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Joyce Hoffman (born 1946/47) is an American surfer, considered a pioneer in her sport. She is often regarded as the first female international surfing star [1] and was one of the first inductees of the International Surfing Hall of Fame. In 1968 she became the first woman to surf the Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii.
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.
In 2022, Wong began wearing a helmet while surfing the Banzai Pipeline. [8] Jones Wong competed in the 2014 Surf n Sea Pipeline Women's Pro, [9] and in 2015 came fourth in the event's final. [10] [11] She also competed in the 32-mile Molokai 2 Oahu paddle race with her father, Dawson Jones. [4] In late 2021, Jones Wong won the HIC Pipe Pro. [2 ...
The surfers’ absence will surely shake things up, leaving space for the next generation of competitors: between them, Gilmore and Moore have won 13 out of the last 16 world championships since 2006.
California, U.S. [1] Height: 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) Weight: 114 lb (52 kg) Surfing career; Best year: 1st: 2024 - WSL World Champion: Sponsors: Red Bull Surfing, O'Neill, Captain Fin Co., Sun Bum, Surf Ride, Nixon: Major achievements: 2024 World Surf League Champion; WSL Championship Tour event wins: 6; 2023 WSL Rookie of the Year; 1x US Open of ...
Australian surfer Laura Enever can finally celebrate officially breaking a world record for the largest wave ever paddled into by a woman. Guinness World Records and the World Surf League (WSL ...
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 ...
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 ...