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Rochelle Ballard (born February 13, 1971) is an American professional surfer and a veteran of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Championship Tour. She co-founded International Women's Surfing (IWS) and has appeared in several movies and television shows, most notably, Blue Crush, Step Into Liquid, and Beyond the Break.
Jun 10, 2015 · For 17 years, Rochelle Ballard was one of the top big-wave riders on the women’s professional surfing tour. She was a master at tube riding and helped lay the foundation for women’s professional surfing for the future.
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Rochelle Ballard is a professional female surfer who and veteran of the Association of Surfing Professional’s (ASP) World Championship Tour. She is considered the best female tube rider in the world and has been a pioneer to the advancement of women’s surfing in the past two decades.
Rochelle Ballard is an icon in the sport of surfing, inspirational to both men, women, and the youth of today in surf and wellness. She pioneered women's surfing on many levels as a professional athlete, an advocate for women's surfing, mentoring the youth, hosted surf camps for inspiring young women, was the lead stunt and surfer in Blue Crush ...
Born Rochelle Gordines in 1971, in the Los Angeles suburb of Montebello, she moved to Kauai with her family at age six months, and began surfing at 11, encouraged by neighbor and four-time world champion Margo Oberg. The tomboyish Gordines p...
Rochelle Ballard is an American professional surfer and a veteran of the Association of Surfing Professionals World Championship Tour. She co-founded International Women's Surfing and has appeared in several movies and television shows, most notably, Blue Crush, Step Into Liquid, and Beyond the Break.
