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Australia is a leading country in surfing and surf board design. Shaping is an important part of the innovation and progression of surfing. Australian shapers include Darren Handley who is shaper to world champions Mick Fanning and Stephanie Gilmore. [ 13 ]
The Australian Surfriders Association was founded in 1963, and was renamed Surfing Australia in 1993. [3]In 2013, for its 50th anniversary, Surfing Australia named Mark Richards the 1963-2013 most influential surfer in Australia. [4]
Australian surf lifesavers (29 P) F. Australian female surfers (28 P) O. Olympic surfers for Australia (8 P) Pages in category "Australian surfers"
Surfing Australia; W. Women's surfing in Australia; World Surf League This page was last edited on 6 December 2022, at 10:29 (UTC). ...
Phyllis O'Donnell (1937 – 6 November 2024) was an Australian surfer who became the first Women's World Surfing Champion. O'Donnell won the championship in 1964 at the age of 27. [ 1 ] At the time, surfing was dominated by men, and her championship was regarded as a step forward for women's recognition in the sport . [ 2 ]
In 1975, Cairns and fellow Australian Peter Townend devised a rating and scoring system for surfing events. In 1979, he moved to California and with Townend formed the National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA). [3] In 1983 he became the first director of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) of which he is a life member.
The Australian Open of Surfing is an annual surf, skate and music event held on Manly Beach, Sydney, Australia.It is World Surf League sanctioned surf contests for men and women surf athletes from around the world.
The Australian National Surfing Museum, located in Torquay, Victoria, is widely cited as hosting the world's largest surfing and beach culture museum. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is said to be one of "the most significant centres of world surfing heritage" by the International Surfing Association .