After two years of absence Puerto Rico confirms its participation in the Juniors
The Puerto Rico Surfing Federation announced the team of junior surfers who will represent their nation in the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship 2009 to be held in Salinas, Ecuador from March 28 until April 5.

The best Under 18 surfers from Puerto Rico that will compete in the Juniors are:

Under 18 Boys
Eric Torres
Hector Santamaría
Roger Torres
Ricardo Delgado
Francisco Rivera –Alternate

Under 16 Boys
Cristian Rivera
José Claudio
Ricardo Luke
Brian Laide

Under 18 Girls
Liza Caban
Ninotchka Acevedo
Kelly Laide
Ocean Diamond

Team Manager
René González

Coach
Fernando Álvarez

Puerto Rico has competed in four out of the six editions of the event. Their best result came in Papenoo, Tahiti 2004 when they placed 11th.

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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