Abstract

This article analyses the struggle for the inclusion of women in competitive big-wave surfing through interviews with professional big-wave surfers Bianca Valenti, Keala Kennelly, Andrea Moller and Paige Alms. These women co-founded the Committee for Equity in Women’s Surfing (CEWS), which advocated for inclusion and equal pay in competition for women in big-wave surfing. The survey highlights the resistance to their integration in this male dominated sport. Their bodies in movement, true tools of performance essential to establish their legitimacy are constantly being questioned, as they challenge the gendered hierarchical boundaries and essentialist (fundamental) arguments that contribute to keep them out of and/or alongside big-wave competition. Moreover, the performance of men and woman had been becoming increasingly similar in tow-in surfing, until winter 2019–2020 when the biggest wave of the year was surfed by a woman, proving women’s legitimacy in this male-dominated sport.

摘要

本文通过对专业大浪冲浪者 Bianca Valenti、Keala Kennelly、Andrea Moller 和 Paige Alms 的采访，分析了将女性纳入竞技大浪冲浪的斗争。这些女性共同创立了女性冲浪公平委员会 (CEWS)，该委员会倡导女性在大浪冲浪中的包容性和同工同酬。该调查强调了他们在这项男性主导的运动中融入的阻力。他们在运动中的身体，对于确立其合法性至关重要的真正表演工具，不断受到质疑，因为他们挑战了性别等级界限和本质主义（基本）论点，这些论点有助于使他们远离大浪竞争和/或与大浪竞争并驾齐驱。而且，男女在拖入式冲浪中的表现越来越相似，