Layne Beachley

Layne Collette Beachley was born prematurely on the 24th of May 1972 at Crown Street Women's Hospital Sydney and spent weeks in a humidicrib. At six weeks old, she was adopted by Valerie and Neil Beachley. Neil Beachley, a Manly Beach lifesaver, introduces Layne to surfing when she was just four years old, after she showed natural ability and ...