32 participants from 14 countries lay foundation to further grow and develop Adaptive Surfing across the globe The International Surfing Association (ISA) today celebrates the success of its first-ever Adaptive Surfing Instructor Certification Program, a major development in the growth and professionalization of the discipline… Read More »
The world’s best para surfers united in La Jolla, California, USA for the 2020 AmpSurf ISA World Para Surfing Championship March 11-15. Through a week of team camaraderie, world-class surfing, and inspirational displays of perseverance, history was made in La Jolla as new World Champions… Read More »
Aitor Francesena and Carmen Lopez sweep Visually Impaired 1 Division to lead Spain to the top of 2020 AmpSurf ISA World Para Surfing Championship USA earns Silver, Brazil Bronze, and Hawaii Copper Denmark’s Bruno Hansen continues unprecedented streak of five consecutive Gold Medals Nine Past… Read More »
Association of Amputee Surfers (AmpSurf) steps up as New Title Partner of the event The International Surfing Association (ISA) is pleased to announce that the 2020 AmpSurf ISA World Para Surfing Championship will take place in La Jolla, California from March 11-15. The fifth edition of the… Read More »
First ISA Scholarship Ambassadors for Iran, Sri Lanka, Samoa, Ivory Coast, and Philippines demonstrates ISA’s commitment to global growth of Surfing The International Surfing Association (ISA) is proud to announce that 40 Scholarships – worth a total of USD $20,000 – have been awarded to… Read More »
Team Brazil wins Silver, Chile Bronze and Hawaii Copper Colombia’s Freddy Marimon scores first perfect 10-point ride of the event en route to winning Gold in AS-5 Division England’s Melisa Reid makes history as first-ever women’s visually impaired World Champion Past World Champions Bruno Hansen… Read More »
Team USA leads in the team ranking, looking for first-ever Team Gold; Team Brazil and Chile trail USA’s Sarah Bettencourt earns highest wave score and heat total of the event in Women’s AS-4 Brazil’s Jonathan Borba continues to impress with highest heat total in the… Read More »
Colombia’s 13-year-old phenom Freddy Marimon earns highest heat score and top AS-5 qualification spot into Semifinals Defending World Champion Alana Nichols (USA) earns highest women’s heat total despite interference call Visually impaired surfers continue to impress Event moves into single elimination rounds ATTENTION MEDIA: To… Read More »
Full day of competition at 2018 Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship sees ten divisions take to the water First visually impaired women debut Australia’s Samantha Bloom earns highest heat score of the day, South Africa’s Antony Smyth earns highest total in open divisions Women… Read More »
Record-breaking number of athletes participated in ISA’s Parade of Nations and Sands of the World Ceremony Competition gets off to a blazing start, Brazil’s Jonathan Borba earns highest heat total ATTENTION MEDIA: To download high resolution photos, video news releases, and video highlights, click here…. Read More »
The 2018 Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship (WASC) presented by the City of San Diego kicks off tomorrow as the world’s best adaptive surfers gather in La Jolla, USA December 12-16 to represent their nations in search of Gold Medals. Twelve individual World Champions… Read More »
ATTENTION MEDIA: To download high resolution photos, click here. The International Surfing Association (ISA) continued its commitment towards the development of adaptive surfing by holding its fourth annual ISA Adaptive Surfing Clinic presented by the Challenged Athletes Foundation Junior Seau Foundation Adaptive Surfing Program in… Read More »
July 1, 2018 via Surfing England. A day for the history books. The 2018 English National Adaptive Surfing Open comes to a close with adaptive surfers from around the world taking to the crystal-clear Cornish waters for an unforgettable day of competition and celebration. The… Read More »
World’s best para-surfers unite, go for Gold on December 12-16 The International Surfing Association (ISA) has today announced that the 2018 edition of the Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship will return to La Jolla, California, USA. The fourth edition of the event will take… Read More »
Adi Klang earns first-ever ISA Gold for Israel; First-ever Women Adaptive Surfing World Champions Crowned; Bruno Hansen becomes sole adaptive surfer with three consecutive World Titles ATTENTION MEDIA: For daily photos, video highlights, and video news releases, click here. To view full results and team… Read More »