Regarded as the ?Olympics of Surfing?, the ISA World Surfing Games is a competition for teams of four Men and two Women who compete for the title of World Team Champions as well as individual honours. The event gets under way on Saturday May 4 with the ceremonial Parade of Nations and ends with the finals on Sunday May 12.
Up until the 2011 World Surfing Games, teams included two longboarders but they will no longer compete in this event as ISA will be presenting the inaugural stand alone World Longboard Championships in Peru later this year. In 2011 Australia beat Brazil to take the World Team title while South Africa finished in 7th place overall.
The team selected to represent South Africa this year are made up of talented young surfers with recent international experience and although the average age of the side is just 22, much is expected of them.
The only surfer in the South African team who has competed in a previous World Games is Tanika Hoffman (Cape Town) who was in Panama in 2011. Shaun Joubert (Mossel Bay) is the most experienced surfer internationally and is the top seed in the Men?s group. Joubert is currently based in California but his experience and leadership qualities have seen him named as captain of the side. He will join his teammates in Panama on Tuesday.
The other members of the team are talented Mike February and David Brand (both Kommetjie), David Van Zyl (Glenashley) and new cap Faye Zoetmulder (Cape St Francis). The team will be accompanied by Etienne Venter (Jeffreys Bay) who will be the manager/coach.
The SA Team members were handed their colours by newly crowned ISA World Masters Champion Greg Emslie at a ceremony in Jeffreys Bay last Saturday. The team has been provided with kit by RVCA.
Surfing South Africa is the recognized governing body for the sport in South Africa. SSA is a member of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and the International Surfing Association (ISA)
Source: http://www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za/?p=4128
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