Isabella Nichols
{{short description|Australian professional surfer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox surfer
| name = Isabella Nichols
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|08|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Coolum Beach, Queensland, Australia
| nickname =
| shapers =
| height = {{convert|5|ft|9|in|cm|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|147|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
| career_earnings =
| sponsors =
| stance = Regular
|best_year= 2021 – Ranked #8 WSL CT World Tour
| major_achievements =
- WSL Championship Tour event wins: 2
- 2019 World Qualifying Series Champion
- 2015 World Junior championship
| quiver =
| favourite_waves =
}}
Isabella Nichols (born 21 August 1997) is an Australian professional surfer who competes at the World Surf League.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/205320/isabella-nichols-from-junior-to-full-time-qs-competitor|title=Isabella Nichols' Evolution from Jr. World Champ to QS Surfer|date=5 June 2016 |access-date=2016-09-04}}{{Cite web|url=https://au.be.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/a/32450261/blake-livelys-aussie-stunt-double-juggled-filming-the-shallows-with-homework/#page1|title=Blake Lively's Aussie stunt double juggled filming The Shallows with homework!|date=26 August 2016 |access-date=2016-09-04}}
Early life
Nichols is from Coolum Beach, Queensland.{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-14/australia-nichols-wins-world-junior-surfing-title/7089718|title=Australia's Nichols wins world junior surfing title|newspaper=ABC News |date=2016-01-14|language=en-AU|access-date=2016-09-04}} She has been surfing since she was nine years old.{{Cite web|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/isabella-nichols-pro-surfer-workout-exercise-blake-lively-stunt-double-the-shallows|title=How to Work Out Like Blake Lively's Surfer Stunt Double|last=Sinay|first=Danielle|date=23 August 2016 |access-date=2016-09-04}} She won the world junior championship in January 2016{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/173604/isabella-nichols-new-world-junior-champ-interview|title=Meet Isabella Nichols, Newly Crowned World Jr. Champ|date=16 January 2016 |access-date=2016-09-04}} held in Portugal.{{Cite web|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/coolum-surfer-isabella-nichols-crowned-world-junior-champ/news-story/e0ccff9885fc0c1bc4c6d5a6e9c80260|title=World champ is Coolum collected|access-date=2016-09-04}}
Career
Nichols was the stunt double for Blake Lively in the 2016 thriller film The Shallows.{{Cite web|url=https://au.be.yahoo.com/lifestyle/health-and-fitness/a/32426248/blake-livelys-aussie-stunt-double-reveals-her-workout-secrets/#page1|title=Blake Lively's Aussie stunt double reveals her workout secrets|date=23 August 2016 |access-date=2016-09-04}} She won the final of the 2022 women's Margaret River Pro on the WSL tour, held in {{convert|6|ft|adj=on}} surf at Margaret River Main Break defeating [https://www.worldsurfleague.com/athletes/7854/gabriela-bryan 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 World Surf League (WSL) tour rankings.{{cite web |title=2022 Championship Tour Final Rankings |url=https://www.worldsurfleague.com/athletes/tour/wct?year=2022 |publisher=World Surf League |access-date=2025-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923095836/https://www.worldsurfleague.com/athletes/tour/wct?year=2022 |archive-date=2022-09-23}}
She is studying for a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) degree at Deakin University.{{cite web |title=What have Deakin's elite athlete students been up to in lockdown? |url=https://blogs.deakin.edu.au/deakinlife/2020/05/27/what-have-deakins-elite-athlete-students-been-up-to-in-lockdown/ |website=Deakin Life |date=26 May 2020 |publisher=Deakin University |accessdate=11 August 2020 |author1=Lbusby }}{{cite web |title=#Deakin mechanical engineering student and pro surfer @isabella_nichols will be answering questions about studying online, her daily schedule, 🏄♀️ and much more ... |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B_T9TyPDTl8/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B_T9TyPDTl8 |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|website=Instagram |publisher=Deakin University |accessdate=11 August 2020}}{{cbignore}}
Career Victories
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" | ||
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| colspan=4; style="background: blue; color: white" align="center" | WCT Wins | ||
| bgcolor=#bdb76b
!Year!!Event!!Venue!!Country | ||
| style=text-align:center| 2025 | Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach | Bells Beach, Victoria
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| style="text-align:center" |2022 | Margaret River Pro | Margaret River, Western Australia
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| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
| colspan=4; style="background: blue; color: white" align="center" | WSL Challenger Series Wins | ||
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!Year !width= 33.8% | Event !width= 33% | Venue !Country | ||
| style="text-align:center" |2024 | GWM Sydney Surf Pro presented by Bonsoy | Sydney, New South Wales
|{{AUS}} |
| style="text-align:center" |2023 | GWM Sydney Surf Pro | Sydney, New South Wales
|{{AUS}} |
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" | |||
| bgcolor=skyblue
| colspan=4; style="background: blue; color: white" align="center" |WQS Wins | |||
| bgcolor="#bdb76b"
!Year!!Event!!Venue!!Country | |||
| style=text-align:center| 2019 | Port Stephens Toyota Pro | | Port Stephens, New South Wales | {{AUS}} |
| style=text-align:center| 2018 | Mothernest Tweed Coast Pro | |Tweed Coast, New South Wales | {{AUS}} |
| style=text-align:center| 2017 | Flight Centre Burleigh Pro | Burleigh Heads, Queensland | {{AUS}} |
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" | |||
| bgcolor=skyblue
| colspan=4; style="background: blue; color: white" align="center" | Juniors Wins | |||
| bgcolor=#bdb76b
!Year !width= 33.8% | Event !width= 33% | Venue !Country | |||
| style=text-align:center| 2015 | Los Cabos Open of Surf | Zippers, San Jose del Cabo | {{MEX}} |
| style=text-align:center| 2015 | Vahine Pro Junior | |Paparā, Tahiti | {{PYF}} |
| style=text-align:center| 2015 | Hurley Australian Open | |Manly Beach, New South Wales | {{AUS}} |
References
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External links
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{{WSL CT Roster}}
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Category:Sportswomen from Queensland
Category:Australian female surfers
Category:World Surf League surfers
Category:Australian stunt performers
Category:Women stunt performers
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)