History The bodyboard has its origins in the earliest form of sliding on a wave, apart from the bodysurfing. Diaries, 1778 described as men in Hawaii riding the waves on boards such Paipa. “… a diversion most common is upon the Water, where there is a very great Sea, surf breaking on the Shore. The Men sometimes 20 or 30 go without the Swell of the Surf, lay themselves flat upon a wave. Tom Morey Being the first to run a table when her bodyboard surfboard snapped in half one of the best surfing waves in Hawaii, using the only part that was floating next to it to run out a wave toward shore. Later in the 90s, there was another revolution in the sport. Bodyboarders as Guilherme Tamega, Michael Eppelstun or Ben Holland led the acrobatics or maneuvers previously developed to its highest radicals. even to develop new maneuvers unthinkable until then, as Air Roll Spin Michael Eppelstun.Today, the global picture of the bodyboard is represented by names such as Hawaiian Mike Stewart (pioneer of the sport that continues to be among the elite), Jeff Hubbard (bodyboarder revolutionary for its ease and spectacular aerial maneuvers), Spencer Skipper ( recognized as a worthy successor to Mike Stewart for his elegant style sliding) and Brazilian Gillherme Tamega (recognized by participation in developing the sport and its radical). Also noteworthy because of his youth, radicalism and his love for the monstrous waves of Australian reef, a large group of young Australians made up names like Ryan Hardy, Mitch Rawlins, Dave Winchester, Ben Player, Brenden Newton and Damian King. A person who practices the sport, is called “bodyboarder.In Peru, people who practice body board, are also called “people cork” or “cork”, and the table is nicknamed “cork” in reference to like at first glance is the material of the bodyboard tables , with cork. In Peru also said “run morey” the practice of bodyboard, because originally, Morey was the pioneer and best-known brand that sponsored the development of sport.