Blanca Alabau, from pain to performance

04/03/2026

With you, we continue

She is Spanish, she is 28 years old, and in 2023, she won the PWA Slalom World Championship title. But behind this victory lies a deeply moving human story that few people know about.
In this new episode of the ‘Unpacking the Boardbags’ series, the PWA opens the doors to Blanca Alabau's home in Tenerife in the Canary Islands for an intimate and unfiltered interview. We discover a wholehearted, passionate and resilient woman.
Raised in Seville, she learned to windsurf on a river before heading to the ocean every weekend thanks to a local club. Inspired by her older sister Marina, an Olympic gold medallist at the 2012 London Olympics, she forged her career with a single driving force: the belief that anything is possible.
But 2023 is far from being smooth sailing. After the death of her mother at the end of 2022, Blanca Alabau channels her grief into competition, pushing herself so hard that she injures her shoulder. She perseveres, however, winning her first event in Gran Canaria and going on to claim the world title, as a gift to her mother.
Beyond the trophy, this interview reveals a well-rounded athlete: competitor, photographer, community manager... The daily life of a professional windsurfer is much more than hours on the water. It is a whole life dedicated to a sport she loves dearly. What if tomorrow she also took part in the World Wave Tour? The question is already in her mind, every day.

 

Source: PWA World Tour

tags: Blanca Alabau PWA World Tour

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