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Tyler Wright (surfer)

Tyler Wright (born 31 March 1994) is an Australian professional surfer on the WSL World Tour.[2][3] She is a consecutive WSL Women's World Champion (2016, 2017). She qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.

Early life

Wright, who is from a close-knit surfing family, grew up at Culburra Beach, a surf spot about two hours south of Sydney near Nowra.[4] Her four siblings are Owen, Kirby, Mikey, and Tim. Her father, Rob, a passionate surfer, and her mother, Fiona, drive the whole family around Australia following the amateur scene.[5]

Identifying as bisexual,[6] Wright has been married to Lilli Baker since 2022; the two had met in Newcastle the previous year while Baker was working at a local cafe and Wright was present for a surfing competition.[7]

Career

At the age of 14, Wright overtook a number of champions, some of whom were twice her age, to become the youngest-ever winner of a Championship Tour event,[8] Layne Beachley's Beachley Classic in 2008. Wright joined the World Surf League Women's Championship Tour in 2011,[9] and won World Titles in 2016[10] and 2017.[11]

Media

Australian TV channel ABC featured her in its biographic documentary program Australian Story on national television in March 2017.[8]

In 2018 she fell ill with chronic fatigue syndrome after influenza A.[12]

Career victories

WSL World Championship Tour

References

  1. ^ "Tyler Wright | Surf News". Archived from the original on 21 December 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Shop Surf Apparel, Wetsuits and Watches | Rip Curl Australia".
  3. ^ "Tyler Wright Surfer Bio | Age, Height, Videos & Results".
  4. ^ Basic bio
  5. ^ James Buckley, article Tyler Wright dedicates the world surfing title to her late uncle. Sydney Morning Herald 13 October 2013 [1]
  6. ^ Law, Benjamin. "Not straight, not blonde: Tyler Wright on trumping surfing's monoculture". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  7. ^ Achenza, Madeleine. "Pro surfer Tyler Wright marries partner in intimate lounge room wedding". news.com.au. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  8. ^ a b 27 March, 2017 Australian Story, "All for the Family"
  9. ^ "Tyler Wright's Unstoppable New Sense Of Purpose". World Surf League. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Tyler Wright wins maiden WSL Women's Championship Tour title". Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Wright wins 2017 World Surf League title at Honolua Bay, Maui". ABC News. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  12. ^ 21 November, 2018 The Guardian, "Surf champion Tyler Wright reveals struggle with chronic fatigue"

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