USA has announced their lineup for the 2015 edition of the ISA World StandUp and Paddleboard Championship (WSUPPC) in Sayulita, Mexico. Team USA will bring back athletes from their Silver Medal performance in 2014, such as Slater Trout and Chuck Glynn, and will add top athletes Danny Ching and Candice Appleby. They will be attempting to end Australia’s Gold Medal reign at the ISA WSUPPC May 10-17, which is the first ISA Championship to be held in Mexico.
Silver Medalist Team USA at the 2014 ISA World StandUp and Paddleboard Championship in Nicaragua. Photo: ISA
Team USA will be as follows:
Men’s SUP Racing
Danny Ching (distance)
Slater Trout (distance + course)
Chuck Glynn (course)
Women’s SUP Racing
Candice Appleby (distance + course)
Men’s Prone Racing
Shane Scoggins
Steve Shlen
Women’s Prone Racing
Carter Graves
Men’s SUP Surfing
Sean Poynter
Dave Boehne
Women’s SUP Surfing
Izzi Gomez
Team Management
Ian Cairns (surf coach)
Brody Welte (race coach)
Greg Cruse (head of Surfing America)
New addition to Team USA, Danny Ching, is expected to give them a big boost competing as an SUP racer. Photo: Chris McQuiston, SUPracer.com
Candice Appleby will also be a valuable addition for the women, competing in the SUP Distance and Technical Races. Photo: Andrew Welker, SUPracer.com
Chuck Glynn is one of the returning athletes to Team USA, after placing 8th in the SUP Distance Race in 2014. Photo: ISA
Slater Trout, who placed 5th in the SUP Distance Race in 2014, will compete in the same division this year. Photo: ISA
See other teams:
Hawaii
South Africa
Spain
Australia
France
El Salvador