Six Irish surfers will represent in the World Junior Surfing Championship

Irish are ready for the biggest under 18 surfing tournament in the planet, the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship that will be held from May 24 until June 1 in the waves of Le Penon Plage, in Seignosse, France.

The Irish Surfing Junior team includes:

Under 18 Boys
Ronan Oertzen
Owen Murphy

Under 16 Boys
Aaron Reid
Jamie Russell
Iarom Madden

Under 18 Girls
Ione Byrne

Officials
Stevie Burns
Linda Byrne

Ireland has competed in four out of five WJSC. Their best position was reached in the inaugural event, South Africa 2003, where they placed 7thin the overall team positions. In Tahiti 2004 they obtained a 17th, in USA 2005 they placed 25th and last year in Portugal they were 19th.

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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