SWATCH GIRLS PRO France 2011 - Day 2

The Asp 6-Star Swatch Girls Pro France held a marathon day running through three rounds of competition to decide the final remaining 12 athletes in the chase for the 2011 Swatch Girls Pro France title. Many excellent displays of surfing from both Top Seeds and young challengers were witnessed as performance levels rose in solid 4ft waves at the main event site at Les Bourdines. A slight overnight decrease in swell size greeted event officials and surfers early this morning with the green light given to start Round Two in consistent punchy peaks with little or no wind. Conditions improved with the incoming afternoon tide to the delight of the crowds lining the beach. The Swatch Girls Pro Junior France was once again postponed today with Europe’s finest under-21 athletes expected to begin their Pro Junior campaigns at the Swatch Girls Pro Junior France tomorrow. Sarah Baum (Durban, ZAF) 17, who placed second behind 4-time and reigning Asp Women's World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), was not to be over shadowed during their 25-minute Round Four encounter when she ripped apart a hollow high tide left with two savage forehand snaps to secure an 8.75 out of 10, the highest single wave score of the contest. Swatch Girls Pro France Round Four Results Heat 1: Courtney Conlogue (USA) 12.25, Georgia Fish (AUS) 9.95, Lee Ann Curren (FRA) 8.90, Laurina McGrath (AUS) 3.90 Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 14.60, Paige Hareb (NZL) 14.10, Pauline Ado (FRA) 10.75, Nikita Robb (ZAF) 7.50 ...

Channel: YouTube Video Length: 2m 23s Date Found: Sat, Jun 04 2011 2:41 PM Category: Sports Date Produced: Fri, Jun 03 2011 6:22 AM View Count: 0