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Come meet some shredding Grandma's

A group of grandma's heading for a bodyboard

The above picture featured on the cover of the West Australian Newspaper on the 29/6/09.

The accompanying article, written by Georgia Loney, contains the following:

The surf's still up for Albany's Granny Grommets, whose members range in age from 50 to 75 as the celebrate 10 years since they first urged older women to don a wetsuit and hit the waves.

Every Friday morning at least 10 "hardcores" brave the weather and gather at Middleton Beach, grab their bodyboards and put younger wave-riders to shame.

Pretty cool to know that there are people getting their bodyboarding fix at 75.

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Comments (6)
6 Friday, 17 July 2009 11:40
max davidson
beached whales!!!!
5 Wednesday, 01 July 2009 22:19
Nathan Purcell
Blow the cobwebbs away and drop a big fany fart in the line up .... yeeoooowww
4 Wednesday, 01 July 2009 21:37
jake
hahah my grandma is apart of the granny grommets surf crew she is the 8th from the right :)
3 Wednesday, 01 July 2009 14:57
Blairos
No flippers needed for these hardcores! I think they need s sponsor...
2 Wednesday, 01 July 2009 11:54
Old man Clements
That's so awesome
1 Tuesday, 30 June 2009 20:17
Would be Granny Grommet
It is so good to see that you are never to old to get out to those waves and do an ARS!!

Go the Albany Granny Grommets, keep bodyboarding.

Pleased to see Riptide acknowledging all ages enjoying the surf.

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