Carlos Alonso Ruiz
Honours / palmarès : 2 times Euro Junior Champion, Champion of Europe Senior interclubs in Tenerife 2007, 9 consecutive years on the Spanish national team, more than 10 times Spanish champion on beach events, 4th of Europe on board race and 10th of the World on Germany 2009.
Education / études : Licensed on Sport Science, Swiming High Performance coach and studying at this moment a Master on High Performance in the Spanish Olimpic Comitee.
His style / ton style : Living as easy as possible enjoying the surf and surflifesaving,
His passion / passion : Surfing.
His projects / projets : Do something diferent with the lifesaving on my country.
His mottos / devises : I am nobody for talk about myself.
CV
First name / Prénom : Carlos
Last name / Nom : Alonso
Nationality / Nationalité : Spanish
Date/place of birth / date et lieu de naissance : 04/03/1986
Weight / poids : 85Kg
Hometown / résidence : Guadalajara, althoug this year I have been on Peru, last year in A Coruña, and two years ago in Lisbon, I like to be near the beach.
Other sponsors / autre sponsor : Club Alcarreño de salvamento
Favourite spot / spot favori : Piscinas (Lobitos, Perú), Les oceanides (Capbreton)
Favourite rider / sportif préféré : Kelly Slater (Surf), Shanon Eckstein (Surflifesaving)
Best media publication / Meilleure publication media : I don´t know.
Your goal for next season / Objectif pour cette année : I will do the best on the Worlds on Egypt.
What do you like most about your sport / qu’est que tu aimes dans ton sport : The people, the relationship with the ocean and the culture.
What do you like most about watermansport / Qu’est ce que tu aimes le plus chez watermansport : That is one of the fists sponsor in Europe in lifesaving, and the posibility that give to his team on have new staff every year.
Hobbies/other sports / hobbies /autres sports : All about water sports, tennis, paddlel, basket, golf, voleyball and most of the sports. Not a lot but big parties.
Interview
Describe your best day ever on a surfing / décris ton meilleur jour de surf : Lobitos (Peru) I woke up at 5 in the morning, no lights, had a good mango juice for breakfast and go to the point called Piscinas, there a perfect left, no body on the water, and me only on the beach going to the water with the first lights of the day and more than an hour surfing along on a perfect 2m. power full wave of more than 100m. long, going back walking by the beach directly to the point.
Going back home 5min walking and repeat the session at midday and in the afternoon with a spectacular sunset. Relax during the day reading on my hammock and eating the best mangos ever I taste.
Describe your typical day / décris un jour typique : I don´t have typical days.
What was the scariest thing you did ? / Quelle était la chose la plus effrayante que tu as fais en sport ? : My first run-swim training on big surf in Australia (19 years)
What makes you the most happy? / Qu’est ce qui te rend heureux : Have a good session with all my friends, have a good champs with all my friends.
What country has the most beautiful women? Quel pays à les plus belles filles ? : Spain, France, Peru, Brazil, Australia, Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria, Belgium, Poland…I have seen beautyfull women in everywhere I have gone.
What does respect mean to you? / Que veux dire respect pour toi ? Is the best word that everybody have to learn, if you base your relantionships on that word everything gonna be all right for you.
Do you have a Facebook address? / As tu une adresse Facebook ? Yeah for sure, Carlos Alonso
Since when are you riding for watermansport : Depuis quand tu est dans le team Watermansport ? 2008
What are your plans for the summer / quelle est ton objectif pour cette été : Travel around France and Spain surfing and racing. And finish with a good worlds at Egypt.
What was your best result last year ? / Quels sont tes meilleurs résultats l’année dernière ? Spanish board champion on the three more important races, and 1st on ironman on two of them. 1st on the latin american champs on Brazil.