Team USA Wins Historic First Gold Medal at 2018 Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship

Sunday December 16th, 2018

Team Brazil wins Silver, Chile Bronze and Hawaii Copper  Colombia’s Freddy Marimon scores first perfect 10-point ride of the event en route to winning Gold in AS-5 Division  England’s Melisa Reid makes history as first-ever women’s visually impaired World Champion Past World Champions Bruno Hansen (DEN), Ann Yoshida (HAW), Fellipe Lima (BRA), Matthew Formston (AUS), …
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Twelve Individual Gold Medalists and Team World Champion to Be Crowned at 2018 Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship

Saturday December 15th, 2018

Team USA leads in the team ranking, looking for first-ever Team Gold; Team Brazil and Chile trail USA’s Sarah Bettencourt earns highest wave score and heat total of the event in Women’s AS-4 Brazil’s Jonathan Borba continues to impress with highest heat total in the open divisions Meira Duarte (HAW) and Samantha Bloom (AUS) guaranteed …
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Two Days Remain to Crown Next World Champions at 2018 Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship

Friday December 14th, 2018

Colombia’s 13-year-old phenom Freddy Marimon earns highest heat score and top AS-5 qualification spot into Semifinals  Defending World Champion Alana Nichols (USA) earns highest women’s heat total despite interference call Visually impaired surfers continue to impress Event moves into single elimination rounds ATTENTION MEDIA: To download high resolution photos, video news releases, and video highlights, …
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World’s Best Adaptive Surfers Shine Under Global Spotlight, Put Elite Talent on Display

Thursday December 13th, 2018

Full day of competition at 2018 Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship sees ten divisions take to the water  First visually impaired women debut  Australia’s Samantha Bloom earns highest heat score of the day, South Africa’s Antony Smyth earns highest total in open divisions Women divisions look to make impact in team point rankings ATTENTION …
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Fourth Annual Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship Inaugurated with Grand Display of National Pride and Camaraderie

Wednesday December 12th, 2018

Record-breaking number of athletes participated in ISA’s Parade of Nations and Sands of the World Ceremony Competition gets off to a blazing start, Brazil’s Jonathan Borba earns highest heat total ATTENTION MEDIA: To download high resolution photos, video news releases, and video highlights, click here. To view results and heats, click here. ISA President Fernando …
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10 Things to Know about the 2018 Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship

Tuesday December 11th, 2018

The 2018 Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship (WASC) presented by the City of San Diego kicks off tomorrow as the world’s best adaptive surfers gather in La Jolla, USA December 12-16 to represent their nations in search of Gold Medals. Twelve individual World Champions and one Team World Champion will be crowned in this …
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ISA Adaptive Surfing Clinic Fosters Future Generation of the Sport

Monday December 10th, 2018

ATTENTION MEDIA: To download high resolution photos, click here. The International Surfing Association (ISA) continued its commitment towards the development of adaptive surfing by holding its fourth annual ISA Adaptive Surfing Clinic presented by the Challenged Athletes Foundation Junior Seau Foundation Adaptive Surfing Program in San Diego, USA. Aspiring adaptive surfers of all ages and …
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Record-breaking Number of Adaptive Surfers Prepared to Unite in La Jolla, USA

Saturday December 8th, 2018

More than 120 surfers, including women, from 24 countries set participation records for Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship First visually impaired women competitors to make history 12 individual Gold Medalists and Team World Champions to be crowned A record-breaking number of the world’s best adaptive surfers will unite in La Jolla, California, USA for …
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Fourth Annual Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship Returns to La Jolla, California

Monday June 4th, 2018

World’s best para-surfers unite, go for Gold on December 12-16 The International Surfing Association (ISA) has today announced that the 2018 edition of the Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship will return to La Jolla, California, USA. The fourth edition of the event will take place at La Jolla Shores beach from December 12-16, welcoming …
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