Candice Appleby, born in San Clemente, California, USA, is a renowned waterwoman celebrated for her achievements in surfing and standup paddleboarding (SUP). Her favorite surf breaks include her local spot, San Onofre, and Makaha. Sponsored by Infinity Surfboards, Quickblade Paddles, Now Foods, Virus Performance, and Pualani Hawaii Bikinis, Candice has an impressive list of accomplishments. She won a silver medal at the 2019 Pan-American Games, was the 2009 Women’s Pipeline Pro Longboard Champion, a six-time Battle of the Paddle Champion, a three-time Pacific Paddle Games Champion, and the 2015 APP World Tour Racing Champion. In 2008, she made history by winning both the women’s and Open Pro divisions at Duke’s Ocean Festival.
Candice began surfing at age nine and competing at ten, eventually leading San Clemente High to four national titles as the surf team captain. She earned her degree at the University of Hawaii and fully embraced surfing and SUP. Candice has beaten men in many SUP competitions and has been a three-time #1 Female SUP Athlete of the Year. Beyond her athletic prowess, she is a dedicated coach and founder Ocean Academy stems helping to train the next generation of SUP athletes and sharing her knowledge. Known as a pioneer and champion of SUP, Candice Appleby is highly respected in the sport.
29 Jun 2022
Here are the official standing results of the US Open of SUP at Santa Monica Pier 2022, stop #1 of the 2022 APP WORLD TOUR. Congratulations to April Zilg (Team 404) for her two commanding victories in the Sprints and in the Long Distance race, to Maui’s SUP racing legend Connor Baxter (Starboard) who managed […]
22 Jun 2022
Some of the top American Athletes competed in Oceanside, California last weekend for a spot in the USA team for ISA World Champs in Puerto Rico in November. The US Surf Federation known as USA Surfing hosted three days of competition on June 16-18 which included 3 disciplines: Distance Race, SUP Surfing and Technical Racing, […]
11 Jun 2022
Tristan Boxford, CEO of the Waterman League and founder of the APP World Tour answers my questions as stop #1 of the 2022 AWT is fast approaching with the US SUP OPEN AT SANTA MONICA PIER on June 24-27. In this interview we learn that Maui/Brazilian Mo Freitas is coming back to the competition and […]
24 May 2022
At only thirteen, SIC Maui Rider Soryn Preston, has already competed in over hundred races taking some of the most acclaimed podiums on the SUP scene from Pacific Paddle Games to the iconic Gorge Paddle Challenge. But her ambitious plans don’t stop here. As part of the SIC Maui Youth Development Team she not only […]
23 Feb 2022
On the eve of the release of the highly anticipated 2022 Infinity Whiplash, TotalSUP caught up with June Mizoguchi aka “June the Machine” (a term coined by the Infinity boss himself Dave Boehne) to take a look at his custom Whiplash. June, who has been for years heavily involved in the USA Cycling circuit, is […]
1 Feb 2022
Here are the Long Course SUP results of the 2022 Hano Hano Challenge (27th edition) which took place on Saturday January 29th in San Diego, California. The Hanohano Ocean Challenge is one of the longest running Paddlesport races in California (OC-1, Surfski, Prone Paddleboard, Standup Paddleboard). Huge congratulations to April Zilg and Danny Ching for […]
9 Jul 2021
Known worldwide as a Stand Up Paddle pioneer, Candice Appleby is also the winningest female SUP athlete in history. If she started SUP racing in 2008, and was still at the top of her game last time we checked in 2019, Candice’s history with the ocean started way before her love for racing and is […]
2 Dec 2019
It’s a wrap! 161 athletes from 27 countries took part in the 2019 Surf City El Salvador ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship at El Sunzal. Taking SUP Surfing Gold Medals on the final day of the competition, Justine Dupont and Benoit Carpentier led team France to their first-ever Team Gold Medal in the event and […]
21 May 2019
The London SUP Open delivered last weekend in a blistering competition on the Thames. The London SUP Open broke wide open with epic performances on the Thames River. The UK capital hosted a heated competitio where athletes crossed the finish line mere tenths of seconds apart to set the bar for a competitive 2019 SUP […]
4 Feb 2019
Infinity SUP had a busy season last year with notable wins across the board which included Shae Foudy who took the APP World Tour title. Candice Appleby who won the PPG crown, then there were the performances of Gomez siblings at the Pan American Games, plus young gun Tyler Bashor storming to victory at the PPG, […]
17 Dec 2018
Sean Poynter and Iballa Moreno are crowned World Champions, both for the first time. After displaying some spectacular performances at El Loret in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the final day of the APP World Tour. All competitors out on a great show, demonstrating the strength in depth in the SUP surfing world, and the limits […]
7 Dec 2018
The end of the 2018 racing season is in sight, and as the season draws to a close the APP World Tour Racing Champion will be crowned amidst the biggest single race in the sport. 800 avid paddlers will take to the water on Sunday morning to paddle through the heart of Paris, down the stunning […]
3 Dec 2018
There is just under a week to go until the Paris SUP open, that is the final stop of the APP Tour. Tension is mounting between the athletes, as they build up to a dramatic close to the 2018 season. The Paris SUP Open will also be a place of record setting in SUP history. Building […]
28 Nov 2018
Hungary’s Daniel Hasulyo and USA’s Candice Appleby claimed the SUP Technical Race Gold Medals in exciting fashion on the sixth day of competition at the 2018 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship in Wanning, China. Photo Credit: Pablo Jimenez The powerful Hungarian brother duo, Daniel and Bruno Hasulyo, made their presence known at their first […]
