Which sport gave its name to the music founded in the USA in the early 60's of the 20th century?

Surf music (sometimes called surf rock or surf pop) is rock music associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Southern California.

It was especially popular from 1962 to 1964 in two major forms. The first is instrumental surf, distinguished by reverb-heavy electric guitars played to evoke the sound of crashing waves, largely pioneered by Dick Dale and the Del-Tones.

The second is vocal surf, which took elements of the original surf sound and added vocal harmonies, a movement led by the Beach Boys.

In late 1961 the Beach Boys had their first chart hit, "Surfin'", which peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100, In mid-1962, the group released their major-label debut, "Surfin' Safari" which hit number 14 and helped turn the surf rock craze into a national phenomenon.

Like all other rock subgenres of this period, the surf music craze, along with the careers of nearly all surf acts, was effectively ended by the British Invasion beginning in early 1964. The Beach Boys survived the invasion by diversifying their approach to music. They became the only American rock or pop group that could rival the Beatles.