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The International Surfing Association (ISA) is thrilled to announce the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) surfers that have been nominated to represent their National Surfing Teams at the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games (WSG) in Miyazaki, Japan September 7-15.

Australia’s Sally Fitzgibbons will look to defend her World Surfing Games Gold in 2019.

10 Jun 2019   |  

Today Lakey Peterson (USA) and John John Florence (HAW) won the Margaret River Pro, the fourth stop on the 2019 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), in six-to-eight foot (1.8 - 2.4 metre) waves at Main Break. Florence earned his second event title after defeating good friend Kolohe Andino (USA) in the Final, while Peterson clinched her first win in the West by taking down Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA).

John John Florence (HAW) and Lakey Peterson (USA) celebrate their victories at the 2019 Margaret River Pro, MARGARET RIVER, West Australia, Australia, Tuesday, June 4.

4 Jun 2019   |  

The World Surf League (WSL) today announced a series of sustainability commitments that set a new standard for global professional sports. These commitments – designed to inspire, educate and empower ocean lovers while addressing critical environmental issues – apply to all WSL Championship Tour and Big Wave Tour events and include:

WSL claims sustainability lead for professional sports with a new campaign committing to becoming carbon neutral, eliminating single-serve plastics & leaving each place better than it was found.

4 Jun 2019   |  

Four individual medals including Women’s Gold from Alice Lemoigne take France to the top at ISA World Longboard Surfing Championship. Peru’s Benoit ‘Piccolo’ Clemente claims Men’s Gold, leads Team Peru to Silver Medal. USA earns Bronze, Brazil Copper. Peru’s Clemente and Brazil’s Chloe Calmon solidify qualification slots in 2019 Pan American Games with top seeds.

Alice Lemoigne (FRA) wins Gold Medal in the Women's Division at 2019 ISA World Longboard Surfing Championship, Côte des Basques, Biarritz, France, June 2.

2 Jun 2019   |  

While the whole planet will look at the French Basque Country hosting the G7 in Biarritz, the surfing world will likely prefer the neighbor town of Anglet where Europe's best is set to compete at both the QS1,500 Deeply Pro Anglet and the annual night surf show of Surf de Nuit Anglet.

Jorgann Couzinet (FRA) during the 2018 Surf de nuit at Chambre d'Amour, Anglet, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, August 20.

29 May 2019   |  

The 2019 Rip Curl GromSearch season presented by Banzai Bowls is set to kick off June 15-16th, in Huntington Beach, California.

29 May 2019   |  

Dakoda Walters (AUS) & Molly Picklum (AUS) have added another stellar result to their already massive 2019 campaigns, both taking out the Hydralyte Sports Shoalhaven Pro Junior.

Molly Picklum (Shelly Beach, NSW) and Dakoda Walters (Angourie, NSW) victorious at the 2019 Hydralyte Sports Shoalhaven Pro Junior, Shoalhaven Heads Beach, Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia, May 26.

26 May 2019   |  

Today, Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) and Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) won the Corona Bali Protected, the third stop on the 2019 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT). Hosted at Keramas, one of the world’s most high-performance waves, the Final Series concluded in the best conditions of the event’s holding period with clean six-to-eight foot (1.8 - 2.4 metre) waves on offer. Gilmore charged through the pumping surf to take her 30th CT victory, while Japan’s Igarashi captured his first.

Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) and Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) celebrate their victory at Corona Bali Protected 2019, at Keramas, Bali/Indonesia, May 25.

25 May 2019   |  

The world’s best longboarders are set to gather in Biarritz, France for the 2019 ISA World Longboard Surfing Championship (WLSC) May 26 – June 2.

Since surfing was first practiced on the beach in 1957, Côte des Basques has become an iconic wave for longboarding.

23 May 2019   |  

With twenty years of Rip Curl GromSearch history, as well as celebrating fifteen years of International GromSearch Champions, today two surfers added their names to the prestigious winners list.

Winners podium at 2019 Rip Curl GromSearch International final: L-R Taro Watanabe (USA) (boys runner up), Afonso Antunes (PRT) (boys winner), Caitlin Simmers (USA) (girls winner) and Valeria Ojeda (USA) (girls runner up), at Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica, May 19.

19 May 2019   |