Eduar Santana
Dominican Republic

Eduar Santana is 15 and loves to surf. Living in Cabarete, the nation’s surfing capital, he is in the right place to achieve his dreams of becoming a professional surfer,.

In 2007, he placed second in the Junior division of the National Surfing Tour. He’s a great surfer, a great student and a great person. Just as you can see in his application letter, he said:

“I would like to represent my country as the best local surfer, supported by a good sponsor, who, at the same time could support other young people of surf. When I am an old man, I want to contribute with my experience to all the young surfers and work to give my support to all the surf initiatives in my country.”

Meet Eduar Santana

Nickname - PAPITO
Birthplace - SANTIAGO
Favorite local surf break - PLAYA BAHORUCO
Favorite surfer - MICK FANNING, JESMARIN PUENTE
Hobbies - Skate
Surfing goals - PRO SURFER
Favorite school subject - ENGLISH
Name of your school - ESCUELA SALOME UREÑA
Favorite food - LA BANDERA (Rice, Beans and Steak), PASTA
Favorite music - RAP, REGGAETON
If I could travel anywhere in the world, it would be - CALIFORNIA

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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