The votes are in and the finalists are locked across fifteen categories in this year’s Australian Surfing Awards Incorporating The Hall of Fame. Iconic names like like Stephanie Gilmore, Jack Robinson, Joel Parkinson, Sam Bloom and Bede Durbidge are just a few on the honour roll.
Chris Mater, CEO, Surfing Australia, said, “Surfing’s night of nights is something all of us look forward to each and every year. To be able to come together as a community to celebrate the biggest and best in the business of surfing in Australia is a privilege we certainly don’t take for granted at Surfing Australia.”
Top Ten Finalists in the 2022 Australian Surf Photo of The Year Category will be announced May 3rd via official press release.
The Australian Surfing Awards is proudly supported by the Queensland Government, through Tourism and Events Queensland, and features on the It’s Live! in Queensland events calendar.
2022 Australian Surfing Awards Incorporating the Hall of Fame FINALISTS:
Male Surfer of the Year
Liam O’Brien
Morgan Cibilic
Jack Robinson
Female Surfer of the Year
Isabella Nichols
Stephanie Gilmore
Molly Picklum
Griffith University Rising Star Award – Female
Quincy Symonds
Sierra Kerr
Willow Hardy
Griffith University Rising Star Award – Male
Lennox Smith
Kobi Clements
Jarvis Earle
Oakley Heavy Water Award
Kipp Caddy
Russell Bierke
Zac Haynes
Reeftip Greater Good Award
Bells 50 Year Storm
Surf Aid’s Make A Wave
Ian Jarman
Peter Troy Lifetime Award
Mark Lane
Mark Windon
Brenda Miley
Ruffie Coach Of The Year
Bede Durbidge
Andy King
Jay Thompson
ACCIONA Innovation Award
Surf Lakes
Dark Arts
Sandon Point Boardriders/SLSC
Zambrero Surf Culture Award
Jade Wheatley
Surfing NSW “Her Wave”
WA Surf Gallery
Simon Anderson Club Award
Snapper Rocks Surfriders Club
Queenscliff Boardriders Club
North Narrabeen Boardriders Club
Woolworths Indigenous Surfing Community Celebration Award
La Perouse Boardriders
Surfing Victoria Indigenous Engagement Program
Waynarra
Female Para-Surfer of The Year Award
Sam Bloom
Jocelyn Neumeuller
Sarah Jane Gibson
Male Para-Surfer of The Year Award
Mark Stewart
Gavin Bellis
Matt Formston
Surfing Australia Surf Video of the Year
“Ceremony”
“Surfing” by Dan Scott
“Re-Pulse” by Justin Gane
World-renowned Surf Journalist Nick Carroll continues in the role of Curator of the Australian Surfing Awards incorporating the Hall of Fame.
The Australian Surfing Awards incorporating the Hall of Fame is proudly supported by Tourism and Events Queensland, QT Gold Coast, Griffith University, Reeftip Drinks Co., Zambrero, ACCIONA, Modus Operandi, Andrew Peace Wines and OnStone.
