to Llywelyn Williams...
0:38:29 > 0:38:31- ..on reaching the semi-final".
0:38:39 > 0:38:41- Oh my God!
0:38:45 > 0:38:46- Job done!
0:38:46 > 0:38:50- I'm very proud of him. - This is his first competition.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52- He's in the semi-final!
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- Miraculous! Very well done!
0:38:57 > 0:38:59- Llywelyn Williams. - Is that right?
0:38:59 > 0:39:01- Nail it for me.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03- Llywelyn Williams.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- I'm not going to try it again.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10- More importantly, that performance. - Quarter-finals, it's do or die now.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- You're into the semi-finals. - How stoked are you?
0:39:13 > 0:39:16- Very stoked. - It's better with bigger waves.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20- After yesterday's performance, - I didn't think I had it.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- But, getting to the semi-finals - is a big thing.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25- He was brilliant.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29- I can't believe it. I was shouting - so much, I've lost my voice.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32- I never thought - we'd be in this situation.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34- I'm speechless.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38- The pressure's on for tomorrow now. - I have to work with those waves.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50- How do you say good luck in Welsh?
0:39:50 > 0:39:51- How do you say good luck in Welsh?- - Pob lwc.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- Pob lwc.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55- Day three. Semi-final.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57- It's a lot busier here today.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01- The waves are similar to yesterday, - and I dominated then.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03- I hope to do the same today.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- The Frenchman wished me good luck.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08- He doesn't speak to me in the water.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10- The pressure's on now.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14- We'll see how it goes. - It would be good to be in the final.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18- I'm really nervous now.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23- I feel quite emotional today.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27- Oh heck! I'm hoping for the best.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30- I don't have any nails left!
0:40:32 > 0:40:36- I hope he does well - and the waves are favourable.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38- I'm a nervous wreck.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- "Well, we are jumping right back - into semi-final number 2.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50- "We've seen all these athletes - battle through the different heats.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- "Eric Dargent has had - an amazing competition.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55- "He's had some of the highest - scores.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- "Llywelyn Williams from Wales - and Colin Cook from Hawaii.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- "They're the top two for the final."
0:41:08 > 0:41:10- The waves are not consistent.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14- If he's in the right place - at the right time, he'll score big.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17- He's got the skills for sure.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23- "Eric Dargent just starting off - where he left off yesterday."
0:41:28 > 0:41:31- "We just saw Llywelyn Williams - finishing out that way.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35- "This looks like it will increase - his scoreline."
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- "Our surfer from Hawaii, Colin Cook, - looking only for a 3.51.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49- "This could be the wave that pushes - him up into second.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57- "Great surfing - by all three athletes.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23- "It's that battle for second - at the moment
0:42:23 > 0:42:25- "Llywelyn needs a 2.77 now."
0:42:37 > 0:42:41- "You know, as it stands right now, - it looks like Eric Dargent...
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- "..and Colin Cook are heading - to the final".
0:42:45 > 0:42:47- CHEERING
0:42:56 > 0:42:59- That's it. Third in the semi-finals.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01- The other two were brilliant - surfers.
0:43:02 > 0:43:03- Fair play to them.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07- This is the first time a Welshman - has competed here.
0:43:08 > 0:43:09- There's always next year.
0:43:10 > 0:43:11- You did so well!
0:43:15 > 0:43:19- When I missed out on the final - by one point, I was gutted.
0:43:19 > 0:43:23- But then I thought, "I did my best - and that's all I can do".
0:43:26 > 0:43:30- I watched them surfing in the final. - The world champion was there.
0:43:30 > 0:43:34- But I knew that I'd beaten him by - four points in the quarter-finals.
0:43:36 > 0:43:41- I said to him at the end of the - night, "See you next year!"
0:43:45 > 0:43:47- I've had a very good week.
0:43:47 > 0:43:51- It's been brilliant to meet so many - people from around the world...
0:43:52 > 0:43:54- ..who have different stories - to tell.
0:43:55 > 0:43:57- This has opened a lot of doors - for me.
0:43:57 > 0:44:02- I've met many people who've invited - me to stay and surf with them.
0:44:02 > 0:44:07- The Frenchman who came second - invited me to try some prosthetics.
0:44:08 > 0:44:09- That's what he does.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13- So I'm hoping to go to France - to try out some legs.
0:44:15 > 0:44:18- I will leave here - as fifth in the world.
0:44:18 > 0:44:21- The team came 16th - out of 22 in the world.
0:44:21 > 0:44:24- I've done that all on my own.
0:44:25 > 0:44:29- I'm very proud.
0:44:38 > 0:44:41- Passo Tonale, Italy.
0:44:56 > 0:44:59- Since the surfing in California, - a lot has happened.
0:44:59 > 0:45:02- I'm skiing in the mountains - at the moment.
0:45:02 > 0:45:04- Disability Skiing Wales - has asked me...
0:45:04 > 0:45:07- ..to train for the 2018 Paralympics.
0:45:07 > 0:45:10- We'll see what happens with that.
0:45:13 > 0:45:16- We started coming to Passo Tonale - about three years ago.
0:45:17 > 0:45:19- All the family comes along.
0:45:19 > 0:45:22- We went up to the top - and just let Llywelyn go.
0:45:22 > 0:45:24- He loves doing it.
0:45:26 > 0:45:28- I ski on one leg.
0:45:28 > 0:45:30- I use outriggers - with skis on the bottom.
0:45:32 > 0:45:34- I have to go fast - in order to turn.
0:45:34 > 0:45:36- If I go too slow, I fall over.
0:45:36 > 0:45:39- Speed is your friend.
0:45:43 > 0:45:45- The faster I go, - the more adrenalin I get.
0:45:46 > 0:45:47- It makes me speed up.
0:45:48 > 0:45:50- I have to try and work out - how to stop then.
0:45:51 > 0:45:53- I find it difficult with two legs.
0:45:54 > 0:45:56- It's amazing how he can do it - with one.
0:45:56 > 0:45:59- We watch him every time - he comes down the slope.
0:46:00 > 0:46:02- It's incredible what he can do.
0:46:05 > 0:46:08- I try to do everything I can - with one leg.
0:46:08 > 0:46:10- I think I can do almost everything.
0:46:10 > 0:46:13- There's nothing that I don't do.
0:46:13 > 0:46:14- Life is good.
0:46:15 > 0:46:17- There's a lot more to come, I think.
0:46:22 > 0:46:25- I hope he'll have a bright future.
0:46:25 > 0:46:27- A lot of doors are opening for him.
0:46:27 > 0:46:30- We'll see where he goes next.
0:46:31 > 0:46:34- I don't know. Life is strange.
0:46:37 > 0:46:38- Cheers!
0:46:38 > 0:46:42- He came from a very dark place - to be able to do what he does now.
0:46:45 > 0:46:48- He has a lot to look forward to.
0:46:48 > 0:46:54- I worry... well, I'm his mother, - I always worry about him.
0:46:54 > 0:46:59- So far, he has shown me - that he can cope.
0:47:00 > 0:47:01- He's here, isn't he?
0:47:03 > 0:47:07- I'm one of the lucky ones - that can say that my child is OK.
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