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Adaptive Surfing History Is Made as All 69 athletes from 18 Countries Take to the Water

26/09/2015
 
 
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September 25, 2015
DAY ONE OF COMPETITION UNITES GLOBAL ADAPTIVE SURFING COMMUNITY AT THE 2015 ISA WORLD ADAPTIVE SURFING CHAMPIONSHIP
Representative of Team USA, Alana Nichols, finds a glassy wave at La Jolla Shores. Photo: ISA/Reynolds

 

Adaptive Surfing History Is Made as All 69 athletes from 18 Countries 
Take to the Water
 
 
La Jolla, California, September 25, 2015 Day one of competition of the 2015 International Surfing Association (ISA) World Adaptive Surfing Championship Presented by Challenged Athletes Foundation, Hurley, Stance and the City of San Diego was completed, as the global Adaptive Surfing community united at La Jolla Shores.
 
69 surfers from 18 countries took to the water, marking the largest international Adaptive Surfing competition of its kind to date.
 
The opening day of competition took place in clean, glassy conditions, as athletes competed for a chance to surf in the Finals on Sunday. Athletes from all four divisions, Stand, Upright, Prone and Assist, made the most of the 2-3 foot waves at La Jolla Shores, executing impressive carves and maneuvers.
 
The stand out surfer of the day was South Africa's Antony Smyth, scoring the highest two wave heat total of 16.77. Smyth, who has paralysis in his right arm, will go on to represent his country in the Finals on Sunday for a chance to win Gold. 
 
Lucas Retamales, a blind surfer from Chile, put on an inspiring performance drawing a huge reaction from the crowd. He was able to sense incoming waves and get long rides from deep in the ocean to the beach. Having lost his surfboard in the recent Chilean tsunami, Retamales kept his composure and put on a spectacular effort on a borrowed board. 
 

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