Isabella Nichols

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Isabella Nichols is an Australian professional surfer who competes at the World Surf League. [1] [2]

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Early life

She is from Coolum Beach, Queensland. [3] She has been surfing since she was nine years old. [4] She won the world junior championship in January 2016 [5] held in Portugal. [6]

Career

She was the stunt double for Blake Lively in the movie The Shallows (film). [7] She is currently ranked 20th in Women's QS series. [4] [8] She is currently studying a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering - Honours at Deakin University. [9] [10] She won the final of the 2022 women's Margaret River Pro on the WSL tour held in 6' surf at Margaret River Main Break defeating Gabriela Bryan of Kauai, Hawaii. Final score in the Final was 12.94 to 10.00 out of a possible 20.00. The win catapulted Nichols to 4th place on the WSL tour rankings.

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References

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  2. "Blake Lively's Aussie stunt double juggled filming The Shallows with homework!" . Retrieved 4 September 2016.
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  9. "What have Deakin's elite athlete students been up to in lockdown?". Deakin Life. Deakin University. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  10. "#Deakin mechanical engineering student and pro surfer @isabella_nichols will be answering questions about studying online, her daily schedule, 🏄♀️ and much more on our Instagram Stories tomorrow. Make sure to submit your questions 👌 #study #surfing". Instagram. Deakin University. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2020.