Rochelle Ballard

Rochelle Ballard, 2012 ISA World Master’s Champion is now a retired Professional World Class Surfer enjoying life on Kauai and running her Elite Retreat business with Surf Into Yoga. Growing up on Kauai with all of it’s vast ocean and mountain experiences, strong family bonds, Hawaiian Culture, and deep rooted community values, brings a unique balance to her world renowned success as a professional surfer. She was a National Amateur champion and became the first women from Kauai to compete on the ASP World Championship tour in the top 8 for most of her career. In her 17 years of professional competition, she won several events and came runner up to the World Title in 2004. She was the most voted popular surfer in the Surfer Magazine Poll 2000-2002. She still holds the record for two perfect 10 barrel rides in a single heat since 1997’. She has been considered one of the best female barrel riders and known for pushing the level in women’s barrel riding and big wave surfing in the past two decades. She was also featured and surfed for the lead in the box office hit Blue Crush. Stepping away from the World Tour in 2007’ her longevity as a world class elite athlete is rooted in her commitment to quality, balance, and a healthy, sustainable lifestyle. She was always giving back with Aloha through out her career in her community, the youth, the sport of surfing, and non-profit organizations.