Griffin Colapinto, of San Clemente, wins the MEO Pro Portugal on March 7, 2022 in Peniche, Portugal, his first World Tour victory. (Photo by Thiago Diz/World Surf League)
By LAYLAN CONNELLY | [email protected] | Orange County Register
San Clemente surfer Griffin Colapinto earned his first World Tour win, a huge maiden victory battling against the world’s best in Portugal.
In the finals on Sunday, Colapinto went up against Brazilian Filipe Toledo, who also calls San Clemente home, at the MEO Pro Portugal, the third stop of the World Surf League Championship Tour.