Irish Junior Team is ready for Ecuador

The Irish Surfing Association announced their Junior Team for the biggest junior event in the world, the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship 2009, that’s going to be held in Salinas Ecuador from March 28 until April 5.

The Irish Junior team will surf with the following athletes:

Under 18 Boys
Aaron Reid
Cillian Ryan
Rory Tuohy
           
Under 16 Boys
Iarom Madden Travers
Conor Maguire
James Garvey
Cian Logue

Under 18 Girls
Tahlia Britton
Amy May Garvey
Sarah McGowan

Team Manager
Zoe Lally

Coach
Pascal Divine

Ireland has competed in five out of the six edition of the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships. Their best result came in Durban, South Africa in 2003, where they placed 7th. 

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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