Johnston is no stranger to endurance challenges. A professional surfer since he was 16, he previously broke the world record of longest surfing session by surfing for over 40 hours, catching 707 waves. This most recent challenge, breaking the world record for most waves surfed in a month, would see him take to the water 256 times. This photo was taken 22 days into the challenge on 25 July 2025 – Johnston’s biggest day, in which he caught 232 waves over 14 sessions