Alana Blanchard facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Alana Blanchard
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Blanchard in October 2013
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Alana Rene Blanchard
March 5, 1990 [[Kauaʻi, Hawaii]], United States
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Alana Rene Blanchard (born March 5, 1990) is an American professional surfer and model. She is known for her amazing surfing skills and for sharing her life as a surfer and mom online.
Surfing Career
Alana Blanchard started surfing very young. Her dad, Holt, taught her when she was just 4 years old. She rode her first wave at Hanalei Pier in Kauaʻi, Hawaii. Alana began competing in surfing contests when she was 9.
She quickly became a top surfer. In 2005, she won first place in the shortboard category at the T&C Women's Pipeline Championships. Alana has also won several other important competitions, including:
- The Women's Pipeline Championships in Hawaii
- The Rip Curl Girls Festival Junior Pro in Spain
- The Roxy Pro Trials in Haleiwa, Hawaii
- The Billabong Pro Pre Trials in Hookipa, Maui
- The Volcom Pufferfish Surf Series in Pinetrees, Kauaʻi
Alana also worked with Rip Curl swimwear starting in 2004. She helped design and model wetsuits and other swimwear. In 2020, Rip Curl stopped sponsoring her. Alana thought it was because she became a mother. However, Rip Curl said they just couldn't agree on a new contract.
In May 2017, Alana started the Alana Blanchard Foundation (ABF). Its goal is to help support other talented female surfers. She also has many followers on social media, sharing her life and surfing adventures.
Her Life Outside Surfing
In 2013, Alana Blanchard started dating Australian professional surfer Jack Freestone. They met while they were both on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. In June 2017, they shared the exciting news that they were going to have a baby.
Alana and Jack got engaged in June 2019. They later got married before 2024. Their first child was born in 2017, and their second child arrived in 2021.
Alana is also a very close friend and supporter of Bethany Hamilton. Alana and her father were with Bethany when Bethany had a shark attack at age thirteen. This attack caused Bethany to lose her left arm. The story of Bethany's life was made into a movie called Soul Surfer in 2011. In the movie, actress Lorraine Nicholson played Alana Blanchard.
Alana Blanchard follows a vegan diet.
External links
- Alana Blanchard at the World Surf LeagueLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
See also
In Spanish: Alana Blanchard para niños
