Born in Dayton,Ohio, United States of America.Sports have been part of my life since I was 5 years old. Started with swimming, then transitioned to Roller hockey at the age of 7 and played until the age of 10, on which the title of national champ in u-9's was obtained with my team, Grupo Dramático e Sportivo de Cascais. Surfing became the next passion and from the age of 10 until the present days, I've been practicing the sport, competing in numerous contests both nationally and internationally. Sports highlights:U-9's Portuguese Champ in Roller Hockey, 2001 season with G.D.S. Cascais;Winner of the 2004 European O'Neill Grom Prix surfing series in U-14's;Two time Portuguese National Surfing Team athlete in the ISA World Junior Surfing Games in 2008 (France) and 2009 (Ecuador);Three time 4th place in the Portuguese Junior Surfing Championships;Second place in the U-14's 2004 Portuguese Surfing Cup;First place in a few local competitions;More than 10 years of high level competition