Isabella Nichols (born 21 August 1997) is an Australian professional surfer who competes at the

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Early life

Nichols is from

Coolum Beach, Queensland Coolum Beach is a beachside town and coastal Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Coolum Beach had a population of 9,152 people. Geography Coolum Beach has the ...

. She has been surfing since she was nine years old. She won the world junior championship in January 2016 held in Portugal.

Career

Nichols was the stunt double for

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in the 2016

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'' The Shallows''. She won the final of the 2022 women's

Margaret River Pro Margaret River Pro is an event on the ASP World Tour, ASP World Surfing Tour currently WSL World Surfing League. It was established in 1985. It has had a range of sponsors over time, including various agencies of the Western Australian govern ...

on the WSL tour, held in surf at

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Main Break defeatin
Gabriela Bryan
of Kauai, Hawaii. Her score in the final was 12.94 out of a possible 20.00, to her opponent's 10.00. The win lifted Nichols to tenth place on the

(WSL) tour rankings. She is studying for a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) degree at

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Career Victories

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nichols, Isabella Sportswomen from Queensland Australian female surfers World Surf League surfers Australian stunt performers Women stunt performers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland 1997 births