Seven-times world surfing champion Layne Beachley pushed her impending retirement to the side and set her sights on a glorious ending to her stellar career.
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Almost 12 months after losing one Australian legend in Mark Occhilupo, another is heading off into the sunset with Layne Beachley expected to announce her retirement today.
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You would think that, in the twilight of her career, Layne Beachley would be taking it easy. Instead, she battles on, working exhausting hours to organise and stage her own surf event and to make sure female surfers are paid what they deserve.
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Powered by consistently strong surfing, pro surfer Sofia Mulanovich stands back on top of the Association of Surfing Professionals 2008 Women’s World Championship Tour ratings following her performance at the Beachley Classic. The Beachley Classic, stop number five of eight on the tour where Mulanovich placed third, was held at Manly Beach, Australia from October 9-13, 2008.
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It seems that womens professional surfing icon, Layne Beachley, has announced her retirement from full time competition at the end of this season.
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While most 14-year-old girls were returning to school yesterday, Culburra’s Tyler Wright was creating history by winning the Beachley Classic at Manly.
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Tyler Wright was surfing before she could walk. Her two older brothers would plonk her on a foam board and send her off. Her older sister Kirby, now 16, can still remember her grin.
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In the Women’s division it was incredibly close throughout the final. But eventually Kathleen Spears (Croyde) managed to pick up the best wave of the heat in the dying seconds to score 7.0 and take the win. Second place went to English Women’s Champion Holly Donnelly (Newquay), Third to Australian Raine Jackson and fourth Bournemouth Surfer Jenny Horbas.
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Australian teenager Tyler Wright yesterday became the youngest ever winner of a world surfing tour event, with seven-times world champion Layne Beachley describing the shock result as a “victory for women’s surfing”, after she edged out Brazilian Silvana Lima to take out the Beachley Classic.
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Teenager Tyler Wright was supposed to return from holidays to her high school on the NSW south coast yesterday. Instead she was in Sydney creating surfing history and pocketing nearly $30,000 by winning the Beachley Classic at Manly Beach.
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