{"id":32921,"date":"2016-07-27T08:47:12","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T08:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/?p=32921"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:58:15","slug":"standing-water-sup-can-inspire-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/standing-water-sup-can-inspire-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Standing on water: How SUP can inspire your life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update March 2026:<\/strong> This article has been editorially reviewed and updated with current information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"evm-last-updated\"><em>Last updated: March 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">NEWS<\/h3>\n<p><strong>STANDING ON WATER tells the inspiring story of an athlete that overcame his fear of water with SUP and is now one of the best SUP padlers worldwide.<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Caspersteinfath\/\" target=\"_blank\">Casper Steinfath<\/a>\u00a0 <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">grew up in a small fisher village in Denmark, where he spent already much of his childhood at the sea. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, in those times he started to develop a great fear of water.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite of this phobia, he is now, with an age of 22 years, one of the best SUP surfers worldwide. He is the only Danish professional in this discipline and did already win the ISA SUP Wordcup twice.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The multi-award winning film STANDING ON WATER documented Casper from his early childhood on and represents quite well how passion for sports can not only help to overcome extreme fears but also to become one of the most successful Danish athletes in the SUP discipline.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">STANDING ON WATER is a motivation for everyone, who does SUP surfing and is \u00a0an inspiration for people, that are keen on getting to know this unique kind of sport.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/redbull.tv\/video\/AP-1N6RY2XTN1W11\/standing-on-water\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to view the full-length movie.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Pictures: YouTube \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-ZEbR0NgZ_s\" target=\"_blank\">Red Bull<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h4>You might also like<\/h4>\n[custom-facebook-feed]\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/action-sports\/\">Alec Chizhik<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">STATEMENT<\/h4>\n<p>This movie is a\u00a0&#8220;must see&#8221; for all SUP fans &#8211; but nevertheless also for all who\u00a0are interested in stand up paddling. 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