Since 2015, the ISA has hosted an annual World Para Surfing Championship gathering the world’s best Para Surfers in elite level competition. Under the ISA’s leadership and direction the sport of Para Surfing has grown massively in global participation and interest. We have put a mandate out to all of our 110 National Federations to adopt the discipline of Para Surfing on a national level and include the discipline as a part of their programs and activities.
45 out of the ISA’s 113 member federations engage in Para Surfing activity on a national level running national championships either independently or in conjunction with their able bodied national championships. These national championships allow athletes to compete at a high level in their home nations and qualify to represent their country at the World Para Surfing Championship.
In addition to the ISA World Para Surfing Championship and the national championships run by ISA Members there has been a booming growth in both regional and international Para Surfing competition opportunities including the beginning of a professional world tour for Para Surfing competition the Association of Adaptive Surfing Professionals hosted two professional international competitions in 2022 and the Para Surf League,supporting international Para Surfing competitions. These events outside of the ISA World Para Surfing Championship include the full spectrum of competition opportunities for Para Surfing athletes which starts from a grassroots and local level within our National Federations and their national championships and grows up to regional and continental championships, professional competitions, and world championships.
Final Results and Rankings:
Additional event results and champions can be found below:
| 2018 Event Name | Date | Results Link |
| 2018 US Open Adaptive Surfing Championship | Sep-18 | https://usopenadaptivesurfingchampionships.com/2018-results/ |
| South American Adaptive Surf Championship | Nov-18 | |
| Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship | Dec-18 | https://isaworlds.com/adaptive/2018/en/results/ |
| 2019 Event Name | Date | Results Link |
| European Adaptive Surfing Championship | May-19 | |
| Hawaiian Adaptive Surfing Championship | Jun-19 | |
| Bali Adaptive Pro | Sep-19 | https://liveheats.com/events/2179 |
| 2019 US Open Adaptive Surfing Championship | Sep-19 | |
| South American Adaptive Surf Championship | Nov-19 | |
| 2020 Event Name | Date | Results Link |
| AmpSurf ISA World Para Surfing Championship | Mar-20 | https://isaworlds.com/adaptive/2020/en/results/ |
| 2020 AmpSurf Home-Break Adaptive Pro/Am Championship | Nov-20 | https://ampsurf.org/ampsurfhomebreakchampionshipsresults/ |
| 2021 Event Name | Date | Results Link |
| 2021 dryrobe English Adaptive Open | Jul-21 | https://dryrobe.com/blogs/latest-news/2021-dryrobe-english-adaptive-surf-open-report-and-photos |
| 2021 US Open Adaptive Surfing Championship | Sep-21 | https://usopenadaptivesurfingchampionships.com/2021-results/ |
| Pismo Beach ISA World Para Surfing Championship | Dec-21 | https://isasurf.org/event/2021-pismo-beach-isa-world-para-surfing-championship/ |
| 2022 Event Name | Date | Results Link |
| 2022 Hawaii Adaptive Surfing Championship | Jun-22 | https://www.accessurf.org/2022hasc/ |
| Welsh Adaptive Surfing Championship | Jul-22 | |
| English Adaptive Surfing Open | Jul-22 | |
| Pantin Classic Adaptive Surfing | Jul-22 | |
| French International Open of Para Surf | Aug-22 | |
| 2022 US Open Adaptive Surfing Championship | Sep-22 | |
| 2022 Pismo Beach ISA World Para Surfing Championship | Dec-22 |
Interested in having your event sanctioned and supported by the ISA? Complete the application here: https://isasurf.org/para-surfing-event-sanctioning-application/
