Portugal goes to France with a full team

The Portugal Surfing Team is ready for the biggest tournament for surfers under 18 years old, the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship that will be held from May 24 until June 1 in the waves of Le Penon Plage, Seignosse, France.

Portugal, an upcoming power surfing nation, will be represented by:

Under 18 Boys
Pedro Pinto
Felipe Pereira
António Ribeiro
Francisco Sousa

Under 16 Boys
José Ferreira
Federico Morais
Vasco Ribeiro
Francisco Alves

Under 18 Girls
Margarida Guerra
Francisca Sousa
Carina Duarte
Ana Sarmento

Coaches
José Braga
Pedro Barbudo

Doctor
Pedro Peixoto

Team Manager
Rui Felix

Portugal’s past event results::

10th in Tahiti 2004
11th in USA 2005
10th in Brazil 2006
10th in Portugal 2007

With good experience under their belt and the knowledge of the French beachbreaks, Portuguese surfers will be doing a good presentation in the upcoming contest.

This is the second time that a Moroccan Surfing Team will participate in the Quiksilver ISA WJSC, last year in Portugal

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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