Nicaragua debuts in the Juniors with a one man team

Nicaragua will be participating for the first time in history in an ISA event. A one man team composed by exciting junior surfer Rex Calderón will mark the debut of Nicaragua in global events participation.

Calderón will be competing in the Under 18 Boys division of the seventh edition of the biggest surfing event in the world for Junior surfers, the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship 2009.

Nicaragua has amazingly perfect waves and a growing surfing population. This first step marks a clear moment in the constant evolution of this Central American surfing country.

Watch a slide of Rex best pictures: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3rJ2C-3vgA

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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