Alana Blanchard
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Alana Blanchard is an American
professional surfer. At 21 years of age, Blanchard has gained fame as "one of the best female surfers," Alana is a ASP World Tour surfer, based in Kauai, Hawaii. She is best friends with fellow surfer Bethany Hamilton
, Alana was present when Hamilton suffered the shark attack
that cost her an arm, and Hamilton likely survived due to the fact that she is a surfer and her calmness. She is played by actress Lorraine Nicholson
in the 2011 film Soul Surfer.
Past Accomplishments:
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professional surfer. At 21 years of age, Blanchard has gained fame as "one of the best female surfers," Alana is a ASP World Tour surfer, based in Kauai, Hawaii. She is best friends with fellow surfer Bethany Hamilton
Bethany Hamilton
Bethany Meilani Hamilton is an American professional surfer. She is known for surviving a shark attack in which she lost her left arm, and for overcoming the injury to ultimately return to professional surfing. She wrote about her experience in the 2004 autobiography Soul Surfer: A True Story of...
, Alana was present when Hamilton suffered the shark attack
Shark attack
A shark attack is an attack on a human by a shark. Every year around 60 shark attacks are reported worldwide, although death is quite unusual. Despite the relative rarity of shark attacks, the fear of sharks is a common phenomenon, having been fueled by the occasional instances of serial attacks,...
that cost her an arm, and Hamilton likely survived due to the fact that she is a surfer and her calmness. She is played by actress Lorraine Nicholson
Lorraine Nicholson
Lorraine Broussard Nicholson is an American actress.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Jack Nicholson and Rebecca Broussard, and has two older half-siblings: Jennifer Nicholson , Honey Hollman , and one younger brother: Ray Nicholson . She attended Brentwood School in Brentwood, CA...
in the 2011 film Soul Surfer.
Soul Surfer (film)
Soul Surfer is a 2011 American drama film about the life of surfer Bethany Hamilton. At the age of thirteen, Hamilton lost her arm to a shark attack. The film details the events surrounding this attack and her struggle during the aftermath...
Accomplishments
2007 Accomplishments:- 1st place- Women’s Pipeline Championships, Hawaii
- Quartersfinals – Rip Curl Girls Festival, Spain
- 1st place – Rip Curl Girls Festival Jr. Pro, Spain
- 1st place – Roxy Pro Trials, Haleiwa, Hawaii
- 1st Place – Billabong Pro, Pre Trials, Hookipa, Maui
- 1st Place – Volcom Pufferfish Surf Series, Pinetrees, Kauai
- 3rd place – HASA State Championships, Alamoana Bowls,Hawaii
- 4th place – NSSA Nationals, Trestles, California
Past Accomplishments:
- 2006 International Rip Curl Gromsearch Championships
- 2005 T&C Women’s Pipeline Championships. – 1st Place
- 2005 HASA State Championships. – 1st Place
- 2005 NSSA Regionals – 1st Place Explorer Women, 1st Place Explorer Girls & 3rd Place Open Women
- 2005 NSSA Nationals – 2nd Place Explorer Girls, 3rd place Open Women & 4th Place Explorer Women
- 2005 Rip Curl Grom Search Nationals – 1st Place
- 2005 Oneill World Cup of Surfing – 3rd Place
- 2005 Triple Crown Rookie Of The Year