Women In Surfing - Who's - Who

Shelia Anater Ralston - She and her sister Sharon Anater Hansen started surfing in 1956, after watching a young women Charlene Mohaus Prall, come down the beach with a big paddle board out at the river mouth, they looked at each other and said, "we can do that".

Shelley Merrick - Shelley was born in Texas where her father was stationed during World War II. Her parents settled in Malibu, CA in 1946 and was raised all her life on the beach at Latigo Shore Drive, a right point break. She started surfing in 1955 when she was 10 years old. She surfed in her first contest at the age of 15 in the United States Championship at Huntington Beach in 1960. In 1963 she was the second woman to ride for Dewey Weber on the Weber Competition Team.

Rosemari Reimers Rice - Born and raised in Hermosa Beach, California. Started surfing in 1954, at the age of 14. Learned to surf with the help of her husband Johnny Rice. He also shaped and designed her first surfboard, a blue balsa with Rosmari written in yellow across the nose. They run Johnny Rice custom surfboards.

Daize Shayne- Daize Shayne's family moved to Hawaii when she was only 6 months old. She decided to take up Hawaii's favorite sport surfing at the age of 16 years old. What helped her to be able to surf was a supportive principal at her high school that allowed her to surf whenever as long as she got her work done and she graduated with honors from high school. The ocean lover Daize was ambitious so she taught herself how to surf as a kid growing up in Hawaii. Daize worked hard and eventually won many surfing competitions.  In 1999, Daize won the World long board Championships; she won first place as well as in the Quicksilver Winter Classics that same year. In the 2000 World Longboard Championship, Daize won 2nd Place. During the 2003 season, she won the Converse/Longboard Nose Riding Championships and she was a finalist for Action Girl of The Year. In 2004, she won the World Longboard Championships. Since then, Daize has not been surfing as much even though she still loves it. The largest wave she's ever surfed is a 12 footer.

Keala Kennelly-got her first surfboard 5 years old. Her dad taught her how to surf growing up in Hawaii. She looked up to her brothers who she competed with all of the time growing up. They inspired her to work hard and become a better surf. She grew up surfing with the Andy and Bruce Irons and they were her role models. She even beat them when she was younger.  She started surfing in the girls division of US Surfing Championships. She finished 3rd in 1992 and 2nd in 1993 and 4th in 1994. Keala placed 3rd in 1994 world championships. Keala won the 2001 OP Boat Challenge in Indonesia and won the Teahupoo event four times. She was ranked world number 4 in 2002. Keala was runner up to Beachley in 2003. She surfs with a goofy stance. She is known for riding the biggest tow-in wave by a woman. Keala prides herself on not being the typical girly surfer. She works to make herself known on the scene as woman that will not be objectified by men. She is a strong sense of self worth and believes men and women surfers should have a level playing field.