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NUMBER 17 /August 29th, 2008
Surfing in the Olympics
My point of view
By Fernando Aguerre
The IOC and contemporary sports
In the past few years the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has dramatically evolved in its view of the so-called extreme or contemporary sports and their place in the Olympic Movement.
The very positive effect of the inclusion of snowboarding in the Winter Games has also been a great wake up call for many. Another example of this positive evolution is the inclusion of BMX in the Beijing Games.
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BILLABONG SPONSORS 2009 & 2010 ISA WORLD GAMES
Billabong USA will sponsor the ISA World Games scheduled to be held in July 31st through August 8th 2009 in Costa Rica where 49 member countries will be invited to compete as national teams.
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Surfing also included in the 2009 South American Beach Games
The waves will meet the Olympic Movement once again
Press release sent on 29 July 2008, La Jolla, CA
The South American Sports Organization (ODESUR) announced that the inaugural South American Beach Games will take place from February 28th until March 8th in Montevideo and Punta del Este, Uruguay.
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Tiffany and Chuck: ISA Tandem Surfing World Champions
The 2008 ITSA/ISA World Title of Tandem Surfing opened on Thursday morning with a total of 24 qualifying teams from Hawaii, California, Florida, Costa Rica, and France competing in six Opening Round heats. We comfortably won our 20 minute first heat despite the small (1' - 2') and inconsistent waves that slowly rolled through in between long lulls.
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19th Annual SIMA Waterman's Weekend: An Epic Success
More than 850 professional surfers and surf industry VIP’s supported the most anticipated surf event of the year, the SIMA Environmental Fund’s Waterman’s Ball, on Friday, August 22. The event took place at the St. Regis Monarch Beach in Dana Point, Calif., and the SIMA Environmental Fund Board of Directors are confident that the final amount raised at the event will approximately match the goal of $500,000 for oceans and surf breaks around the world.
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The ISA Parade of Nations, competing National Surf Teams march
to display their national colors during the Opening Ceremony
of the 2005 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship.
Nations supporting their riders and enjoying perfect Huntington Beach waves.
Tiffany & Chuck, Tandem Surfing World Champs
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South Africa
- Senior contests 2008 Reef Wetsuits SA Surfing Championships
- 10th anniversary of the Red Bull Big Wave Africa
- South African national selection trial
- Billabong junior series # 4
- Quiksilver King of the Groms # 3
- Lizzard tag series # 2
- Up and coming
- General
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Nick Godfrey
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Australia
- Winter down under
- World Surfing Games
- Development
- Club Q & A
- State Junior Titles
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ISRAEL
- National Tour
- Elections to select new committee
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JAPAN
- 16th Junior Open Championship & 5th Masters Open Championship
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NEW ZEALAND
- Smokefree sign on for another year of surfing
- Airini Mason Secures Best Result Of The Year
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Japan Juniors
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france
- Muliglisse French Cup
- National bodyboard Training Period FFS in Capbreton
- The French bodysurf on national TV and Radio
- National surf prevention campaign
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ireland
- Denny Irish junior surfing championships
- Sponsored paddle, North West Surf Club
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Sponsored Paddle - Ireland
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ARGENTINA
- The ASA present in the ceremony of ‘Cenard’
- Pedro Francistegui makes podium in Brazil
- Diego Conti in the Big Buey
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COLOMBIA
- Sergio Navarro: 2008 Colombian Champion
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Chile
- Chilean Surfing Federation Plans
- Junior Pan American Surfing Games
- Tow In World Cup 2008
- End of Year Awards
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COSTA RICA
- Judges clinic Level 1: Approved!
- Master Tournament at Playa Hermosa
- Federico Pilurzu speaks out against student desertion
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ecuador
- Presidents meet
- Marcos Bukao, techincal director of ISA, visits Ecuador
- Mario Gambellini 2008 champion of 4th stop
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jamaica
- Jamaica national surf team to contest 2008 World Surfing Games in Portugal
- Ivah Wilmot and Ackeam Phillips are ’08 u16 and u18 National Junior champions
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peru
- Chevrolet National Surfing Tour Culminates
- Second-to-Last Stop of the Barena Professional Tour
- Vote for Sofía Mulanovich
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Tow in Cup - Chile
Pedro Francistegui - Argentina
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SurfAid’s Malaria Free Mentawai Program Resumes on Sipora Island
SurfAid’s Malaria Free Mentawai (MFM) program is due to resume in August with distribution of specially treated mosquito nets, malaria education and parasite testing on the island of Sipora.
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Surfrider Foundation
- Endangered Species Act Under Attack
- Surfrider Foundation Loses Diesel Battle
- Celebrities Hit The Waves In Malibu
- Raw Sewage Spill in San Francisco Bay
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Christian Surfers News
- Chaplaincy
- Surfers Bible
- Bali Youth Centre Anniversary
- Sumatra Holidays With Purpose
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Liquid Nation Ball 5
The SIMA Humanitarian Fund presents the Liquid Nation Ball 5 to be held in La Jolla, CA on September 5, 2008 at the house of the ISA President and SIMA Humanitarian Fund Vice President, Fernando Aguerre.
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Sumatra Holidays With Purpose
Liquid Nation Ball Auction, Fernando Aguerre
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Alberto MuÑoz
Costa Rica
Those who know about Costa Rican surfing, say that the Under 14 generation is the strongest in the history of our sport. Alberto Muñoz, the boy from Esterillos, is part of this group and, with his great surfing talent, he is a standout in the National Tour.
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Monyca Byrne-Wickey
Hawaii
Monyca Byrne-Wickey is an 18 year old surfer from the small, rural Hawaiian town of Hana. This unique community is located in the rain forest, on the eastern coast of Maui, known as its last undeveloped tropical paradise.
Monyca is sponsored by Nike 6.0 Team, Billabong Girls , Von Zipper Sun Glasses, Vertra Sun Protection, and Kazuma Boards.
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Alberto Muñoz
Monyca Byrne-Wickey
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TAMAROA MCCOMB
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HIS NAME IS MCCOMB, TAMAROA MCCOMB
For some years now, the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships have been placing under the spotlight the next generation of first-class surfers. The list is long and rich in names and styles: Ben Dunn, Jordy Smith, Matt Wilkinson, Tonino Benson, Jefferson Silva, Julian Wilson, Owen Wright, Jadson André, Garrett Parkes, Alejo Muniz and Tamaroa McComb.
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