Archive · 25 May 2025
Nikolas Plytas Lands First Double Backflip on Hydrofoil
Imagine riding a surfboard with a special fin that lifts you above the water.
Nikolas Plytas did something amazing: he did two backflips in a row while riding this type of board!
He's a watersports athlete from Greece who also does other sports like snowboarding and waterskiing.
It took him half a year and hundreds of tries to nail this trick.
He already did the first backside rodeo 540.
Some people in the surfing world debate about what to call his tricks, but everyone agrees it's a really cool accomplishment.
This is a big deal because it shows how much the sport of hydrofoil surfing is changing.
Nikolas Plytas achieved the world's first double backflip on a hydrofoil board.
The feat took six months and over 800 attempts to master.
Plytas is a Greek athlete who competes in waterskiing, snowboarding, and foil surfing.
He previously landed the first backside rodeo 540 on a hydrofoil in 2024.
The trick is a significant step forward for aerial hydrofoil surfing.
- Who
- Nikolas Plytas, a Greek water sports athlete.
- What
- Landed the world's first double backflip on a hydrofoil board.
- When
- Achievement completed after six months of focused training.
- Where
- Performed on water (locations unspecified in articles).
- Why
- To push the boundaries of hydrofoil surfing and achieve a world-first trick.
- Athlete
- Nikolas Plytas
- Sport
- Hydrofoil Surfing
- Achievement
- World's first double backflip
- Attempts
- Over 800
- Previous Achievement
- First backside rodeo 540 (2024)
- Nationality
- Greek
- Born
- July 30, 1995