GDI – Courtland Brooks CEO Mark Brooks interviewed Surf Dating CEO and co-founder Rob Long about the company’s grid-based platform, which lets users search for potential matches by interests, communities, and affiliations such as HYROX and the World Surf League. Long explained why Surf prioritizes user-controlled discovery over AI matchmaking and uses manual profile verification. He also discussed Surf’s HYROX partnership, viral blind-date events, fundraising plans, and international expansion strategy.
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Surf Dating Partners With HYROX Americas
PRNEWSWIRE – Surf Dating has been named the official dating partner of HYROX Americas, becoming a national partner across North American events in 2026. The partnership integrates Surf into HYROX races by allowing users to filter for HYROX athletes and trainees in the app, hosting on-site activations such as singles wristbands, pre-race runs, recovery events, and official after-parties, and encouraging offline connections among fitness-focused singles.