Letham, Isabel

Isabel Letham was born in 1899.

She is now best known for riding a surfboard with Duke Kahanamoku at Sydney's Freshwater Beach during his 1914 tour of  Australia and New Zealand.

Letham went to the USA to seek work as a stuntwoman in Hollywood.

On her return to Sydney, she taught swimming and organised aquacades at the Freshwater Pool.

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