Kia ora, my name is Jack Tyro and I am an 18-year-old surfer from Sumner, New Zealand. Surfing has given me the opportunity to travel worldwide competing at longboard and shortboard competitions. At home, I run a community longboard competition where I also coach local groms at our Boardriders Club. As a little kid, I'd watch my Dad compete in the Hyundai Longboard Tour around NZ against the likes of Taylor Jensen and Harley Ingleby (both world champions). It's crazy, but now I have competed against these same guys on the world stage. Why longboarding? well, the thing with longboarding is that it feels natural to me, I’ve been watching it all my life and its connection to style fascinates me. 10s and Drop Knee turns are my core go-to moves but tying them all together to look good is where you can use your imagination. The longboard has enough float and glide to let your senses go wild with moves that can be both steezy and ridiculous all at the same time. Music and art are also a big passion of mine. I play the guitar and spend a lot of my spare time drawing oceanscapes. Family, friends, and the ocean are all things I keep close to my heart and surfing is what ties it all together....

Grew up in a small area on the east coast of Aotearoa/NZ called Gisborne. The beach was my world growing up and as soon as my big brother got into surfing I followed. I was an avid shortboarder my whole life and didn't discover my love for longboarding until my mid-twenties. I love the grace and balance it brings to my life and the beautiful community that it has connected me to. I am stoked to represent Aotearoa/NZ on the world stage!

I grew up in Piha beach on the west coast on New Zealand and have recently migrated to Mount Maunganui on the east coast which is a far more favourable longboard wave. I am a recent graduate from a Bachelor of Science Honours in Psychology, which I hope to continue in the future by doing a clinical programme. I love all types of surfing, short and long and everything in between. This is my first time to El Salvador and I am very excited to be a part of the NZ team again and experience it all! 

Last year, I was very lucky to be a part of a women's shortboarding surf film in Aotearoa called "Over the Undertow." It will hopefully be released on viewing platforms soon, so check it out :). A great story of a few women who love surfing and have overcome obstacles to get where they are today. 

Love to surf powerful waves on longboards, grew up on the east coast of New Zealand surfing off rocks and beach breaks. Started surfing at 3 and started competing at 15, started longboarding at 15. 

First longboard competition at 16. Became obsessed and have competed longboard ever since.