Serena Brooke
Serena Brooke is one of the most popular and renowned surfers in the world of professional surfing.
As a rookie in 1995, Serena exploded onto the world surfing stage with her stunning good looks and power driven surfing style. The following year Serena shook the foundations of professional surfing with victory in the prestigious Rip Curl Pro at Hossegor, France. The scene was being set for the career emergence of one of the most exciting surfers in professional surfing history.
Serena established herself over the next decade as one of the world elite surfers. She won world tour events in France, Japan, South Africa and the United States. It was her surfing in the massive waves of Hawaii though that may felt established Serena as one of the most dynamic and radical surfers of this generation.
During this time, Serena was twice runner up in the World Title and she maintained her ranking in the top ten female surfers over a twelve year period. After an injury interrupted 2007, she is back on the world stage with a vengeance and is currently ranked in the Top 10.
Serena has and continues to pursue her free surfing adventures and projects for sponsors during her career with enormous passion. Constantly pushing the parameters of what can be achieved, Serena has surfed some of the most iconic and challenging surf spots on the planet. This journey to surf and encounter the best waves that she can find has exposed her to the social injustices of life. Through her experiences, the Serena Brooke Fund was established in 2001 and the ‘Serena Brooke Charity Surf Days’ have become the vehicle for helping the cause that Serena is most passionate about - underprivileged children. In recent times, Serena has expanded her commitments in this area of need and has become an ambassador for the charitable organisation Plan.
In 2009, the life of Serena Brooke is full and challenging as she pursues her surfing with renewed energy and vigor and maintains her role as an advocate for underprivileged children.
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Shaun "Gozzy" Gossmann
Shaun Gossmann is the consummate professional of world surfing.
Shaun was born in South Africa and learnt to surf at the age of six. From the beginning, Shaun has always displayed tenacity and a super competitiveness as a contest surfer. He surfed in the World U16 Grommet Titles as the youngest ever competitor at the age of 13. Shaun gained 3rd placing at the prestigious World Grommet Championships in Bali in later years.
His prodigious talent was quickly recognised and acknowledged by the world surfing fraternity. At 15 years of age, Shaun stayed with the legendary Jerry Lopez and earnt a reputation as a ‘young charger and gentleman’.
At 17 years of age, Shaun was making the finals of WQS events and featuring heavily in the billboard promotions of the world tour. The combination of his incredible surfing ability and superlative personal profile was proving irresistible to surfing promoters on the world tour.
Shaun lives at Burleigh Heads and enjoys the support of his girlfriend and family who are also settled on the Gold Coast. Shaun benefits from the trustworthy relationships that he has established with his sponsors and works diligently at providing value for the belief that has been shown in him.
Shaun is constantly striving to fit all of his professional commitments into an increasingly busier life as a professional surfer. When not training for upcoming competition, Shaun is taking care of business away from the surf. Media and sponsor obligations take up a considerable portion of Shaun’s time as he ensures that he is always available to support sponsor’s projects and causes. Any down time that he does have though is enjoyed by Shaun and is taken up with listening to music, free surfing and boat trips.
Shaun is currently ranked in the top ten of the WQS. His focus is on gaining his rightful membership of the 2009 WCT and establishing himself as one of the most dynamic and sought after surfers on the global stage.
Lincoln Taylor
Lincoln Taylor is one of the hottest junior surfers in the country.
Lincoln hails from North Stradbroke Island and is enormously proud of his origins. At the tender age of 10, Lincoln started developing and honing his awesome surfing repertoire on the unspoilt and lightning fast beach breaks of North Straddy.
As a professional surfer, Lincoln Taylor is the real deal. With a ferocious power packed style and a ruthless desire to dominate, Lincoln Taylor is gaining a reputation as a giant slayer in professional competitions. This year he destroyed one of the strongest fields ever assembled for a Pro Junior event anywhere in the world with victory in the inaugural Oakley Pro Junior.
He matches his raw, pure surfing talent with an astonishing zest for training and fitness. In a similar vein to surfing legend Tom Carroll, Lincoln is renowned for punishing his body with excruciating sand hill runs and unremitting abdominal workouts. It is this level of discipline and consistency with all aspects of Lincoln’s professional career that is resulting in him ascending to the top rail of Australian Junior surfing.
Surfing fans are in for a treat over the next decade and more as they will be privy to the unfolding of the career of a young surfer destined for the world stage.
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Alyce Bennett
Alyce Bennett is an elite iron woman and a rising superstar of the sport of surf lifesaving.
