Ashley Kidd | |
Birth Date: | 15 November 1994 |
Birth Place: | Corpus Christi, Texas |
Sport: | Wakesurfer |
Worlds: | 2010 World Wake Surf Championship - 2nd in Amateur Women's Group 2014 & 2015 & 2016 World Wake Surf Championship - 1st in Women's Professional Group |
Updated: | 25 July 2016 |
Ashley Kidd (born November 15, 1994)[1] is a professional wakesurfer and three-time world champion.
Kidd was raised in Corpus Christi, Texas and took up the sport in 2009 on the encouragement of her older brother.[2] In 2010, she won 2nd place in the World Wake Surf Championship where she was entered in the amateur women's group and that same year began competing as a professional.[3] [4] She went on to win the first place in the 2014, 2015 and 2016 World Wake Surf Championships in the women's professional group.[5] [6] As of July 2016 she was ranked Number 1 in the women's professional division of the Competitive Wake Surf Association world rankings.[7]