Tag: surfing
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WRIGHT TAKES OUT ROXY PRO
Former Lennox Head local Tyler Wright has taken out the Roxy Pro on the Gold Coast. Now ranked number one in the world, the 22-year-old scored a total of 14.67, defeating the USA’s Courtney Conlouge on 10.94. Wright shared an emotional embrace with her brother Owen, a world tour winner, after taking out the final.…
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ACE AND WILKO THROUGH TO NEXT ROUND OF QUICKSILVER PRO
Central Coast pair Adrian Buchan and Matt Wilkinson have both advanced to Round Four at the Quiksilver Pro. The Ace defeated Brazilian Wiggolly Dantas, while Wilkinson downed former champion Taj Burrow by a fraction of a point.
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MIXED RESULTS FOR COAST TRIO AT SNAPPER
Avoca’s Wade Carmichael has fallen short in the opening round at the Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast. He posted the highest score of the heat – an 8.93, but it wasn’t enough to defeat three time World Champion Mick Fanning. Adrian Buchan will also have do it the hard way – finishing third behind…
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LAYDAY FOR THE QUIKSILVER PRO
Small swell has forced organisers to halt the start of the Quiksilver Pro at Snapper Rocks. Lennox Head’s Adam Melling will meet fellow Aussie Julian Wilson, and Michel Bourez in his round one heat. While Stu Kennedy will clash with reigning champion, Filipe Toledo and Brazilian Jadson Andre. Both surfers are injury replacements. (NO AUDIO)
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STEPHANIE GILMORE’S TRAINING TRANSFORMATION
Stephanie Gilmore will head into the Roxy Pro at Snapper Rocks the fittest and mentally strongest she’s been in her 12 year career. The six-time world surfing champion attributes her transformation to unique training sessions favoured by Mick Fanning.
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KENNEDY NAMED SURFING NSW AMBASSADOR
Surfing New South Wales has named Lennox Head’s Stu Kennedy an ambassador for 2016. In the role, Kennedy will work on junior development programs, offer assistance at training camps, guest commentate at events and help to promote the sport at a grass-roots level. The 26 year-old says it’s a chance to give back to a sport…
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PERUVIAN SURF DELEGATION ROLL INTO BALLINA
Culture, history and surfing collided in Ballina this morning, as a Peruvian delegation continued its Australian surf safari. Led by 1965 world surfing champion Felipe Pomar, the group explored the area’s South American history and shared some of its own.
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BANTING STAGES IMPRESSIVE COMEBACK AT SURFEST
Port Macquarie surfer Matt Banting has staged an impressive comeback from injury, placing third at Newcastle’s Surfest. The 21-year-old went down in the semi-final to eventual winner, Matt Wilkinson. “From the get-go I paddled up the beach and then he fell straight into one – it was a perfect one, he got 9.7.7, so straight…
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SURFEST DAY FIVE
Sally Fitzgibbons and Stephanie Gilmore have continued their progression at Newcastle’s Surfest today, both winning their heats. But there were some big name exits in the men’s draw, with Jack Freestone sent packing.
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MARK ‘MONO’ STEWART NOMINATED FOR AUSTRALIAN SURFING AWARD
Meanwhile, a Byron Bay local has been nominated for one of Australia’s most prestigious surfing awards. Mark ‘Mono’ Stewart is up for the Peter Troy Lifestyle Award, for his contribution to adaptive surfing.