Caroline Marks' Covid Test Was a False-Positive - Stab Mag
10/10 + 10/11 (10/9 + 10/10 4 PM PST)
D-93 03:58:21
Stab High Sydney Live On October 10 + 11 (Oct 9 + Oct 10 4pm PST)
375 Views

Caroline Marks’ Covid Test Was a False-Positive

And she’s made it to Oz.

elsewhere // Mar 11, 2021
Words by Jack Mutschler
Reading Time: < 1 minute

A few days ago, Caroline Marks tested positive for COVID 19. Consequently, she did not board the WSL charter flight to Australia. I regurgitated the information and added, “It’s a crapshoot whether or not Caroline will be able to compete at the first event in Newcastle, which starts April 1.”

Well, apparently, Caroline knows how to throw the die. The test came back as a false positive, and she’s been cleared for travel. According to the WSL:

Marks’ sample from March 5 was a “borderline positive” result and per the lab’s standard operating procedures, her sample was retested and returned a positive result. In accordance with the WSL’s health and safety plan, Marks immediately self-isolated at that time. Marks had previously tested negative four days prior and had been self-isolating in advance of the charter flight to Australia. In accordance with the WSL’s protocols, Marks was retested to confirm whether the March 5 results were a “false positive”. Marks was administered a rapid antigen test on March 6 and PCR tests on March 7 and 8, all of which produced a negative result. All tests were processed by the same lab, which holds a Certificate of GMP Compliance of a Manufacture from the Australian Government Department of Health Therapeutic Goods Administration, and is also CLIA licensed and FDA HCT/P registered.

Caroline Marks has landed in Australia and started her 14-day quarantine.

Comments

Comments are a Stab Premium feature. Gotta join to talk shop.

Already a member? Sign In

Want to join? Sign Up

Advertisement

Most Recent

SEOTY: Portugal’s Shark-Eyed Prince João Mendonça In ‘Same Same’

You won’t hear much from the young Portuguese surfer's mouth, but his SEOTY entry says…

Oct 8, 2025

How To Win Stab High, According To The Defending Champ 

“I’d rather lose first heat and have heaps of fun than win a comp being…

Oct 8, 2025

Breaking: Yago Dora And Molly Picklum To Headline Stab High Sydney 2025 x Monster Energy

World champs vs. the world.

Oct 6, 2025

Does Kelly Slater Know Who Andrew Jacobson Is?

Does anybody? Let's find out in Chapter11's latest character profile, 'This is Where I Am'.

Oct 5, 2025

The Olympic Gold Medalist Is Now World #1

And a 14-year-old girl is right there beside him — our Portugal CS Report.

Oct 5, 2025

Can Surfing Ever Stop Destroying The Places It Loves?

A critical examination of surf tourism via Rebecca Coley's new film, 'Point Of Change.'

Oct 5, 2025

What Does It Really Mean To Be An OnlyFans ‘Athlete’?

We asked Lucia Martiño and Brooke Daigneault, who've been using the platform in very different…

Oct 3, 2025

Nate Florence Signs Career-Altering Deal With Red Bull

"With their resources it's like, am I getting a helicopter to surf iceberg slabs off…

Oct 2, 2025

Surfing’s 2025 Q3 Report

Surfing’s culture, champions, and environmental mutations — audited by men in grey suits.

Oct 2, 2025

Watch: 69 Tubes, 3 Turns, And A Jonah Hill Interrogation

The recipe for Tosh Tudor's latest film, Tubefession.

Oct 1, 2025

Ferrari Boyz: Curren Caples

“Teslas are a bit like driving your laptop,” blacked out V8 Benz wagons on the…

Oct 1, 2025

The Innermost Limits Of Pure Fun, With A Modern Twist

Luke Condon talks his Lennox Point-bred, sweep-tested handshapes.

Oct 1, 2025

Gallery: The First Ever E.A.S.T. Fest presented by Kona Big Wave & Vans

Energy. Art. Space. Time. (+Love.)

Sep 29, 2025

What Happened To Soli Bailey?

“Have you thought about Plan B, outside of surfing?"

Sep 29, 2025

Leo Fioravanti And Zeke Lau Win The Quiksilver Festival

French dominance is finally broken by Italian/Hawaiian alliance.

Sep 28, 2025

Gabriel Klaussner Nearly Drowns In Brazilian Tube Comp, Saved By Weslley Dantas

“When I finally got air, I threw my hands up, but then I lost consciousness…

Sep 28, 2025

Meet The New York City Power Lawyer Who’s Set Up Shop In The Ments

Think: A kinder Harvey Specter with Starlink and Pro-level tube time in his portfolio.

Sep 27, 2025

Our E.A.S.T. Fest, Hosted By Kona Big Wave Packing Guide (Do’s And Don’ts)

Dress code: hot

Sep 26, 2025
Advertisement