Laura Lee Ching

Laura Lee Ching is an American surfer. She won the 1972 Makaha Invitational and became the first woman to compete in the Smirnoff men's championship in 1973.[1] Ching was the world number one female surfer in 1973.[1] She was also the first woman to be invited to compete in the men's world surfing championships.[2] She appeared on What's My Line? and ABC's Wide World of Sports' Challenge of the Sexes.[3]

In 1979, the Supersisters trading card set was produced and distributed; one of the cards featured Ching's name and picture.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Laura Ching". Thesuperstars.org. 1950-12-25. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  2. ↑ "'Superstar' Laura Ching Posed Nude For Magazine". Sarasota Journal (Sarasota). December 20, 1974. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ Bezane, Norm (May 19, 2011). "Legendary Laura now Lahaina’s own". Lahaina News.
  4. ↑ Wulf, Steve (2015-03-23). "Supersisters: Original Roster". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.


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