USA: KIRA LLEWELLYN WINS THE TURTLE BAY RESORT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF WOMEN'S BODYBOARDING IN HAWAII

Record ID: 647997

  • Title: USA: KIRA LLEWELLYN WINS THE TURTLE BAY RESORT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF WOMEN'S BODYBOARDING IN HAWAII
  • Date: 9th February 2002
  • Summary: OAHU, HAWAII, UNITED STATES (RECENT) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. (RED) KIRA LLEWELLYN OF AUSTRALIA, 19 YEARS OLD, 1ST PLACE 2. (DARK BLUE) KARLA COSTA-TAYLOR OF BRAZIL, 2ND PLACE 3. (SKY BLUE) AOI KOIKE (JAPAN), 4TH PLACE, BLASTING AN AERIAL SPINNER 4. PEOPLE SUNBATHING 5. (RED) DORA GOMES OF PORTUGAL, 9TH PLACE, HEAVY WIPE OUT ON THE BANZAI PIPELINE 6. (RED) LLEWELLYN BARRELLED 7. (RED) LLEWELLYN EVEN DEEPER IN THE TUBE 8. (YELLOW) COSTA-TAYLOR HUGE ROLL 9. (SKY BLUE) HELOISE BOURROUX OF GUADELOUPE, 3RD PLACE 10. WINNER ANNOUNCED 11. FANS WATCHING CEREMONY 12. LLEWELLYN HOLDING UP TROPHY Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 24th February 2002 12:00
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  • Location: OAHU, HAWAII, UNITED STATES
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  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVA167K5U9U2V36KAFHQ409OJKM2
  • Story Text: Australia's Kira Llewellyn topped an international
    field to take home the Turtle Bay Resort's World Championship
    of Women's Bodyboarding last weekend (February 9-10) at the
    Banzai Pipeline in Oahu, Hawaii.



    Five days prior to the event, Lllewellyn hit a shallow
    reef in a free session and had to be transported to Kahuku
    hospital. She quickly regained feeling throughout her body and
    after undergoing precautionary tests, was released and allowed
    to compete in the event.

    Llewellyn, aged 19 and from Australia's Sunshine Coast,
    was followed by Karla Costa-Taylor of Brazil in second place,
    Heloise Bourroux of Guadeloupe in third and Aoi Koike of Japan
    in fourth.

    The Australian won every heat to take the title and 2,000
    U.S. dollars.

    At the start of the finals Koike, the 1998 champion, saw
    her chances of victory slip away as she was penalised for
    interfering with Bourroux, meaning she would only be scored on
    her top two waves compared to the three that everyone else
    would be allowed. Llewellyn nailed victory with just four
    minutes remaining as she found a solid set wave, got
    completely covered up, came out and continued towards the
    inside sandbar.

    The event was held over two days at the world famous
    Banzai Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu. A total of 59
    women from Brazil, Australia, USA, Japan, Puerto Rico,
    Portugal, France and South Africa took part.

    The event was the first of the 2002 Global Organisation of
    Bodyboarders Women's Tour. Other stops will include Teahupoo
    in Tahiti; the U.S. Open in California and an unnamed event in
    Australia.


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