Sean Holmes (born 30 July 1977) was a professional surfer from South Africa, competing in the World Surf League (WSL).
[2] He won the event for a massive wave caught in the dying seconds of the final that he rode through to the channel and got tubed on.
[3] Holmes is known for his Barrel Riding and Clean Carving manoeuvres and he has been sponsored by Billabong and Redbull for most of his professional career.
[4] Outside surf, Holmes gained a Bachelor of Business Science Degree majoring in Marketing from the University of Cape Town (UCT).
For the past 17 years has endorsed and promoted several brands and worked for 3 years as marketing manager for Billabong SA, directly after which he joined Primi World as marketing manager in August 2007.