American ▁compet itive ▁can oe ist ▁and ▁sur fer . ▁She ▁compet es ▁in ▁every ▁out r igger ▁race ▁large ▁event , ▁from ▁one - man ▁( OC 1 ) ▁to ▁six - man ▁( OC 6 ) ▁can o es ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁S UP ▁long ▁distance ▁races ▁all ▁year ▁round . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁professional ▁Par amed ic ▁and ▁mother , ▁on ▁Mau i ▁where ▁she ▁lives . ▁ ▁Mol ler ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁" most ▁important " ▁Brazil ian ▁water ▁woman ▁by ▁Go ▁Out side , ▁a ▁Brazil ian ▁sports ▁magazine ▁based ▁in ▁São ▁Paulo , ▁Brazil . ▁It ▁recogn izes ▁her ▁performance ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁as ▁a ▁top ▁female ▁ath lete . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Andrea ▁Mol ler ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Brazil ▁and ▁was ▁raised ▁on ▁the ▁small ▁island ▁of ▁Il h abel a , ▁São ▁Paulo . ▁G row ing ▁up ▁in ▁her ▁family ’ s ▁mar ina , ▁she ▁was ▁exposed ▁to ▁ocean ▁sports ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁she ▁could ▁walk ▁and ▁always ▁had ▁her ▁family ’ s ▁full ▁support ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁best ▁compet itive ▁ath lete ▁that ▁she ▁could ▁be . ▁While ▁in ▁Brazil , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁top ▁medal ist ▁in ▁sw imming , ▁b ik ing ▁and ▁wind sur f ing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁she ▁followed ▁her ▁dream ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Mau i ▁where ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁param edic ▁and ▁professional ▁water ▁ath lete . ▁She ▁dedicated ▁her ▁life ▁to ▁many ▁water ▁sports ,