Mexican gets ready for the Juniors

The Mexican Surfing Federation announced the list of surfers who will represent the country in the biggest junior event of the world, the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship 2009 to be held in the perfect lefts of La FAE beach in Salinas, Ecuador from March 28 until April 5.

The Mexican Junior squad will be represented by:

Under 18 Boys 
Travis Southworth
Martín Vazquez
Kai Lowe
Daniel Kelly
Shane Castro –Alternate

Under 16 Boys
Angelo Donnano

Under 18 Girls
Pamela Verboonen

Team Manager
Eduardo Hiram Verboonen

Assistant Manager
Kane Lowe

Mexico has competed in four out of the six editions of the event. In 2004 in Papenoo, Tahiti, they achieved their best result, 15th on the Overall Team Standings.

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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