Swatch Girls Pro 2010 - Teaser

Welcome to the SWATCH GIRLS PRO FRANCE 2013 for one of the finest surf events of the year on August, 21st – 25rd 2013. The six-star rated ASP event of the best female surfers will take place in Seignosse Hossegor. The location is well-known for its beautiful coastline.

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Kicking off the women's European star event schedule with a bang The beaches of Hossegor and Seignosse hosted the first edition of the SWATCH GIRLS PRO FRANCE last year. Boasting the highest possible rating on the star-series circuit, the 6-star event was a key leg in the ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals) women's world championship tour. Following its inaugural edition, the event is recognised as one of the standout stops on the international women's surf circuit. Its second edition...

The SWATCH GIRLS PRO FRANCE got underway on the very first day of the waiting period at Les Bourdaines, Seignosse. A 2ft (chest high) mix of overnight windswell and a distance pulse of Atlantic groundswell offered select scoring opportunities for surfers in the early rounds, but despite the technically challenging conditions, high scores were laid down by a stand-out trio of Hawaiian surfers. Leila Hurst, 18, earned an excellent 9.0 point ride on her way to a heat total of 17.25 (out of 20) i...

The SWATCH GIRLS PRO FRANCE at Les Bourdaines, Seignosse, France ended with excellent surfs from the girls and crowning Courtney Conlogue as the Champion of the event and Bianca Buitendag as 3 Pro Junior winner. The video wraps up the whole four day event and also shows footage of the preparation of the girls. This sums up the daily highlight clips, including the one from Day 3 -- the lay day - plus the signing session of the SWATCH Pro Team at the SWATCH store Hossegor and the BBQ Party in t...

While the event favorite Courtney Conlogue (USA) was in fine form, some big names fell victim to the tough conditions of the Le Penon beach. With local favorite and Swatch Pro Team surfer Pauline Ado (FRA) bowing out, along with Sage Erickson (USA), the event is already bringing surprises. Swatch Pro Team surfer and ASP World No.3 Courtney Conlogue treated the beach crowd to a near-perfect display in her debut heat, scoring a total of 19.05 out of a possible 20, including a perfect 10 for her...

The SWATCH GIRLS PRO FRANCE ran another marathon day at Les Bourdaines, Seignosse, France. With the day before's blustery windswell building and cleaning up into lined-up 3ft (head high) peaks, the top seeds entered proceedings as Round 4 kicked off early this morning. Suitably impressed with the standard of manoeuvres, the judges were handing out excellent (8-10 point) scores like hot croissants as the likes of Sage Erickson, Leila Hurst, Canelle Bulard, Alessa Quizon and Courtney Conlogue a...

Finally, the SWATCH GIRLS PRO FRANCE 2013 kicked off in beautiful Seignosse Hossegor, France. Blue skies, aquamarine seas and offshore winds welcomed the athletes on day one. With the completion of the Round of 60, there are only 48 surfers left in the draw, with the top seeds – including the Swatch Proteam trio-set to enter the fray next. Top 16 surfer Rebecca Woodsposting made the day's highest wave score of 8.75 in Round 1.