Rachael Tilly lives and breathes surfing. Growing up in San Clemente, California, she spent all her spare time in the waves. At 17, Rachael became the youngest world champion in the history of professional surfing. Rachael moved to the Gold Coast to study a Bachelor of Sport Management at Bond University where, as a member of Bond’s Elite Sport Program, she juggles study with the WSL tour and an internship, which she secured with the help of one of her lecturers in 2019.