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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.
Justine Dupont was born in Bordeaux, France.She began surfing at the age of 11. She lives between the South West of France [1] and Nazare, Portugal.. Multiple World Champion of the WSL XXL Awards, she has established herself as the best female big wave surfer in the world since 2019.
The World Surf League (WSL) [1] is the governing body for professional surfers and is dedicated to showcasing the world's best talent in a variety of progressive formats. [2] The World Surf League was originally known as the International Professional Surfing founded by Fred Hemmings and Randy Rarick in 1976.
Also known as the "Queen of the Coast", Rincon is one of the most famous surf spots in California, known around the world for its well-formed waves and long rides. [1] [2] The book 100 Best Surf Spots in the World rates Rincon at 24. [3] It is best at low tide during the winter months when swells are coming mostly from the west and northwest.
In a list of the best beginner surf spots in the U.S. from The Inertia, a website covering surfing and the outdoors, Wrightsville Beach was placed among 16 beaches for beginning surfers.
The 2016 World Surf League World Championship Tour (WCT) is a professional competitive surfing league run by the World Surf League. Men and women compete in separate tours with events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world. Surfers receive points for their best events.
2022 ISA World Surfing Games – The winning teams by gender will secure one place for their respective NOC, regardless of the two-per-country quota limit. 2023 World Surf League Championship Tour – The top ten men and top eight women eligible for qualification will each be awarded a quota place.
In 2004, she was inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame (located in Huntington Beach, California) as that year's Woman of the Year. [2] She won the US amateur surfing title in 1987 and turned professional the following year. From 1994 to 1997 she won successive women's world titles before injury forced her to stop competing.