She almost died, now Maya Gabeira is a role model | Abroad

It has known deep lows, but also reaches great heights. Maya Gabeira is now a role model for young girls in sports that used to be seen as ‘typical of men’.

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Nazaré – The video images are hallucinatory. They show not only the highest wave ever tamed by a woman, but also the highest wave of the past winter season in all categories, according to months of research. Maya Gabeira is the Queen of water. An enchanting fairytale, given its background.

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