TONI SAWYER ...
Toni Sawyer is one of Australia’s early pioneering female pro surfers. Stepping up into the professional ranks was an easy progression for Toni due to her natural surfing talent and burning passion for the sport. “All l ever wanted to do was surf,” Toni said. Simple as that. Along with her burning desire to surf - and natural talent, which propelled her upwards into the pro ranks - Toni’s surfing was honed amongst the hard-charging locals at her home beach on Sydney's northern beaches. Although they were mainly guys, they accepted Toni for her surfing and who she was. It wasn’t until she reached the pro tour that she experienced many of the put-downs so many early female surfers were subjected to. Yet despite this, Toni spent eight years on the pro
