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South Africa

De Vries Wins Quiksilver Pro Junior 2011 at New Pier in Durban

Source: Surfing South Africa - www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za

New Pier, Durban – Beyrick de Vries (Umhlanga) put on an unbelievable display of surfing Sunday to beat an in-form Slade Prestwich (Scottburgh) and win the Quiksilver Pro Junior 2011 presented by the City of Durban. De Vries pulled off a series of innovative maneuvers early on in the 25 minute man-on-man final to post a heat total of 15.67 points out of a possible 20 and walked away with R18 000 in prize money for his efforts. Earlier in the day De Vries eliminated Cape Town surfers Matt Pallet and Michael February to reach the final.

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Strong Eastern Province team win Mandela Bay Trophy for the third year in a row at the 2011 Billabong SA Grommet Games

Hosts, Eastern Province, dominated the 2011 Billabong SA Grommet Games in Port Elizabeth over the Easter weekend as they convincingly retained the Mandela Bay Best Team trophy for the third year in a row. The Nelson Mandela Bay Trophy is awarded to the provincial team with the highest combination of scores from the individual surfing results as well as the results from the Tag Team, Paddle Battle and Beach Flags.

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De Vries won the Quiksilver Pro Junior 2011 at New Pier in Durban. Photo: SSA

About the International Surfing Association

The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the World Governing Authority for Surfing. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running Open Division World Championships since 1964, Junior World Championships since 1980, and Masters World Championships since 2007. The ISA will hold the first Stand Up Paddle (SUP) World Championship and the first World Bodyboard Championship in 2011.

ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies of 64 countries on five continents. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California. It is presided over by Fernando Aguerre (Argentina), first elected President in 1994 in Rio de Janeiro and re-elected seven times since. The ISA's three Vice-Presidents are Alan Atkins (Australia), Mike Gerard (USA) and Kar�n Sierralta (Peru).

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