Layne Beachley is a professional surfer from Manly in Sydney, Australia. She is regarded as the best female professional surfer in history, having won the World Championship seven times.

Surfing career

Layne has made a remarkable rise through the ranks in the masculine world of surfing: at the young age of 16 she became professional, and by the age of 20 she already ranked sixth in the world. Then in 1993 and 1996 she suffered from two episodes of chronic fatigue, which threatened to end her surfing career altogether. But she recovered, having dealt with her personal issues, such as her adoptive mother dying and has achieved her goal in life which is being a famous surfer and became the Women's ASP World Champion in 1998. She won the title again in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2006, securing her place as the most successful female professional surfer ever.

In 2004, Layne was given a wildcard entry into the Energy Australia Open held at Newcastle, one of the rare occasions a woman has competed in a men's surfing event.^[1]

Beachley announced on 10th October 2008 that she will retire due to her age. ^[2]

Movie career

She has appeared in the movies Blue Crush (2002) ^[3] ,Billabong Odyssey (2003) and Step Into Liquid (2003).

References

1. ↑ Tracks, June 2004, articles "Get ya own tour" page 29, and Newcastle's Greatest Hits page 78.
2. ↑ http://www.surf.co.nz/news/local/news.asp?newsletterId=6635
3. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0300532/fullcredits#cast

External links

• Aim for the Stars Foundation
• http://www.beachley.com.au
• Photo of Layne in the water at Curl Curl

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