ISA News

 Team Spain earns Aloha Cup Silver, Japan Bronze, and Hawaii Copper USA and Japan locked in rematch for Team Title on final day of competition Last Peruvian in the event Raúl Ríos make his country proud, earns day-high heat total Team USA claimed the first… Read More »

USA surfers hold their ground through day full of elimination rounds, aim to reclaim Gold Japan, Hawaii, and Spain within striking distance of Gold Team Hawaii’s Kai Paula top performer on day 6 of competition  First medals to be awarded Saturday in ISA’s unique relay… Read More »

Australia, Hawaii, and Spain without eliminations Tiago Carrique leads the charge for Team France with event-high heat total  USA’s Caitlin Simmers last remaining past Gold Medalist in Main Event rounds, marks highest girl’s heat total for Thursday After five days of competition at the 2019… Read More »

Non-traditional surfing nations leave their mark on competition in Huntington Beach Australia’s Joel Vaughan earns highest heat total of event thus far Hawaii’s Gabriela Bryan continues to roll in Womens’ U-18  As the 2019 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship presented by Visit Huntington Beach… Read More »

24 competitors drop from the field on the third day of surfing at Huntington Beach Japan’s Monnojo Yahagi makes an impact in ISA debut, earns day-high heat total  Michael February present to support future generation of surfers in South Africa  The third day of competition… Read More »

Twelve ISA Scholarship ambassadors represent their nations with pride  Improved, clean conditions produce high scores in Huntington Beach USA’s Sawyer Lindblad first competitor to crack 9-point range for single wave score France’s boys impress, Kyllian Guerin nabs top heat total  Twelve ISA Scholarship ambassadors representing… Read More »

South Africa’s Luke Thompson scores highest heat total  Hawaii’s Gabriela Bryan asserts herself as Gold Medal contender  Team Spain impresses in Boys U-18 Division with highest heat scores  After a special Opening Ceremony on Saturday, the world’s best junior surfers from 44 nations kicked off… Read More »

Competition kicks off on Sunday with all divisions Brazil’s 2010 ISA Junior World Champion and two-time WSL CT Champion Gabriel Medina shows support of future generation  The 2019 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship presented by Visit Huntington Beach was officially declared open by Huntington… Read More »

343 U-18 surfers to participate in the Parade of Nations and Sands of the World on Saturday at Vissla ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in Huntington Beach Tune in live on www.isasurf.org at 10am PST The 2019 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship presented by… Read More »

The 2019 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship presented by Visit Huntington Beach is set to kick off Oct 26 – Nov 3. Here are the ten things to know about the upcoming competition:  The record The 2019 edition has matched the record of 44… Read More »

343 surfers from record-matching 44 nations to vie for Gold Medals in Huntington Beach, USA  Two provisional Olympic qualifiers among the elite field of talent The world’s best 18 and under surfers are headed to Huntington Beach, USA to stake their claims as World Champions… Read More »

With two events remaining on the 2019 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), a host of surfers have already mathematically earned provisional qualification for Surfing’s debut in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. South Africa’s Jordy Smith, Australia’s Sally Fitzgibbons and Stephanie Gilmore, and Japan’s… Read More »

  The International Surfing Association (ISA) has today unveiled a new vision motto – ‘A Better World Through Surfing’. With less than a year to go until Surfing’s Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games, the new motto will be used immediately and rolled-out across… Read More »