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Billabong Rio Pro
ASP World Championship Tour Event No. 3 of 10
ASP Women’s World Championship Tour Event No. 5 of 7
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
May 9 – 20, 2012

John John Florence Wins Billabong Rio Pro, Parkinson Takes Ratings’ Lead

Pictured: John John Florence (HAW), 19, your 2012 Billabong Rio Pro Champion.

Credit: ASP/SCHOLTZ

BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Wednesday, May 16, 2012) – John John Florence (HAW), 19, has won his maiden ASP ASP World Championship Tour event, taking out the Billabong Rio Pro over Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, in barreling three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at Barra da Tijuca.

Florence, currently in his rookie year on the ASP WCT, proved unstoppable on the final day of Billabong Rio Pro competition, topping prodigious Australian Julian Wilson (AUS), 23, and Josh Kerr (AUS), 27, on his way to triumph over Parkinson.… Read the rest

Mick Fanning Gives Back to Rio’s Escola de Surf

Pictured: Mick Fanning (AUS), 30, two-time ASP World Champion and current ASP World No. 3, spent his lay day with the kids of the Escola de Surf. A day the kids would never forget.
Credit: ASP/SCHOLTZ

BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Friday, May 11, 2012) – For many touring professional surfers, a contest lay day presents the welcome opportunity to do some sightseeing or discover a new wave down the coast, but for two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 30, it’s the ideal opportunity to hang out with the local community and give back to the sport that has given him so much.On the second, consecutive lay day for the men at the Billabong Pro Rio, Fanning took time out from his busy training schedule to spend the morning with a group of special needs children from the Escola De Surf (surf school) run by Jeronimo Telles, at Recreio dos Bandeirantes in Barra, Rio.… Read the rest

CAPTION: Courtney Conlogue (USA) claims her maiden elite ASP Women’s World Championship Tour victory and chaired up the beach by ASP Women’s World No. 1 and 2 – Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) and Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS). PIC: ASP/Robertson.

DEE WHY, Sydney NSW/AUS (Saturday, April 21, 2012) – Courtney Conlogue (USA), 19, has won the prestigious 2012 Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, over Malia Manuel (HAW), 18, at Dee Why beach today. In clean, but challenging two-to-three foot (1.5 meter) waves, the world’s best female surfers battled head-to-head for the biggest prize purse on the ASP Women’s World Championship Tour, with Conlogue taking home USD$30,000.

Stop No. 4 of 7 on the 2012 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour, the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, run by seven-time ASP Women’s World Champion Layne Beachley, has caused some interesting twists and turns in the race for the coveted ASP Women’s World Title.… Read the rest

Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger
ASP World Championship Tour Event No. 2 of 10
Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Fiesta
ASP Women’s World Championship Tour Event No. 2 of 7
Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
April 3 – 14, 2012

Sally Fitzgibbons Goes Back-to-Back at the Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach

Pictured: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 21, went back-to-back today, collecting her second, consecutive Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Fiesta.
Credit: © ASP / SCHOLTZ

BELLS BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Saturday, April 7, 2012) – Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 21, has claimed victory at the 2012 Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Fiesta over four-time ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 24, in offshore four-to-five foot (1.5 metre) waves at Bells Beach.

The second stop on the 2012 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour, the Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach enjoyed a week’s worth of excellent waves and the world’s best female surfers rose to the occasion in fine fashion.In… Read the rest