Australian Women Surfriders Association (AWSA)

First Australian women's competitive surfing association, founded in 1978 by Queensland surf shop owner Gail Austin. The Australian Women Surfriders Association (AWSA) was a breakaway group from the Australian Surfriders Association (ASA). "We were tired of being given the run of the surf when conditions were poor," AWSA organizer Robyn Burgess later said. "So we decided to set up our own associat...