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The elite band of women who became pioneering international surfing champions in the 1980s are refreshingly candid in their character assessments of one another. In Christopher Neliusâ documentary about their careers in the sport, they ruefully share memories of the hard-driving Wendy Botha, who spared no oneâs feelings in her urge to win and they recall with affection the young and eager Layne Beachley, harrying the older members of the group with questions about the workings of the sport.
Pam Burridge (right) with Wendy Botha in Girls Can t Surf.
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There was a lot to learn. She was trying to make her way in a world run by men with next to no interest in sharing its rewards with their female counterparts. In one of the archival clips that help bring the womenâs stories alive, Australiaâs Nat Young is shown in his prime, declaring that the top male surfer on any beach could beat any women heâd ever seen. And the
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March 17 (Reuters) - Australia’s surfing team have named themselves the Irukandjis after one of the deadliest species of jellyfish on the planet, as they seek to inject a bit of cold-blooded killer instinct into their preparations for this year’s Tokyo Olympics.
The team settled on the world s smallest jellyfish, a native to the country s northern waters, because the tiny creatures pack a serious punch , Surfing Australia chief executive, Chris Mater said in a statement here on Wednesday.
The name Irukandji refers to several similar, extremely venomous species of box-jellyfish, which have an adult size of about a cubic centimetre, and actively hunt prey and fire stingers into their victims.
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For the first time ever, when Aussie surfers turn out for the national team they will do so under a united moniker â the Irukandjis.
The name was chosen by representatives from a variety of disciplines, including Coffs Harbour longboarder Harley Ingleby, who said it was great the national sporting team finally had an identity of its own.
The Irukandji jellyfish is an extremely venomous species of jellyfish that inhabit Australian marine waters.
Ingleby hoped the new name would do for the surfing what names like the Socceroos and Wallabies did for their sports and the two-time World Longboard Champion said it was an important step.
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