From:  Huanchaco, Peru 
Date of birth:  June 22, 1995 

Juninho Urcia is a quiet, humble kid who loves surfing. He's also a person very connected to the sea; his father is a fisherman, as was his grandfather. Juninho comes from Huanchaco in the North Peruvian coast, and he is a direct descendent of the Mochicas, millenarian culture that conquered the sea with the Totora Horses - Caballitos de totora; the first surfers of the world according to various sources.

From: La Paloma, Uruguay
Date of birth: October 4, 1998

At just 12 years old, Francisco Morossini already has seven national titles and one international appearance, in the 2011 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship.

He started surfing at age 5 and competing at just 7. Francisco won the Under 12 National Champion title three times, the Under 14 three times and the Under 16 once. "I do good in contest and in school," he says.

From: Newquay, Great Britain
Date of birth: April 6, 1995

Jaide lives in Great Britain's surf city of Newquay. She started surfing three years ago and in that time was able to reach the level of the country's best surfers.

From: Miyagi, Japan
Date of birth: August 9, 1993

Minato started surfing at the age of 8 in the waves of Sendai, "I still remember the pleasure I felt when I stood up by myself and sled on that wave," she says.

From: Cape Town, South Africa
Date of birth: July 11, 1995

Brandon started surfing at 10 after standing up on a bodyboard, he says that, "When I first touched a surfboard I fell in love with the sport and I've been pushing myself hard to improve ever since."