2023 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Surfing Games — International Surfing Association

Panama

DIVISION: Open Men

Tao Rodriguez

Age / 20
Born / Rio Mar
Resides in / Rio Mar
Favorite surf break / Chame Banks
Board / Byrne, 5.8 epoxy
Sponsors / Quiksilver, Super deportes, Acao, Selina, Pandeportes, extreme adventures, panama surf school
Biggest Achievement / 3er in a WSL QS
Hobbies / I enjoy going to the gym, skating, snowboarding, driving, listening to music, and playing ping pong.

I live in Rio Mar, Panamá. I am 20 years old and striving to become a professional surfer. I, like most surfers, want to get into the World Surf League. My parents introduced me to this beautiful sport after arriving in a sailboat in Panama. My family lives in Argentina, while I live with my parents in the Bay of Panama. I love getting barreled.

Panama

DIVISION: Open Men

Isauro Elizondo

Age / 19
Born / Santa Catalina, Veraguas
Resides in / Santa Catalina, Veraguas
Favorite surf break / La Punta, Santa Catalina
Board / BoaSurfBoards
Sponsors / Vissla, BoaSurfBoards, Futures Fins, FullDrop, GoPro Panama, Fila, Acao Products & FuWax.
Biggest Achievement / Quarters at the ISA World Surfing Games 2021 El Salvador.
Hobbies / Fishing and investigate general things.

Soy un chico de Playa Santa Catalina - Panamá, un pueblo costero del interior reconocido por sus olas de clase mundial. Comencé a surfear desde los 4 años. La idea de poder representar a mi país en las olimpiadas próximas del 2024 (ya que el surf entro como deporte olímpico en 2020) me da muchísima motivación para seguir mejorando. Gracias ISA y Fernando Aguirre por esta gran plataforma de surf que nos brinda al mundo entero.
Que viva el surfing!

Panama

DIVISION: Open Women

Enilda Alonso

Age / 33
Born / Casco Antiguo
Resides in / Casco Antiguo
Favorite surf break / Playa Morrillo
Board / Sharp Eyes
Sponsors / Super Deportes
Biggest Achievement / Centroamerican Champ, Panameñan Champ
Hobbies / Painting, Reading books

At the age of 14 I began to represent Panama internationally in the Latin American tour of professional surfers (ALAS) and Central American Surfers. In my professional career I have obtained the following recognitions: 5th Place in Pan American Games 2010 (Peru) 5th Place in Bolivarian Games 2011 (Peru) Athlete of the Year 2012 by COS Awards Central American Champion 2013 5th Place in Bolivarian Games 2016 (Chile) Bronze Medalist in Central American Games 2016 # 9 Latin American Tour Ranking (ALAS) 2019 First Panamanian surfer to participate in the first Pan American Games of the Olympic cycle (Lima 2019) 13 times national champion of Panama (8 consecutive titles)

Panama

DIVISION: Open Men

Jean Carlos Gonzalez

Age / 28
Born / Santa Catalina
Resides in / Santa Catalina
Favorite surf break / La punta Santa Catalina
Board / sharpey surfboard
Sponsors / Nike, Pan Deportes, Comité Olímpico, Sharpey Surfboard, Green Wellness Panamá , APS,
Biggest Achievement / Subcampeon de la isa 2013
Hobbies / fútbol, skate, music & pescar

I started representing Panama from the age of 13, the first international competition in Ecuador, a Bolivarian, leaving 5 place 2nd place runner-up of the isa world surfing game 2013 panama santa catalina 4 times national championship of panama junior central american champion in panama 2014 2nd place runner-up of the wings latin tour 2020 2nd place runner-up of the panamerican game 2022.