Laura Enever
Laura Enevers at the 2012 US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, CA.
Personal information
Born (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 (age 32)
Sydney, Australia
NicknameLauzy
ResidenceNorth Narrabeen, New South Wales
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight119 lb (54 kg)
Surfing career
Best year2008 & 2009
Major achievements
  • ASP Triple Crown Rookie of the Year
  • ASP Women’s World Junior Champion 2009
Surfing specifications
StanceNatural (regular foot)

Laura Enever (born 14 November 1991) is an Australian professional surfer. Enever was the ASP Women's World Junior Champion in 2009. She made her professional debut in 2011.[1]

As of March 2015, Enever competes at the highest level of professional surfing, touring with the World Surf League.[2] She finished 10th in final standings for the 2014 Women's Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour.[3]

Surf Career Highlights

After competing for seven years in the WSL, Enever shifted to big wave surfing.[5] She set the Guinness World Record for the largest wave paddled into by a woman: a 43.6 ft. wave at “Outer Reef” on Oʻahu’s North Shore, on 22 January 2023, breaking Andrea Moller's January 2016 record (42 foot, Peʻahi, Maui).[6]

References

  1. ^ Laura Enever Surf News, recently winning the 2015 Hurley Australian Open of Surfing over Taylor Wright.
  2. ^ World Surf League 2015 standings, worldsurfleague.com, retrieved 12 March 2015.
  3. ^ Women's Samsung Galaxy Tour final 2014 standings, worldsurfleague.com, retrieved 12 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Enever wins Australian Open of Surfing". ABC News. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2023 – via www.abc.net.au.
  5. ^ "Aussie breaks world record by paddling in to surf 13-metre wave". ABC News. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023 – via www.abc.net.au.
  6. ^ "New world record set in Hawaiʻi for biggest wave ever paddled into by a woman". Maui Now. Retrieved 8 November 2023.

External links

WSL Championship Tour Roster
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