Salt in his Veins - Tom Therssen - A 25 year love affair with the ocean
I have featured several kinds of sports people on this page. So, it's obvious that when I get news of someone with a new profile with a new sport, I'm delighted. I heard about Tom Therssen and his love for surfing and I had to reach out. Someone who connects with the seas and oceans through sport is not common where I come from and so I'm excited to have him here. Tom was introduced to surfing when he went to try it with a couple of friends at 21. One of the friends had tried the sport before and so took them along. Over couple of years that followed nearly all Tom’s friends tried their hand at surfing and half of them were bitten by the bug just like him. Tom was immediately in love with everything about the sport. The half of the friends Tom mentions still do the sport over 25 years later. Surfing is a technical sport and Tom says that some people pick it up quickly and some take more time. He keeps in shape to be able to surf throughout the year by ‘ Face Climbing ’....
