The Central Coast has claimed Australia’s first world champion for 2017, thanks to the performances of 16-year-old Macy Callaghan, who was victorious in the final of the under-18 event at The World Junior Surfing Championship.
The event was held at Kiama on the NSW South Coast from January 4. Avoca’s Callaghan defeated young Hawaiian, Mahina Maeda, 15.67 to 4.57 in the under-18s fi nal. Callaghan, a two-time junior Australian champion, described the occasion as the best day of her life and said she was focused on her long-term goal of competing at the 2020 Olympics in Japan, where surfing would become an official sport.
Callaghan has been a committed competitor who had displayed outstanding abilities in all areas of water sports. Avoca Beach Surf Life Saving Club said on Facebook that they were proud that Macy has been associated with their organisation and wished her every future success. Callaghan, who is considered to be one of Australia’s brightest young surfing stars, has two more years in the junior series before she starts making waves into the elite world tour.
Website, Jan 9, 2017 World Surf League