BARBADOS ANNOUNCES NATIONAL TEAM FOR THE QUIKSILVER
ISA WORLD JUNIOR SURFING
CHAMPIONSHIP
Source: Andrew Lews/Barbados Surfing Association
The Barbados Surfing Association has announced the National Team to
compete at this year Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships.
Barbados Surfing Team for the Quiksilver World Junior Surfing
Championships:
Under 18 Boys
Stephan Corbin
Jonathan Reece
Zack Foster
Aaron Fernandes.
Under 16 Boys
Matthew Kieffer
Bruce Mackie
Jordan Heaslegrave
Matthew McKenzie.
Under 18 Girls
Ametza Nicholls
Alix Fitzwillam
Shannon Kieffer
Chelsea Roett.
Manager: Andrew Lewis
Assistant Manager: Rachel Roett
Coach: Peter Corbin.
Barbados placed 19th in the last WJSC, as the Team Manager, Andrew Lewis
said: “The team is going through rigorous training with the intent on
getting our ranking back into the top 10”.
“Our team was selected after holding two trials events in February. Its
not the strongest but we do have a strong Under 16 surfer in Bruce
Mackie, who actually had one of the highest scoring waves in last years
event in Brazil. He´s sponsored by Quiksilver and will be doing a couple
of Pro junior events in the USA in April before heading to Portugal.
Our team is a very young one this year, with an average age of 14. All
have been training very hard and should progress through their first
round heats. Only 4 out of the 12 have ever competed in a big contest
like the WJSC, so nerves will be a factor for them as well.”
About the Barbados Surfing Association -BSA-
The Barbados Surfing Association run and develops all surfing
competitions on the island. The association focused for the past few
years on the juniors of the sport and helping to put surfing on the map
for our country.
BSA holds 8 surfing events through the year which form part of the
Surfer of the Year Championships. These events start in February and run
until November. They are held at various breaks around the island, which
gives the surfers the opportunity to surf different types of waves and
conditions.
For further info check the BSA website: www.bsasurf.net.
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