Sunday, November 11, 2007

Profile of an Athlete







NAME: Ametza Samantha Nicholls Arambarri
D.O.B: 14th May 1993
Nationality: Barbadian & Spanish
Education: St. Michael’s School

EXPERIENCE – TRAINING

I have been surfing for four years. I attended a training camp with Alan Burke in 2004; he encourages me to enter a competition that year while learning and I came third.

I joined the Barbados Surfing Association in 2005 and began to surf competitively. That same year I attended an Easter Surf Camp sponsored by the Surfing Association, which brought to Barbados the National Coach from Brazil, Mr. Marcos Conde.

ACHIEVEMENTS

2004 Ladies School Championship- 3rd
2005 NATIONAL UNDER 12 CHAMPION- in the ladies division- 1st
2005 SURFER OF THE YEAR- Under 12 Ladies 1st
2006 CHAMPION- in the open ladies division- 1st – 12th March
2006 REEF BOWL- Ladies open- 2nd
2006 QUIKSILVER JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP- BRAZIL
First International appearance- TEAM BARBADOS – under 18 ladies.

EXPECTATIONS

I would like to become a professional surfer and represent Barbados all over the world.

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