In the stills it does appear to have gills, though. The thing I find odd is that while GWs have been seen breaching many times before, it was to make a hit from below, not for fun. This seems a bit odd and isn't really adding up. The surfer has seen at least 12? Now there's a dozen breaching but only one or two has seen it?
I like this quote from the article: "When you look at them, most of the time they are scared of human beings," said Dominique Aris, an avid surfer in the area." I remember last time I saw a GW in person. I yelled BOO!! I scared him soooo bad he took off fast!!
Ya don't have to swim faster than a great white, just swim faster than your buddy. Old "bear" joke.