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| The School of Liquid Rhythm Kayaking is a unique kayaking school that offers kayak fishing instruction, kayak and qajaq classes, kayak surfing classes, surf camp, kayak trips, and kayak instruction clinics, to all people regardless of age, limited flexibility, or disability, in Tampa Bay Clearwater FL. Copyright © 2006 The School of Liquid Rhythm Kayaking, Inc. is a division of Osprey Bay Outdoors Enterprises INC. DBA. All Rights Reserved. |
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Sean Fitzgibbon is a man obsessed with water. He is a
Florida native who took the literal fact that a significant
amount of water makes up the human body.
Consequently, Sean has made it a mission in his life to
spend as much free time introducing water to land
lovers, teaching surfing and kayaking, and taking people
on a memorial three hour tour on the Florida waters.
His secret identity, when not on the water, is that of an
Orthotic Prosthetic Technician at St. Pete Limb and
Brace. His background puts him a foot ahead of other
Florida native who took the literal fact that a significant
amount of water makes up the human body.
Consequently, Sean has made it a mission in his life to
spend as much free time introducing water to land
lovers, teaching surfing and kayaking, and taking people
on a memorial three hour tour on the Florida waters.
His secret identity, when not on the water, is that of an
Orthotic Prosthetic Technician at St. Pete Limb and
Brace. His background puts him a foot ahead of other
people in his field. Sean was born with a birth defect, which caused his right leg not to form properly. At
3 years old, Sean underwent a right leg, below the knee amputation, which would allow him to walk
properly with a prosthetic foot. However, he does more than just walk properly.
On land, he has competed against non-amputees in inline speed skating competitions and proven to be
faster than any rabbit in roller skates. Nevertheless, it is in the water that he truly excels. Sean first
learned about the water through sailing. But sailing was not aggressive enough for him. Therefore, he
learned to surf. And surfing opened the world for him.
Sean has surfed professionally now for six years. He is the fourth time consecutive and current East
Coast Surfer Champion, a five time consecutive National Champion and has been awarded the Buddy
Pelletier Surfer of the Year award. He now surfs in the Legends Professional surfing competitions
against non-amputees. Surfing has taken him throughout the USA and to Hawaii. It was in Hawaii that
Sean Fitzgibbon professional surfer friends baptized him with a new name. The name given to him by
those friends is Topa Honu. The name means sea turtle and truly embodies his love of the water.
3 years old, Sean underwent a right leg, below the knee amputation, which would allow him to walk
properly with a prosthetic foot. However, he does more than just walk properly.
On land, he has competed against non-amputees in inline speed skating competitions and proven to be
faster than any rabbit in roller skates. Nevertheless, it is in the water that he truly excels. Sean first
learned about the water through sailing. But sailing was not aggressive enough for him. Therefore, he
learned to surf. And surfing opened the world for him.
Sean has surfed professionally now for six years. He is the fourth time consecutive and current East
Coast Surfer Champion, a five time consecutive National Champion and has been awarded the Buddy
Pelletier Surfer of the Year award. He now surfs in the Legends Professional surfing competitions
against non-amputees. Surfing has taken him throughout the USA and to Hawaii. It was in Hawaii that
Sean Fitzgibbon professional surfer friends baptized him with a new name. The name given to him by
those friends is Topa Honu. The name means sea turtle and truly embodies his love of the water.
His innate knowledge of the water and his lively
personally brings a unique blend into the team
of Liquid Rhythm. And his desire to bring
kayaking to all people has spilled over into
making the O and P Extremity Games a reality.
Sean created a team of paddlers named
Team Topa Honu to raise awareness of
people living with limb loss and to help raise
funds to support the Extremity Games.
Additionally, kayaking is one sport that all
people regardless of ability can relax and enjoy
the beautiful waters in and around Florida.
That is the motto of Topa Honu.
personally brings a unique blend into the team
of Liquid Rhythm. And his desire to bring
kayaking to all people has spilled over into
making the O and P Extremity Games a reality.
Sean created a team of paddlers named
Team Topa Honu to raise awareness of
people living with limb loss and to help raise
funds to support the Extremity Games.
Additionally, kayaking is one sport that all
people regardless of ability can relax and enjoy
the beautiful waters in and around Florida.
That is the motto of Topa Honu.
