If 2006 was the year that got away for Mick Fanning, 2007 was the one that didn't. Mick kick started the year with a home town win on the Gold Coast of Australia and followed it with an astonishingly consistent campaign to claim the 2007 ASP World Title in Brazil with a tour stop to spare. His main sponsor Rip Curl proudly chants, "Lightning Strikes!" and Australia finally has its hands on the ASP World Title again.

Mick's early days saw him likened to Kelly Slater for his ability to take on a diverse range of waves and competitors; only time will tell if Mick can make like Slater and rack up world titles. A member of the talented trio known as the Cooly Kids (which includes fellow ASP World Tour campaigners Dean Morrison and Joel Parkinson who all grew up in the Queensland suburb of Coolangatta), the toe-headed speed-demon they call "White Lightning" will fight to defend his well-deserved title from the rest of the ASP Top 45 in 2008.

weight: 160.9 lbs (73 kg)

height: 5'10" (177 cm)

stance: Regular (natural) foot

sponsors: Rip Curl wetsuits and clothing, Reef footwear, Dragon eyewear, Red Bull energy drinks, Creatures of Leisure accessories, Vertra sunscreen and Zen Nutrition

shapers: Darren Handley, Wade Tokoro

quiver: Five 6'1"s a 6'3" and a 6'6"

home break: Snapper Rocks

favorite waves: Point breaks

favorite maneuvers: Hacks and tubes

favorite surfers: Taylor Knox, Mark Occhilupo, Joel Parkinson, Dean Morrison, Nathan Hedge and Luke Egan

2008 Rating: 8

2008 Points: 5310

2008 earnings: $78,700.00

Career earnings: $890,335.00

highest ASP World Tour rating: ASP World Champion in 2007

years on ASP World Tour: 2008 is Mick's seventh year on the elite tour

elite inception: 2002 was Mick's rookie year, he was 21-years-old

rating by year:
2007: 1st
2006: 3rd
2005: 3rd
2004: 7th
2003: 4th
2002: 5th

sabbatical: Mick sat the second half of 2004 out after suffering a horrific injury that ripped his left hamstring from the bone.

hard yards: Fanning competed on the ASP WQS from 1998 to 2001 before qualifying for the ASP World Tour.

filmography: Mick, Myself and Eugene (2006), Campaign 2 (2005), Fanning the Fire (2002), Campaign (2003), Momentum 3: Under the Influence (2002), Momentum (2001)

honor roll: ASP World Champion in 2007, ASP Rookie of the Year in 2002, ASP WQS No. 1 in 2001

elite tour victories (9):
Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro, Imbituba, Brazil (2007)
Quiksilver Pro, South West Coast, France (2007)
Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast, Australia (2007)
Nova Schin Festival, Imbituba Brazil (2006)
Billabong Pro, Jeffreys Bay South Africa (2006)
Rip Curl Search, Saint Leu, Reunion Island (2005)
Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast, QLD Australia (2005)
Billabong Pro, Jeffreys Bay South Africa (2002)
Rip Curl Pro, Bells Beach, Australia (2001) ' Wildcard Entrant