Can you hear, can you hear the thunder? Australia’s unofficial anthem would have been apt at the iconic Pro Sunset Beach World Surf League comp that wrapped up in Oahu, Hawaii yesterday as Molly “Pickles” Picklum claimed her first tour victory. Her win also saw Picklum take the joint #1 spot in the women’s world rankings – and she joins fellow Australian Jack Robinson, who sits atop the men’s ladder. Picklum has been surfing big comps since she was 15yo – she’s now 21yo and those in the know say she’s been knocking on the door of success for a while. Last year, there was the setback of qualifying for the big-time comps but then being relegated back to the tour’s Challenger series – but she requalified and look at her now… Picklum counts retired Aussie tennis champ Ash Barty as a friend, and she sure sounds like her when she was asked about how she regrouped – “You just kept chipping away,” she said.