Adam Warchol

{{Short description|Polish big wave surfer and windsurfer}}

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Adam Warchol, Adam Warchoł (born September 26, 2001 in Warsaw) is a Polish big wave surfer and windsurfer. The first Polish athlete to reach the podium in the PWA World Tour, in the under-20 category.{{Cite web |title=Professional Windsurfing Association (PWA) |url=https://www.pwaworldtour.com/index.php?id=35&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=5164&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=6e4cd4fbcdd3094407d5f448804d9040 |website=PWA World Tour official website}} He is also the winner of International Windsurfing Tour (IWT) competitions in two categories.

Holder of the largest waves ever windsurfed —measuring 62 feet (19.5meters){{Cite web |last=Yates |first=Chris |date=2021-01-21 |title=Living The Dream |url=https://www.pwaworldtour.com/index.php?id=35&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=6215&%20tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=%20576eb67a40055d6408ed8e512995f949 |website=Professional Windsurfing Association (PWA) official website |publication-date=2021-01-21}} — at Jaws, Hawaii, one of the world's biggest and most dangerous waves.{{Cite web |date=2021-02-28 |title=Złapał 20-metrowe fale i pobił rekord. "Woda szarpie i mieli w każdym możliwym kierunku, do tego ściąga na dno oceanu" |url=https://dziendobry.tvn.pl/styl-zycia/adam-warchol-mlody-surfer-ktory-pobil-rekord-swiata-da331856-ls5316430 |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=dziendobry.tvn.pl |language=pl}}{{Cite web |last=S.A |first=Telewizja Polska |title=Adam Warchoł - niezwykły surfer i jego niesamowity wyczyn |url=https://pytanienasniadanie.tvp.pl/60488449/adam-warchol-niezwykly-surfer-i-jego-niesamowity-wyczyn |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=pytanienasniadanie.tvp.pl |language=pl}}{{Cite web |title=Niesamowity wyczyn Polaka, mówił o nim cały świat. Zaskakujące kulisy |url=https://sport.interia.pl/inne/news-niesamowity-wyczyn-polaka-mowil-o-nim-caly-swiat-zaskakujace,nId,7568473 |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=sport.interia.pl |language=pl}}{{Cite web |date=2021-02-03 |title=Rekord świata w windsurfingu: Adam Warchoł złapał prawie 20-metrową falę! |url=https://www.redbull.com/pl-pl/adam-warchol-rekord-swiata-windsurfing-jaws-fale-giganty |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Red Bull |language=pl-pl}}{{Cite web |last=chris |date=2021-01-20 |title=Adam Warchol about his monster crash in Jaws - Video |url=https://www.continentseven.com/adam-warchol-about-his-monster-crash-in-jaws-video/ |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Continentseven |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-02-02 |title=A Wave I Will Never Forget - Adam Warchol |url=https://www.windsurfers.de/videos/a-wave-i-will-never-forget-adam-warchol-a10920 |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=windsurfers.de |language=de}} The achievement remains unmatched to this day (2025).