Alyce was born in beautiful Yamba on the far north coast of NSW. She is 21 years old and is the eldest of three girls. She is a proud member of the Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park surf lifesaving club on the Gold Coast. Alyce trains under the matchless coaching reputation of former ironman champion Wes Berg.
In 2007, Alyce fulfilled much of the expectation and belief that good judges had in this exciting athletic prospect. Alyce won the State Title in the Open Women’s board and finished in the top ten at the National Titles in the iron woman in Perth. Despite injury curtailing her first fully fledged tilt at the Kelloggs Nutri Grain Series, Alyce finished an admirable eighth on the overall positioning after missing key events.
It was her stunning performance though in the gruelling Coolangatta Gold to finish fourth that cemented her name in the upper echelon of Australia’s best iron women. The athletic prowess and grim determination of this electrifying young iron woman was evident as she conquered the mental and physical trial of this exhausting race.
Away from the tough demands of training and competing in an iron woman career, Alyce is challenged to find the time to fulfill all of her interests and professional commitments. As a student, she is undertaking a double degree in Business and Law. She is becoming increasingly busier keeping up with the demands of media outlets and potential sponsors who acknowledge the vitality and enthusiasm that Alyce brings to each project and task.
Alyce does find the time to hang with friends, surf the punchy beach breaks of her local surf spot and listen to her favorite tunes. She also loves to sample as often as possible the funky restaurants and eating spots of cosmopolitan Burleigh Heads and Broadbeach.
Alyce is currently in full training for the 2008 Coolangatta Gold.
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Mitch Crews
Mitch Crews represents the new wave of young, confident and highly capable professional junior surfers forging their way through the professional ranks.
Mitch lives at beautiful Currumbin on the Gold Coast. The area very much reflects the persona of Mitch Crews – laidback, peaceful but stylish in every sense of the word. On most given days, Mitch can be found close to home surfing the pristine, punchy beach breaks of this classic area. He has quickly established himself as one of the most dominant junior professional surfers in the nation. Along the way though, Mitch has earnt a reputation and tag as a popular and likeable opponent amongst his peers. The positivity and goodwill that Mitch generates with his surfing and personality has attracted immense support and recognition amongst fans and sponsors alike.
Away from the surf, Mitch can be found having fun and enjoying life in all that he does. Whether it is around his close knit family or hanging with friends, Mitch feeds off the energy and optimism that he derives from having a good time and living his life the way that he chooses. He has earnt widespread acclaim from the surfing industry and particularly sponsors for the forward thinking manner that he applies to every aspect of his professional career both in and out of the water.
Mitch Crews is very much a young surfer who is living the dream. Watch this space as this young man goes after what he wants in life and forges ahead with his burgeoning career as a professional surfer.
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Amanda Hinchcliffe
Amanda Hinchcliffe is one of Australia’s hottest sports models. Settled on the beautiful Gold Coast, this vivacious twenty year old utilises the perfect outdoor environment to the max to hone and sculpt her flawless sporty figure. When not running the sand hills of the back beaches of the Gold Coast or working out in the gym, she can be found threading her way down the line at her favourite surf break Currumbin Alley. Amanda is a popular figure in the line-up at this famous break due to her effervescent personality and wicked sense of fun.
Amanda represents renowned mainstream sport and surfing brands in her occupation. The projects she has undertaken include promotional and public relations roles and corporate representation at major sporting events. She has quickly established herself as one of the most reliable and sought after sport and lifestyle models in the sports industry.
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Airini Mason
Airini Mason is firmly ensconced in the new generational group of exciting, young female professional surfers. After an outstanding 2008 competitive season, Airini stunned the surfing world with her dynamic and unnerving efforts in the epic waves off Hawaii at the end of the year. In particular, her tube riding at Pipeline drew cries of adoration and earnt her wide-ranging respect as she charged like no other female surfer on the North Shore. The surfing world sat up and took notice as Airini Mason delivered in such an unforgettable and memorable way.
For Airini, the season of 2009 holds endless challenges and opportunities. The main attraction and focus for Airini is the allure of qualification for the 2010 WCT. Watch this space as Airini Mason parades her awesome and matchless ability with her fun loving disposition and exuberant demeanor on the world stage.
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Sarah Mason
Sarah Mason is a terrifying proposition to her peers, simply because of freakish ability. A winner of the elite junior surfing contests in the country, Sarah has captured the attention and focus of the world surfing fraternity. Combining her unparalleled natural ability with a quench for training and improvement, Sarah has rapidly established herself as the one of the hottest female junior surfers in the world. Remember the name – Sarah Mason has arrived!
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