Natascha Petersmann

Some time ago Natascha Pertsmann decided to swim 7,4 kilometers to raise money for an HIV/AIDS charity, despite a run-in with a shark and near-hypothermia. She is one of not too many women in the sport to perform radical forward looping as well as competitive neck-to-neck racing. She holds the African speed record (33,13 knots) and impressed as a model for Sports Illustrated South Africa.

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date of birth: 02-02-1974
nationality: South African (althought German magazine SURF recently misinterpreted her German sounding name...)
profession: Designer
sponsors: Cabrinha, Tableview, Neal Pryde, Reef, Oakley