Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa has broken the world record for surfing the world's biggest wave.
Koxa claimed the major prize at the Big Wave Awards in California on the weekend, winning the 'Biggest Wave Award' - surfing a 24.28m swell on November 8, 2017, in Nazare, Portugal.
The record was officially recognised by the Guinness World Record, overtaking the previous record of 23.77m set by Garrett McNamara in 2011.
But what made winning the award even more special for the 38-year-old was the fact he nearly died at the same venue back in 2014.
"I try to surf big waves all my life, and I had a huge experience in 2014 where I almost died at Nazare," Koxa said.
"Four months later, I had terrible dreams, I didn't travel, I got scared, and my wife helped me psychologically.
"Now, I'm just so happy, and this is the best day of my life."
Meanwhile, Britain's Andrew Cotton claimed the award people don't want, taking out the 'wipeout of the year' prize after his horror fall, also in Nazare.
Cotton wasn't present to pick up his award as he is still recovering from the broken vertebrae that he suffered in that wipeout.
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