"We're so stoked for him — everyone in the house was cheering," Ruby said.
"I remember seeing him when I was little and now to see him at that level is so inspiring."
Olive Hardy said Robinson was a supportive presence at the local surf breaks.
"He is so nice to all the groms — you'll see him anywhere and he will instantly be like 'that was a sick turn' if he sees you out in the surf," she said.
"It's so cool to see him rising up through the ranks and getting an Olympic medal — it's insane."
A plaque bearing Robinson's name is already fixed to the stairs of Margaret River's famed Surfers Point following his win at the 2022 World Surf League competition.
Fellow academy member Macklin Flynn hinted the local shire should go one up in the wake of Robinson's silver medal performance.
"I think he should have a street named after him," Macklin said.
"A silver at the Olympics is so sick.
"It inspires me to also achieve that result and maybe go one better."
Watching on from Taihiti, Robinson's mother Mersina said winning an Olympic medal was better than any world title.
"The Olympics is huge," she said.
"I think, personally, it's bigger than than winning a world title — it's once every four years.
"Even a silver medal is amazing to get to this point is fantastic."
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