Ashley Kidd (born November 15, 1994)[1] is a professional wakesurfer and three-time world champion.
Kidd was raised in Corpus Christi, Texas and took up the sport in 2009 on the encouragement of her older brother.[2] In 2010, she won 2nd place in the World Wake Surf Championship where she was entered in the amateur women's group and that same year began competing as a professional.[3][4] She went on to win the first place in the 2014, 2015 and 2016 World Wake Surf Championships in the women's professional group.[5][6] As of July 2016 she was ranked Number 1 in the women's professional division of the Competitive Wake Surf Association world rankings.[7]
References
- ^ "About Ashley". Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ Winningest Wake Surfing Athlete Ashley Kidd Joins Team Centurion: Winningest Wake Surfing Athlete Ashley Kidd Joins Team Centurion, accessdate: July 23, 2016
- ^ Maurin, Anthony (29 April 2016). "Le wakesurf réveille Port Camargue et annonce le FISE". Objectif Gard. Retrieved 22 July 2016 (in French).
- ^ Waterski (5 March 2014). "Winningest Wake Surfing Athlete Ashley Kidd Joins Team Centurion"
- ^ Boarders (October 6, 2014). 2014 World Wake Surf Championship, Las Vegas". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ Centurion Boats (October 2015). "The 2015 World Wake Surfing Championship presented by GM Marine Completes Three Days of Amazing Wake Surfing Competition". Retrieved 22 July 2016
- ^ Competitive Wake Surf Association. 2016 Pro Divisions WRS after ROWSC Konakovo Archived 2016-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Official website
- AK Surfboards
- Cicoria, Michele (28 December 2014). "Ashley Kidd campionessa mondiale wakesurfing". 4ActionSport (videos and photographs, text in Italian)