Mick Fanning in 2007 | Photo: kanaka | Cover: Mick Fanning Instagram

Between battling sharks face-to-face and winning 3 championship titles, Mick Fanning‘s career will be remembered as one of the most prolific in surfing history.

Related: Fanning Fights Off Shark at Surf Competition

The New South Wales native recently announced that he will be stepping aside from the world of competitive surfing, telling the Sydney Morning Herald that he’s done with the grind of competing “day-in-day-out” on tour.

Fanning began competing on the WSL in 2002 and has been a fixture on the tour during his 16+ years of competition. During that time, he was named Australian Male Surfer of the Year 6 times along with winning the overall ASP title 3 times. He will compete in the Rip Curl Pro @Bells Beach as his final event.

Fanning gained international fame when a video of him punching and kicking a shark during a competition at Jeffry’s Bay in South Africa went viral.

Find the entire Sydney Morning Herald article here: Australian surfing star Mick Fanning to retire after Bells Beach

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