Nikolas Plytas
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolas Plytas |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Born | 30 July 1995 Athens, Greece |
| Occupation | Professional Water Sports Athlete[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Greece |
| Sport | Water Skiing |
Nikolas Plytas (born 30 July 1995) is a professional water sports athlete. He started his career as a water skier but is known for his participation in different water sports such as wakeboarding, surfing, wing foiling, foilboarding and snowboarding.[2] His latest project was the “Water on the moon” video on Milos island, which he co-directed and starred in.[3]
Biography
[edit]Nikolas grew up in Athens, Greece, and started waterskiing in 2006.[4]
In 2014, On the International Day of Peace, Nikolas created a peace sign in the circular lake Komiti in Vonitsa. "This day is very important. Especially in the times we live in, all I wish is for the world to live in peace, to respect fellow human beings and nature".[5]
In 2017, Nikolas did a wakeboarding show at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the show gathered more than 10.000 people.[6]
In June 2020, Plytas organised an event together with the energy drink brand Red Bull called “Nikolas Plytas Playground” where he charted 8 sailing boats and invited 10 athletes for a wakeboard competition. Nikolas didn't compete himself.[7]
On 5 March 2021, Plytas co-directed and starred in the H20 Project where Nikolas went snowboarding from snow to water.[8]
In 2021, Nikolas co-directed and starred in the “Water on the Moon”- a collaboration project between Prada and Red Bull. Together with the America's Cup Sailing Team Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, Nikolas created a special made board because it had to traverse both water and solid ground during shooting.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Result history of The World Games | IWGA". www.theworldgames.org.
- ^ "Waterskier Nikolas Plytas unveils slick tricks on snow". Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ a b "Nikolas Plytas, l'uomo venuto dalla Luna". GQ Italia (in Italian). 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "Nikolas Plytas goes extreme wakeboarding in Milos". Surfer Today.
- ^ "Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Ειρήνης: Ο Νικόλας Πλυτάς "σχηματίζει" στο νερό το σήμα της Ειρήνης". ProtoThema (in Greek). 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ Wakeboarding show by Nikolas Plytas at Stavros Niarchos Foundation., retrieved 2022-11-24
- ^ "Τop στιγμές του "Nikolas Plytas' Playground"!". www.redbull.com (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "Waterskier Nikolas Plytas unveils slick tricks on snow". Surfer Today. Retrieved 2023-04-18.