Pete Devries has officially withdrawn from the ISA World Surfing Games in El Salvador May 29-June 6, which is the Final Qualifier for Surfing’s first inclusion at the Olympic Games.
Devries, Team Canada Captain, is sidelined by an injury sustained during training at home in Tofino, and he will not be fully recovered in time to compete for one of the five available Olympic spots for Tokyo.
18-year-old from Tofino, B.C. hopes to earn spot at May qualifier Canadian teen Mathea Olin will get one shot to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics at an event in El Salvador at the end of May. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press) When people think of surfing, they often conjure...
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32 participants from 14 countries lay the 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 around the...
December 1-3, 2020 - The International Surfing Association (ISA) ran the first-ever specialized ISA Women’s Judging Program. It was a successful event with 127 women from 34 countries connecting online to learn from two members of the Tokyo 2020 Judging panel, ISA Technical Director Erik...
The International Surfing Association (ISA) today welcomes and celebrates the confirmation from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board of Surfing on the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Programme – with Tahiti as the selected location. The world’s best surfers will go for Gold in the left hand barrels of Teahupo’o...
In total, 10 surfers participated in the HomeTown ShowDown, organised by Surf Canada with strict COVID-19 protocols in place. With this year's Canadian Surfing Championships cancelled due to the global health crisis, the event gave an opportunity for athletes to compete at a high level. Financial incentives...
Final Olympic Surfing qualifier to run May 29 – June 6 in El Salvador The International Surfing Association (ISA) has today announced that the 2021 Surf City El Salvador World Surfing Games will take place May 29th – June 6th at two world-class locations in El Salvador: La Bocana and...
A chat with Canadian surfer Bethany Zelasko A few weeks ago, I had a fantastic conversation with Canadian surfer Cody Young, so I thought I would reach out to other athletes. Today on What On What’s Good with Host Jovin Tardif, I am here with Team Canada...
CAS award further inspires ISA’s continued commitment to invest, develop and promote SUP globally to serve the best interests of athletes, federations, events and fans
The ISA today welcomed the landmark decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to award the governance of StandUp Paddle (SUP) to the ISA at Olympic level.
