Stephanie Gilmore

Stephanie Gilmore is an Australian professional surfer from Murwillumbah, New South Wales, born on 29 January 1988, and an eight-time world champion on the women's World Surf League tour. She won her first event as a wildcard in 2005 at 17 and qualified for the tour two years later. She remains the only surfer to win a world title in her debut season, going on to take four titles in a row from 2007 to 2010. Further titles followed in 2012, 2014, 2018 and 2022; the last came as the fifth seed in the WSL final, when she won every heat of the day and beat Carissa Moore. She took a competitive break in 2024 and 2025. Credited with helping bring women's surfing to equal standing with the men's, including equal prize money, she has also been one of Australia's most endorsed athletes.