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Mary Ann Hawkins (March 7, 1919 – January 28, 1993) was an American surfer, paddleboarder, swimmer, and stunt-woman. [1] Inspired by Duke Kahanamoku, she began swimming at a young age which led to her subsequent accomplishments in surfing, paddleboarding, and stunt work in Hollywood.
Sharon Sites Adams (born 29 May 1930) [1] was the first woman to sail solo across the Pacific Ocean, which she did in 1969, from Yokohama to San Diego in her boat named "Sea Sharp II". [2] [3] [4] For this feat she was named the Los Angeles Times Woman of the Year in 1969. [3] She was born in Washington, with the given names Phyllis Mae. [1]
Marge Calhoun was a woman surfer who pioneered surfing in Hawaii. She is considered the first women surfing champion. She was indicted into the surfing hall of fame in 2003. [20] Stephanie Gilmore is an Australian professional surfer and eight-time world champion on the Women's WSL World Tour. She started surfing at 9.
The surfing event takes place in Teahupo’o, a village on the south-west coast of the island of Tahiti, French Polynesia, southern Pacific Ocean. Teahupo'o is a reef break. The swells that hit the reef mainly break left, but the outer reef also creates right breaks that surfers must be cautious of when paddling out.
Lisa Andersen (born March 8, 1969 [citation needed]) is an American four-time world surfing champion.She won four successive world titles from 1994 to 1997. She was named ASP's Rookie of the Year in 1987.
Maya Reis Gabeira (born April 10, 1987) is a Brazilian big wave surfer.She surfed a 22.4 m (73 ft) high wave in Nazaré, Portugal in February 2020, recorded by Guinness World Records as the biggest wave ever surfed by a woman.
Specialist bodyboarders and surfers surf on the shorebreak, particularly on the eastern side of the beach where the river joins the ocean. [9] Because of its beauty, with the backdrop of volcanic cliffs and the ocean in the foreground, the beach is a popular landscape setting for painters and commercial photos.
Teahupoʻo is known for its surf break and resulting heavy, glassy waves, often reaching 2 to 3 m (7 to 10 ft), and sometimes up to 7 m (23 ft).Because of the regularity and size of its waves, it hosts the annual Billabong Pro Teahupoo surf competition (part of the World Championship Tour (WCT) surfing circuit) and the 2024 Olympic surfing competition.
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