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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".
At 18, she became the youngest person – male or female – to win a surfing world title. Moore took top World Tour honors again in 2013 and 2015. [12] [13] Moore has been named an Adventurer of the Year by National Geographic, [14] a Woman of the Year by Glamour magazine [5] [15] and Top Female Surfer in the SURFER magazine poll (numerous ...
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 ...
Johanne Defay (born 19 November 1993) is a French professional surfer. She was born in Le Puy-en-Velay in the Auvergne region of France. She qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games where she won bronze. She began surfing at the age of 8 off the beaches of Reunion Island, which is her home today. After Johanne's first competition when she was only ...
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.
Caroline Marks (born February 14, 2002) is an American professional surfer. She is the 2023 World Surf League Women's World Tour Champion and an Olympic gold medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She has won multiple national championships and is the youngest woman to compete in a World Surf League event.
Sally Fitzgibbons (born 19 December 1990) is an Australian professional surfer on the Association of Surfing Professionals World Tour (2009–2013). In June 2019, she was ranked No. 1 in the world for women's surfing after winning the Rio Pro .
Tatiana Guimarães Weston-Webb (born May 9, 1996 [1]) is a Brazilian surfer based in Kauai, Hawaii. [1] She is also both American and English. She was the only rookie on the professional surfing World Championship Tour in 2015.