Marge Calhoun 2003
Born in Hollywood California, she was first exposed to surfing during family weekends spent at Venice and Santa Monica beaches in the 1930s and 1940s. A competitive swimmer and diver, Calhoun trained for the 1940 Olympics until the games were cancelled due to the outbeak of WWII.

Calhoun began surfing Topanga Canyon in the 1950s, riding boards given to her as a Christmas gift by her husband. Along with her two surfing daughters, she was an inspiration to a generation of young women who aspired to surf despite being stigmatized by a heavily chauvinistic, 1960s-era surf culture.

In her 30's, she captured the 1958 Makaha International Title riding a 10-foot Velzy balsa, a board she still owns today. She was a co-founder of the U.S. Surfing Association, an influential surfing organization of the 1960s.