By Martin Grose – Surfing Australia - www.surfingaustralia.com

Surfing Australia’s new Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Stark has taken up the position of Chief Executive Officer of Surfing Australia and ASP Australasia. Andrew was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Surfing Queensland prior to taking over the national position from Mark Lane.

Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship 2009

Surfing Australia would like to congratulate all nations and surfers who competed at the recent championships in Ecuador.  We forward an even larger “congratulations” to the Ecuador Surfing Association for doing a great job of hosting the event and making all the visiting countries feel welcome.
We would also like to congratulate Team Australia on retaining the “World Junior Team Champion” title and to our individual champions, Dean Bowen (Under 18 Boys) and Tyler Wright (Under 18 Girls).

World Kneeboard Championships
The ISA World Kneeboard Championships are underway in Opunake, New Zealand at the time of going to press and a large team from Australia will be competing in the event.  Recent news prior to the event getting underway was there have been some “classic” conditions available and kneelos from around the world have been ripping according to the official web site

Surfing Australia wishes the Australian contingent “all the best” for the championships.

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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