Barbados is getting ready for the Juniors

The Barbados Surfing Association, BSA, confirmed their participation in the most important Surfing event for Juniors worldwide, the 2009 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, to be held in the waves of Salinas, Ecuador from March 28 until April 5th.

The Barbados team will travel with 5 team surfers. 

Barbados Team
Under 18 Boys
Lewis St. John
Jordan Heaselgrave

Under 16 Boys
Jordan Heaselgrave

Under 18 Girls
Chelsea Roett
Chelsea Tuach
Ametza Nicholls

Team Officials
Team Manager
Rachel Roett

Assistant Manager
Wayne Roett

Barbados has participated in five of the six Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships. Last year in France, the team placed 14th; but their best result came in Tahiti of 2004 when they achieved a respectful 12th in the Overall Team Ranking.

They are looking forward to improving on past years’ results.

About the International Surfing Association (ISA)
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), Mike Gerard (USA) and Karin Sierralta (Peru).

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