Kiwis are ready for the World Surfing Games

The New Zealand Surfing Team will be competing at the 2008 ISA World Surfing Games.  The event takes place at Costa de Caparica, Portugal from the 11th - 19h October 2008. 

The New Zealand Surfing Team to attend the World Surfing Games in Portugal is as follows:

Open Men
Maz Quinn (Gisborne)
Leon Santorik (Raglan)
Luke Cederman (Raglan)
Zennor Wernham (Raglan)

Open Women
Jessica Santorik (Raglan)
Daisy Thomas (Christchurch)

Men’s Longboard
Daryn Mcbride (Mount Maunganui)

Men’s Bodyboard
Jarad Ferris (Gisborne)
Andrew Lowe (Blaketown)

Women’s Bodyboard
Mihi Wells (Auckland)

Team Management
Dave VanStaden (Raglan) - Manager
Cory Scott (Gisborne) - Assistant Manager/Coach
Gavin Bisman (Auckland) – Judge

The Kiwis have a great record of results in the World Surfing Games, they competed in every edition and placed in all of them in the top 15. Their best result to date is a 7th in the overall team rating in the 2002 edition of the event held in Durban, South Africa.

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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