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Ishita Malaviya, (India) first Indian female surfer; Malia Manuel (1993– ) (Haw) 2008 US Open Champion (youngest ever) [30] Brenden Margieson (1972– ) (Aus) First free-surfer, nominated two times Best Free-Surfer in the World by the magazine Australia's Surfing Life, won Nias Indonesia Pro 1999. Bobby Martinez (1986– ) (USA) 2006 Rookie ...
Bethany Meilani Hamilton (born February 8, 1990) is an American professional surfer and writer. In 2003, she survived a shark attack in which her left arm was bitten off; ultimately, she returned to professional surfing and wrote about her experiences in the 2004 autobiography, Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board.
Pages in category "American female surfers" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Megan Abubo;
Female surfers by nationality (13 C) Pages in category "Female surfers" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
In 2016, at 11 years old, Norris was the second youngest surfer ever to compete in the open round of the Sydney International Women's Pro. [7] [8] Her 4 November 2016 interview with Karl Stefanovic on Australia's Channel Nine's The Today Show received over 2 million views, [9] leading to an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show [10] [11] which was viewed 40 million times.
In 2004, she decided to become a professional at 17 while living in Australia and moved to Hawaii that same year to surf world class waves. She quickly emerged as the world's top female big-wave surfer, winning global championships surfing challenging spots like Mavericks, Waimea, Todos Santos, and South Africa's shark-infested "Dungeons".
Adam Williams, 60, from the Gower Peninsula, designs and shapes surfboards and noticed many female surfers were unable to paddle as their boards were too wide for their shoulders.
She was named the "1998 Female Athlete of the Year" by Conde Nast Sports for Women magazine. She is a two-times winner of Surfer Magazine's Readers Poll. In 2002, she was inducted into the Surfer's Hall of Fame. [1] In 2004, she was inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame (located in Huntington Beach, California) as that year's Woman of the Year ...