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Nico Manos
aka: nacho, gordy, neeks
made it through: 23 years
born: halifax
resides: homeless
siblings: 2 sisters
offspring: none
status: almost married
hobbies: skateing, snowboarding, baseball, badminton, volleyball, swimming, bodysurfing, exploring the nova scotian coast, watching people surf, distracting Kannon Beach employees.
favourite surf movies: campaign, momentum, thicker than.
weight: 160
height: 5'9
stance: goofy
years surfing: 7
sponsors: riding for quiksilver,dakine,kannon beach --- riding K.G's, JS's, watercooled longboard
quiver: as many boards as I can ride. 5'6 fish, 5'11 squash, 6'0 roundtail, 6'3 rounded pin, 6'5 rounded pin, 7'6 gun, 9'0 longboard, a pair of fins and my hands.
favorite surfers: rob, mick, bobby
favorite menouver: tube riding and carving turns
favorite spots: Lakey Peak, South Mish Jetty, shitholes, chococente, all the spots at home have their days too!
accompsishments: pics in Surfer, Transworld, Surfer's Journal, SBC Surf. Cover of Intersections, NXET. Exposure in The Toronto Star, Wallstreet Journal, McLeans. Buying a piece of land. Lucky enough to get payed to surf.
quote: Only those who push themselves too far will know how far they are capable of going.
A little about me:
My family moved to Australia when I was four where I got my first experience in waves. I didn't touch a surfboard though until I was 12 when my swim coach, Jason Cross took the team to Lawrencetown. I represented Nova Scotia in baseball nationals and played a bunch of sports in school but my main focus was competiteve swimming for nearly 8 years, until 15 when injuries cut down on my training time and allowed me to get to the beach more. I picked up my first official sponsor, Quiksilver, at the age of 18 and have been with them since. I'm currently working on my land overlooking Lawrenctown and surfing as much as I can.
IN OTHER WORDS… East Coast surfing at its best. No one has quite pushed the envelope in this part of the world the way that Nico has. I’ve seen this guy go out on the worst days and pull off some of the craziest maneuvers and not even think twice. Nico has been around the world, just ripping the absolute snot out of any sort of wave you can imagine, from 10 foot plus Indo barrels, to 2 foot Tea House, this guy can do it all. He has pushed the next generation and the standard of surfing on the east coast to an all time high. Not only does Nico shred, but he is also a local lifeguard and a really good all around person. People like Nico don’t come around very often, so next time you see him paddle out, sit back and enjoy the show because this guy will blow your mind..  Nico Manos, Cali 
Nico Manos, Nicaragua
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