Swarts, Lewis "Hoppy"
Bright, cheery, fair-minded California surfer and surf contest organizer from Hermosa Beach, California; the first president of the 1961-founded United States Surfing Association. "Hoppy Swarts," the Los Angeles Times wrote, "was the man who tamed surfing." Swarts was born (1916) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of an oil businessman, moved with his family to Redondo Beach, California, and began surfi...
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Hoppy Swarts, Santa Cruz, 1940. Photo: Doc BallSubscribe to view
Hoppy Swarts, 1968. Photo: Jose de la ValleSubscribe to view
Hoppy Swarts (center), Venice, 1940. Photo: Doc BallSubscribe to view
Hoppy Swarts, Malibu, 1961. Photo: LeRoy GrannisSubscribe to view
Hoppy Swarts (right) and LeRoy Grannis, Palos Verdes Cove, 1939. Photo: Doc BallSubscribe to view
Hoppy Swarts (bottom row, center), 1966 International Surfing Hall of Fame AwardsSubscribe to view
Hoppy Swarts, Santa Cruz, 1940. Photo: Doc Ball
Hoppy Swarts, 1968. Photo: Jose de la Valle
Hoppy Swarts (center), Venice, 1940. Photo: Doc Ball
Hoppy Swarts, Malibu, 1961. Photo: LeRoy Grannis
Hoppy Swarts (right) and LeRoy Grannis, Palos Verdes Cove, 1939. Photo: Doc Ball
Hoppy Swarts (bottom row, center), 1966 International Surfing Hall of Fame Awards