by ANSM-Admin | Oct 21, 2020 | Latest News
FROM THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE As the 1960s came to a close, the times were a changing, there was revolution in the air. It was a period of dramatic social change, everything was being questioned, and social norms were being turned on their heads. The summer...
by ANSM-Admin | Oct 21, 2020 | Latest News
MIGHTY MIGHTY KONG! In the mid seventies as pro surfing became more established, there was one surfer who definitely stood out from the crowd. Wearing hyper-coloured superhero inspired wetsuits and riding fully decorated surfboards, Newcastle’s Mark Richards was...
by ANSM-Admin | Oct 21, 2020 | Latest News
WHO INVENTED THE LEGROPE? For a very long time being a surfer meant you had to be super fit and a strong swimmer. For over sixty years in Australia the timber surfboards used were heavy and hard to handle. If you wiped out you had to be able to swim after your board...
by ANSM-Admin | Oct 21, 2020 | Latest News
GAIL COUPER It is ironic that Victoria’s most successful competitive surfer is such a shy and unassuming character, who most people have probably never heard of, yet her sporting record is exceptional. Gail Couper was born in Melbourne in 1947 before moving with...
by ANSM-Admin | Oct 21, 2020 | Latest News
FRANK BEAUREPAIRE Frank Beaurepaire is perhaps not a name immediately associated with surfing, after all how many surfers do you know have been knighted? Frank was a world class swimmer (world record holder when Duke visited Melbourne in the summer of 1914/15)....
by ANSM-Admin | Oct 21, 2020 | Latest News
AUSTRALIA’S FIRST WOMEN’S CHAMPION? Over the years pieces of the surfing puzzle can slip through the cracks, history can be forgotten or deliberately erased. Sometimes more celebrated events can throw shade on previous achievements, so we are always delighted...
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