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Mick Di Betta

@allpaddling

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Paddling Coach and Ocean Athlete
1997 M2O World Paddleboard Champion

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“Don’t Train to Go Slow”

Oh do I know this issue all too well. I think I’ve done it my whole life.

I wish I had learned from the master, Mick DiBetta @allpaddling a long time ago.
It has certainly worked for him personally… and the multitudes of athletes that he’s trained; many of which are at the top of podiums on the world stage.

Find the full story of both Mick and @allpaddling on the @mark_schulein_passion_project podcast.
It’s a great interview; one your can find on YouTube and all audio channels.

#paddle #lifesaving #m2o #eliteathletes by @allpaddling

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Mick DiBetta @allpaddling

Mick talks about the conception of the iconic Molokai to Oahu @molokai2oahu prone paddleboard race.
While M2O has grow to include SUP and foil, and there are many outrigger and surfski events across the “Channel of Bones,” Mick talks about the very beginning of the prone race; which is widely regarded as the World Championship… an event that Mick won the inagural year; and has finished in the top 10 EVERY TIME he’s competed… all 25 times. Incredible.

Mick made a pack after that inaugural event that he would race it every year and he’d bring the best of the best from Australia with him to do it. Well, he’s brought ‘em and he’s coached ‘em, and the result is 16 world champions that were under his tutelage. Amazing.

It’s hard to define what Mick has meant to this race… and what this race has meant to him.

Find the full interview on the @mark_schulein_passion_project podcast on YouTube and all podcast platforms.⚡️

#m2o #lifesaving #prone #molokai #waterman by @allpaddling

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Mick DiBetta @allpaddling

Mick served as a lifeguard on the Gold Coast for 40 years; retiring just a few years ago.
He talks about the impact and influence of his career on his life. It’s powerful and his emotions tell the story.

Couple his career with his passion for prone paddling and competing at the very highest level while coaching others to be their best; and you get a pretty good understanding of the impact Mick has made on those that love the ocean… all over the world.

Find the inspiring interview with Mick on the @mark_schulein_passion_project on all podcast platforms, YouTube and wherever you get your content.

#lifesaving #goldcoast #prone #molokai #coach by @allpaddling

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Mick DiBetta

For nearly four decades, Mick DiBetta @allpaddling has dedicated his life to the ocean; saving lives, racing across it, and coaching some of the world’s greatest paddlers.

Raised in Brisbane, Mick grew up competing in Australia’s fiercely competitive surf lifesaving scene before becoming a professional Gold Coast lifeguard, a career spanning nearly 40 years. Along the way, he captured multiple Australian and World Surf Life Saving titles and developed a deep, lifelong connection with Hawaii.

In 1997, Mick made history by winning the inaugural Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard World Championship (M2O) and made a pact to do the race every year… and to bring some of Australia’s best paddlers back with him. That’s exactly what he’s done. He’s done the race 25 times and… brought the best with him.

Through his experience and his science-based AllPaddling @allpaddling coaching program, Mick has guided athletes to 16 M2O victories, including Jamie Mitchell’s unprecedented 10 consecutive championships.

In 2026, Mick tackled the iconic Catalina Classic for the first time, finishing 9th in his 60s. That performance extended an extraordinary record: 26 channel-crossing races, every one completed in under six hours and every one finishing in the top 10! Truly incredible. Will anyone ever be able to touch that? Doubtful.

Lifeguard, world champion, elite coach, and lifelong waterman, Mick hasn’t simply competed at the highest levels of prone paddling. He’s helped define the sport and shape generations of its greatest athletes.

You can find the full interview on the @mark_schulein_passion_project podcast on YouTube and all podcast platforms.

#elitecoach #molokai #m2o #lifesaving #legend by @allpaddling

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😮🤔🫣😤 just before the camera mount came totally lose ? Too much of a hurry to test out the new board again and catch the last of the wind.
El Niño Summer is going to be Down Wind bliss in Queensland, are you ready ? by @allpaddling

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Nā wahine @kanaka_ikaika race! Yeah ladies 💕

Paddling — its for the girls 💕! Mahalo for such a fun event with over 150 ladies on prone paddleboards, OC1, OC2, OC6!

Mahalo @ilovemy2birda for everything! by @allpaddling

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Nui ka ua! Grateful to be emerging from the storms #nolo #lowell and feeling the joy of downwinding on my personal wa’a! 💜🤍

@ozonekauai @puakeadesignshawaii cantare @kaiwaacanoes ama @keonedanakauai mahalo by @allpaddling

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Nothing beats open ocean surfing with a group of mates in good conditions @carlheyward @keithjedwards @musicbysamir 😂😂😂 by @allpaddling

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@catalinaclassicpaddleboardrace @gloren1 @tmsrally @roachfree @toa._.pere what a great experience to see the hype of Prone paddling in California and to paddle in such a historic prone paddling race. Thanks to Joe @barkboards for allowing me to paddle the fastest boards.
Thanks to @gloren1 @c.riizzoli for making @jendibetta and I feel like family❤️❤️❤️❤️.
We hope to be back next year for the 50 th year of the race.🙏🤙 by @allpaddling

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This is a moment in my paddle board history that is so symbolic to the @catalinaclassicpaddleboardrace when you finally pass the R10 bouy .
So many things impressed me this week in California as I had mixed feelings on how I would race but the biggest impact on my race was the incredible glide of these 18’ @barkboards thanks Joe for the support🙏🤙❤️.
I trusted in my training and I really enjoyed the chase to Manhattan Beach finish . by @allpaddling

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@catalinaclassicpaddleboardrace what an experience from arriving in LA , riding a beautiful new @barkboards 18’ board , training with @gloren1 @tmsrally ,getting to Catalina island on the @fv_disappearance ,sleeping on our escort boat @greggbuckley the best escort boat captain for the race and running my race to my pace I had trained for and executing it to my satisfaction. To all the new paddling family I meet thank you for making me feel welcome @t_gair @jayhermbch @c.riizzoli for taking us in and making us apart of your family ❤️❤️❤️.
I have learned enough this year to come back and try again 🫣🤣. by @allpaddling

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@catalinaclassicpaddleboardrace thank you for the experience and super humbled by the support and encouragement and to see so many living legends of the sport of Traditional paddling. I am truly honored to pay my respects to the historic race and the legendary waterman that have started this race and to current legends of the race that have kept its historical memories in tact. @t_gair @jayhermbch @genec.rink @mattwalls16 @emily_bark ❤️🙏🤙 by @allpaddling

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