| Quiksilver ISA World Juniors ready to kick off in Equador | |||
International Surfing Assn The Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship 2009 begins next week | Espanol Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 23 March, 2009 : - - The world’s best Under 18 surfers are gearing up for their biggest challenge of the year, the 2009 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship. Now in its seventh year, the Olympic-type event will be held from March 28 through April 5 in the waves of La FAE beach in Salinas, Ecuador. The entire competition and Opening Ceremonies Parade of Nations will be webcast live on isaworldjuniors.com. Surfers from the four corners of the globe will gather together to represent their home countries on the international stage for an International Olympic Committee-recognized competition. From the remote coasts of Africa to the crowded beaches in California, and the cold waters of Ireland to the warm Brazilian Atlantic shore; every junior team member is putting time in the water and training hard to achieve the dream of becoming a World Champion. Surfers from nearly 30 nations, including Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Hawaii, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Tahiti, United States of America, Venezuela and Ecuador, will compete for medals in the three divisions of: Under 18 Boys, Under 18 Girls and Under 16 Boys. In addition to individual medals, each competitor’s points will count towards the Overall Teams Ranking, which determines team medals and the World Champion Team. Holding four Champion titles, Australia has proven to be the team to beat. Other past Champion nations include Brazil (Durban, South Africa 2003) and Hawaii (Huntington Beach, USA 2005). Teams from USA, South Africa, France and New Zealand are looking exceptionally strong this year and will be as hungry as ever for their first Team gold. Top surfers confirmed to compete this year include last year’s individual gold and silver medallists Australian teammates Laura Enever and Tyler Wright, 2007 Boys Under 16 gold medallist Garrett Parkes (AUS) and 2008 bronze medalists Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Ian Fontaine (FRA). Other past medallists Matty Costa (HAW), Shaun Joubert (ZAF) and Matt Hewitt (NZL) are also going to be in Salinas, along with Nat Young (USA), Maxime Huscenot (FRA), Marie Dejean (FRA), Fisher Heverly (USA), Kolohe Andino (USA) and Evan Geiselman (USA). The Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships has historically been a launch pad for the future leaders of surfing. Some past champions and medallists include ASP World Tour surfers Jordy Smith, Stephanie Gilmore, Jessie Miley-Dyer, Sally Fitzgibbons and Jeremy Flores, as well as world-renowned phenoms Julian Wilson and Clay Marzo. Junior surfing’s cream of the crop will be on display in Ecuador. For more information on the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, live webcast, photos and on-demand video highlights, visit isaworldjuniors.com About the International Surfing Association (ISA):The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for surfing, bodyboarding and surfriding. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running world championships since 1964 and the Junior World Championships since 1980.
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