Nation's best surfers return to Huntington Beach on August 19-24, 2008

Surfing America, the national governing body for surfing in the USA, is excited to announce the dates for the 2008 SIMA Surfing America USA Championships.
The event, which decides the undisputed USA surfing champion by pooling top talent from the ESA, HSA, NSSA, TGSA, and WSA, will return to Huntington Beach in August and provide qualifiers with a highly competitive event.

"Surfing America is proud to bring the USA Championships back to Surf City USA," said Surfing America Executive Director Mike Gerard. "This year's event is gearing up to be the best USA Championships ever and enthusiasm for its return to summer is high. Thanks to all who support the mission of Surfing America and its developmental programs benefiting tomorrow's world champions."

The USA Championships are the foremost event in American junior surfing and include an ASP-certified panel of judges, live scoring and four-person, twenty-minute heats. Although, the event is youth focused, it still holds divisions for elder surfers as well.

This year, the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) returns as the premier event's title sponsor.

"SIMA has been a major supporter of Surfing America since its inception, and we feel it is important to support this great event to help promote the young surf talent in the U.S. and provide a platform for them to further develop and demonstrate their skills," said Dick Baker, president of SIMA.

Top finishers in Under 18 Boys, Under 16 Boys and Under 18 Girls divisions will be invited to the trials for the 2009 PacSun USA Surf Team that will compete for the United States in the 2009 Quiksilver/ISA World Junior Surfing Championships.

A complete schedule of events will be announced closer to the event date.

About Surfing America
As the new, IOC-recognized, National Governing Body for the sport of Surfing in the USA, Surfing America is responsible for holding the USA Championships event each year and for selecting the Official USA Surf Team to compete internationally.
There are currently six member organizations that feed their top athletes into Surfing America's USA Championships. They are: The Eastern Surfing Association, the Hawaiian Amateur Surfing Association, the National Scholastic Surfing Association, the Texas Gulf Surfing Association, the Western Surfing Association and Bodyboarding International.
Surfing America is a California 501 (c) 3 non-profit public benefit company. As such, donations are very important to us as we strive to build our programs and develop young American surfers. You can donate online at this site by clicking the button below.

About International Surfing Association
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for surfing, bodyboarding and surfriding. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running world championships since 1964 and the Junior World Championships since 1980. 

ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of over 50 countries on six continents. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California. It is presided by Fernando Aguerre, first elected in 1994 in Rio, and re-elected six times since.  The ISA's four Vice Presidents are Alan Atkins (Australia), Robin de Kock (South Africa), Maile Aguerre (Hawaii) and Mike Gerard (USA).

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