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[4] [5] [6] She spent her childhood on the beaches of Western Australia surfing with her father, Warrick Palmateer, [7] and two younger brothers. She was 12 years old when she competed in her first surf contest. Palmateer's parents, both artists, encouraged and supported her twin careers of art and surfing. [8]
Alana Blanchard was first taught how to surf when she was just 4 years old by her father, Holt. Alana rode her first wave at Hanalei Pier in Kauai. Then went on to compete for the first time when she was 9 years old. [3] Blanchard took first place in shortboard at the 2005 T&C Women's Pipeline Championships. [4]
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.
Johnny Tsunami is a 1999 American sports drama film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM). The film focuses on a young surfer from Hawaii who must adapt to new challenges when his father's job forces the family to move to Vermont.
She started surfing at a young age, winning the Icon All-Girls Open Event Lennox Head in 2006 aged 16. [3] She represented her State and Australia on many occasions in a number of different sports, including athletics, winning gold at the 2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival 800m and 1500m, [ 4 ] touch football, soccer, surfing and cross ...
Peterson at 2011 U.S. Open of Surfing. Laura Louise "Lakey" Peterson (born September 30, 1994) is an American professional surfer.She has been ranked as high as No. 1 by the World Surf League, [3] the highest professional level of women's surfing, and #6 on the ASP Women's World Ranking. [4]
In Germany, the series is called Blue Water High, die Surf-Akademie (which means "Blue Water High, the Surf Academy") and is broadcast on KI.KA (a children's channel). In Ireland Blue Water High was broadcast on RTÉ Two as part of The Den and, in Spain, the show was broadcast on La 2, Clan TVE and Neox.
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.