PROFILE

by Olivia Jones - OJ Communications

• Name: Heather Clark
• Born: Port Shepstone
• Occupation: Pro Surfer
• Nationality: South African
• Local Spots: St. Mikes

FACT FILE:

• Four times SA Champion (89/93/97/99) as well as winning highest scoring wave out of all competitors for two years
• Earned her Springbok colours only three years after catching her first wave
• Three times Springbok (89/91/92) and Three times Protea (96/98/02)
• Unsurpassed seven times ASP Africa Women's champion

TIMELINE:

• 1988 Started competing locally at 16 years old
• 1993 Turned pro surfing Gunston 500
• 1998 First SA woman ever to make Gunston 500 Final (finished 3 rd )
• Winner RCI Night Surfing Skins
• Third in Mark Richards Newcastle Pro WQS
• 1999 Gunston Final (3 rd )
• Winner WQS in France
• Third in Quit Women's Classic WQS in Australia
• 2000 First SA Women to qualify for WCT
• Van's Triple Crown Winner in Hawaii
• Third Billabong Pro WCT in Australia
• Third Gotcha Tahiti Pro WCT
• Third Billabong Girls in Hawaii
• Second G-Shock Hawaiian Pro WQS in Hawaii
• 2001 Re-qualified for WCT
• Third Billabong Pro WCT in Maui
• Two WCT events cancelled due to September 11 attacks
• Winner RCI Night Surfing WQS
• Second O'Neill Coldwater Classic in California
• Third Roxy Pro WQS in Australia
• First O'Neill Angels Challenge WQS in France
• 2002 Re-qualified for WCT
• Second Roxy Pro WCT in Fiji
• Third Billabong Pro Maui WCT in Hawaii
• Third Sunsmart Classic WQS in Australia
• Finished sixth overall on WCT ratings
• 2003 Re-qualified for WCT
• 2004 Re-qualified for WCT
• 2005 Re-qualified for WCT
• 2006 Re-qualified for WCT (Injury Wildcard entry)