World Bodysurfing Championships 2014
A contestant rides a wave next to the Oceanside Pier during the 38th annual World Bodysurfing Championships held in Oceanside on Saturday, August 16, 2014. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
Jamie Schnick of Cardiff rides a wave. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
Jamie Schnick of Cardiff gets covered while riding a wave. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
Body surfers Miles Lundquist, left, of Monterey Bay, and Jamie Schnick of Carlsbad look at the surf just after Lundquist finished competing in his heat. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
An unidentified body surfer gets covered by a wave. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
David Lane rides a wave. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
Kevin Coniff rides a wave. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
David Endelman rides a wave. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
David Lane rides a wave. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
Cindy Fossen looks for her name on the Jack Hill Bodysurfing Trophy. The trophy, which she won in 2001, is for the volunteer who helped the most in running the contest. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
An unidentified body surfer catches a wave like a dolphin. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
Richard Muelheim rides a wave. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
An unidentified body surfer rolls over while riding the face of a wave. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
An unidentified body surfer rides a wave. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
Jim Pierce rides a wave. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
Joanne Saul of Apple Valley catches a wave as she practices before competing. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
Joanne Saul of Apple Valley walks with her fins after she practiced out in the surf before competing. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
Contestants wait for the start of the men’s 44-55 competition. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
Contestants Carol Munoz of La Jolla, right, and Chris Schmitt of Encinitas hold their swim fins as they wait for the start of the men’s 44-55 competition. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
Contestants Carol Munoz of La Jolla, right, and Chris Schmitt of Encinitas take off on what ended up being a false start of the men’s 44-55 competition. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
A remote camera copter records the start of the men’s 44-55 competition. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
A remote camera copter records the start of the men’s 44-55 competition. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
Contestants in the men’s 44-55 competition run out after the start horn sounded. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)