New Zealand travels to the Juniors looking for a place on the podium
Surfing New Zealand, the National Governing Body of Surfing in the land of the Kiwis, has announced the full team that will represent them in the biggest junior surfing contest in the world, the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship 2009 to be held form March 28 until April 5 in the coasts of Salinas, Ecuador.

The New Zealand Junior Team is formed by:

Under 18 Boys
Alex Dive
Johnny Hicks
Matt Hewitt
Buck Woods

Under 16 Boys
Ben Poulter
Damien Norman
Joe Moretii
Todd Doyle

Under 18 Girls
Alexis Poulter
India Wray Murane
Jayda Martin-Fitzharris
Rosa Thompson

Team Officials
Team Manager
Jermarl Parata 

Coach
Larry Fisher

Asistant Manager
James Fowell

New Zealand has a great record of results in this event. Having competed in the six editions of the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships, they always placed in the top 10. This includes the Bronze medal in the team standings in Durban, South Africa 2003 and a Copper in Costa de Caparica, Portugal 2007.

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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