World Champion Mick Fanning stretching before a surf. Source: Supplied
GRACE under pressure helped secure him his third world crown and now Mick Fanning has revealed he is studying the moves of gymnasts and dancers for hints on how to keep his body fluid, flexible and strong enough to continue winning world crowns.
Fanning is renowned for his fitness and flexibility, spending quality time stretching before heats and limbering up at events.
It has kept his body strong enough to handle the rigours of World Tour surfing and in the condition required for him to win a fourth world title.
"The body feel really good.,'' said Fanning at the Quiksilver Pro which is expected to resume at Snapper Rocks today after three lay days due to poor conditions.
"The last few years I have been loose pretty free of injuries. I'm loose and moving well which is always a good thing.
"I look to a lot of different sports for inspiration, including dancing and gymnastics. It's just incredible how flexible they are. And strong.''
Fanning is kicking off his campaign for a fourth world crown in the opener of the ASP World Tour, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast.
Fanning winning through to the third round at Snapper Rocks. Source: News Corp Australia
After losing his opening round, Fanning found form in the sudden-death second heat to book a spot against dangerous American Dane Reynolds in the third round of the annual event.
The 32-year-old local admits there is pressure to perform at his home break at Snapper Rocks.
"Joel (Parkinson) and myself and everyone from here, we put the pressure on ourselves,'' Fanning said. "You always want to do radially well at home. you always want to make people proud."
Fanning is a two-time winner of the Gold Coast event (2005, 2007) with Parkinson winning with his Quiksilver Pro titles in 2002 and 2009.
The last four Quiksilver Pro crowns have been split between American legend Kelly Slater (2011, 2013) and Australian Taj Burrow (2010, 2012).
Both men are still in the competition.
If competition resumes at Snapper Rocks today it is excepted the Roxy Pro crown will be decided.
Five-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore is the only Australian left in the women's World Tour opener and must outwit reigning world titleholder Carissa Moore from the US to make the final.
Gilmore is determined to improve her current world No. 5 ranking at Snapper Rocks.
"I would love to win this one. Really love it," she said.
On Saturday, organisers called a lay-day for the third straight day, further postponing the event.
Organisers made the call early Saturday morning, setting the scene for a possible wrap up to the women's event Sunday.
When the women's event does resume Gilmore will take on American Carissa Moore in a blockbuster semi-final.
South Africa's Bianca Buitendag and American Lakey Peterson are the other semi-finalists.
The men's competition, which has been on hold since Monday, is up to round three with the big trio of Fanning, Parkinson and Kelly Slater all still alive in the competition.
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