The National Teams Have Arrived In A Bodyboarding Paradise, The City Of Iquique
A total of 14 countries and over 90 athletes and coaches are confirmed to participate in the historic ISA World Bodyboard Championship, held at the world-class Bodyboarding Wave, Punta 1, in the northern Chilean city of Iquique. The competition will take place from December 6th to the 14th.
Each National Team consists of up to 7 total athletes: 3 Open Men, 1 Open Women, 1 Junior Boys Under-18, 1 Junior Girls Under-18, 1 Dropknee, plus Team Officials.
Excellent surf conditions have greeted the surfers during pre-event free surf sessions in Iquique, Chile. Photo: ISA/Gonzalo Muñoz
The confirmed countries are Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Spain, and Venezuela.
Team Brazil will be looking to defend the Team Gold Medal, but don’t count out the host nation, Chile, who will give it their all to win the first ISA World Championship in the country.
“We are just a couple of days away from the Opening Ceremony and the start of the 2014 ISA World Bodyboard Championship in Chile. All National Teams have been announced and the athletes have begun to arrive in the beautiful and historic northern-Chilean city of Iquique,” remarked ISA President Fernando Aguerre.
Agurre continued, “The world’s best bodyboarders will be practicing at the world-class waves in preparation for the competition that begins with the Opening Ceremony on Saturday and the competition on Sunday. As I like to remind all athletes, while a few competitors will go home with medals, all of them are already winners, as they are surfing as members of their National Surfing Teams.”
14 National Teams and over 90 athletes are confirmed to participate in the historic ISA World Bodyboard Championship, the first ever ISA World Championship in Chile. Photo: ISA/Rommel Gonzales
Below is a full list of the confirmed teams. Please note team registration closes on Friday and is subject to change. The final list will be found on – http://isawbc.com/iquiquecl/teams/
Argentina
Open Men:
- Patricio Galay
- Nicolas Chiara
- Gustavo Bartolini
Open Women:
TBD
Junior Boys Under-18:
- Leandro Ivan Cardozo
Junior Girls Under-18:
TBD
Dropknee:
- Patricio Galay
Team Officials:
TBD
Brazil
Open Men:
- Eder Luciano
- Sergio Luis
- Lucio Santana
Open Women:
- Neymara Carvalho
Junior Boys Under-18:
- Socrates Santana
Junior Girls Under-18:
- Yumi Vasconcellow
Dropknee:
- Eder Luciano
Team Officials:
- Wendel Lopes
Chile
TBD
Costa Rica
Open Men:
- Richard Marín
- Marlon Sandoval
- Reymar Ramírez
Open Women:
- Shamobi Offer
Junior Boys Under-18:
- Alejandro Campos
Junior Girls Under-18:
- Micaela Cubero
Dropknee:
- William Fallas
Ecuador
Open Men:
- Adrián Alcívar
- Jhonny Alcívar
- Jorge Maldonado
Open Women:
- Andrea Monteverde
Junior Boys Under-18:
- Bryan Molina
Junior Girls Under-18:
- TBD
Dropknee:
- Pascual Rosales
Team Officials:
- Darwin Montes De Oca
France
Open Men:
- Amaury Laverhne
- Jeremy Arnous
- Maxime Castillo
Open Women:
- Anne Cécile Lacoste
Junior Boys Under-18:
- Alexandre Castillo
Junior Girls Under-18:
- Kim Veteau
Dropknee:
- Amaury Laverhne
Team Officials:
- Nicolas Padois
- Thierry Durantel
Mexico
Open Men:
- Ulises Rodriguez Guerrero
- Hugo Collins
Panama
Open Men:
- Giovanni Greco
Peru
Open Men:
- Renzo Jesus Fassioli Flores
- Jorge Eduardo Hurtado Diaz
- Miguel Angel Rodriguez Saldaña
Open Women and Junior Girls Under-18:
- Carolina Alessandra Botteri Moebius
Junior Boys Under-18:
- Luis Alberto Abanto Quinto
Dropknee:
- César Bauer Angues
Team Officials:
- Jorge Saavedra
Portugal
Open Men:
- Daniel Fonseca
- João Filipe Barciela
Open Women:
- Teresa Almeida
Junior Boys Under-18:
- Miguel Adao
Dropknee:
- Diogo Pimenta
Team Officials:
- Joao Jardim Aranha
- Gonçalo Saldanha
- Eduardo Birra
Puerto Rico
Open Men:
- Abner De Arce
- Javier Cruzado
Open Women:
- Luz M Grande
Junior Boys Under-18:
- Abner De Arce
Dropknee:
- Javier Cruzado
South Africa
Open Men:
- Iain S Campbell
- Tristan L Roberts
- Storm R Prestwich
Open Women:
- Pamela L Bowren
Junior Boys Under-18:
- Tristan L Roberts
Junior Girls Under-18:
- Georgene C McKeone
Dropknee:
- Iain S Campbell
Team Officials:
- Patricia D Harris
- Clinton M Millard
Spain
Open Men:
- Airam Cabrera
Venezuela
Open Men:
- Alberto Colucci
- Jacinto Toro
- Angelo Freda
Open Women:
- Yuleiner González
Junior Boys Under-18:
TBD
Junior Girls Under-18:
- Yannelly Álvarez
Dropknee:
- Angelo Freda
Team Officials:
- Heli Valero
The International Surfing Association (ISA), founded in 1964, is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the World Governing Authority for Surfing. The ISA governs and defines Surfing as Shortboard, Longboard & Bodyboarding, StandUp Paddle (SUP) Racing and Surfing, Bodysurfing, Wakesurfing, and all other wave riding activities on any type of waves, and on flat water using wave riding equipment. The ISA crowned its first Men's and Women's World Champions in 1964. It crowned the first Big Wave World Champion in 1965; World Junior Champion in 1980; World Kneeboard Champions in 1982; World Longboard Surfing and World Bodyboard Champions in 1988; World Tandem Surfing Champions in 2006; World Masters Champions in 2007; and World StandUp Paddle (SUP, both surfing and racing) and Paddleboard Champions in 2012.
ISA membership includes the surfing National Federations of 104 countries on five continents. The ISA is presided over by Fernando Aguerre (ARG). The Executive Committee includes four Vice-Presidents Karín Sierralta (PER), Kirsty Coventry (ZIM), Casper Steinfath (DEN) and Barbara Kendall (NZL), Athletes' Commission Chair Justine Dupont (FRA), Regular Members Atsushi Sakai (JPN) and Jean Luc Arassus (FRA) and ISA Executive Director Robert Fasulo as Ex-officio Member.
Its headquarters are located in La Jolla, California (USA).
For more information, please visit www.isasurf.org