Keala Kennelly

Keala Kennelly ( born August 13, 1978 in Kauai ) is an American professional surfer. Kennelly grew up in Kauai in Hawaii. Surfing she learned from her father. Kennelly grew up together with Andy and Bruce Irons. Since 1995 she has been active as a professional surfer.

In 2003 she was vice-world champion of women. In 2005, she was surfing at Teahupoo the highest wave, the woman by tow - in surfing ever rode. 2011 Kennelly suffered severe facial injuries in a fall.

Kennelly was repeatedly active in films with reference to surfing, as in Blue Crush., Step Into Liquid, and in the HBO series John from Cincinnati. In 2001 she was the subject of documentation 7 Girls.

Title and Awards

• 2007: Summer X Games gold medal, Puerto Escondido, Mexico
• 2007: Free surf magazines: Female Surfer of the Year
• 2006: 2nd Billabong Pro WCT Maui, Maui
• 2004: 2nd place Roxy Pro France (WCT)
• 2004: 2nd place, SG Queen of Surf ( WQS )
• 2003: Vice - world champion of women ( ASP)
• 2003: Turtle Bay Resort Womens Pro, Oahu, Hawaii
• 2003: Billabong Pro Teahupoo, Teahupoo, Tahiti
• 2003: Roxy Pro, Tavarua, Fiji
• 2002: Billabong Pro Teahupoo, Teahupoo, Tahiti
• 2001: OP Pro Boat Trip Challenge, Mentawai Islands, Sumatra
• 2001: Billabong Girls, Playa Venao, Panama
• 2000: Gallaz Women's Pro, Teahupoo, Tahiti
• 1999: Tunnell Vision / Carib per Newquay, Newquay, England
• 1999: Eleven U.S. Open, Huntington Beach, California
• 1999: Wahine, Santa Cruz, California
• 1998: Black Pearl Wahine Pro, Teahupoo, Tahiti
• 1997: Wahine Womens, Lowers Trestles, California
• 1997: Wahine Womens, Seaside Reef, California

Evidence

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• Surfer (United States)
• Americans
• Born in 1978
• Woman