Pro Surfer Caroline Marks Makes Second SI Swimsuit Issue Appearance

Pro surfer Caroline Marks makes her SI Swimsuit debut in 2025.
Pro surfer Caroline Marks makes her SI Swimsuit debut in 2025. / Sports Illustrated

Pro surfer Caroline Marks, who won a gold medal in the Paris Olympics last summer, is making her second appearance in the SI Swimsuit Issue this year. Marks previously participated in the 2020 edition.

The 23-year-old from Boca Raton, Fla., became the youngest woman to compete in a World Surf League event when she turned pro in 2018. In 2023 she was the World Surf League women's world tour champion. Surfing has only been part of the Olympic program for the past two Summer Games and she has competed for Team USA both times.

"To be in [the Olympics] both years has been amazing and to see the attention it has brought to the sport has been so incredible," she told SI Swimsuit. "I’m just excited to see the progression and I think surfing is only getting more popular. The next generation is going to be super gnarly. The sky’s the limit."

The 2025 SI Swimsuit Issue is available for order now and on newsstands starting May 17.


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