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Para surfing or adaptive surfing is a form of surfing in which a disabled individual uses a board or waveski to ride on a breaking wave. Competitively, the International Surfing Association (ISA) has hosted the World Para Surfing Championships annually since 2015.
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Members of the adaptive surfing [12] community require accommodations to get onto the waves, needing specialty boards or a support crew to help push them into the surf. The integration of a motor within the board [ 13 ] eliminates the need for paddling, walking, or external assistance thus enabling athletes with disabilities to participate in ...
The 21-year old para-surfer was one of many in the sport's international community who was distressed to find out that despite years of advocacy, para-surfing— a form of surfing that allows ...
Surfing equipment (3 C, 22 P) K. Kitesurfing (1 C, 16 P) L. Lake surfing (5 P) ... Para surfing; R. Red Bull King of the Air; S. Standup paddleboarding; Surf break ...
Many of the maneuvers waveskiers have been performing since the 1980s are only now becoming mainstream moves in surfing, where they were previously derided by surfers. Maneuvers such as aerials, flip aerials, 360's and various other moves stemming from freestyle white water kayaking are all mainstream in the professional waveski surfing community.
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is the world governing authority for surfing, SUP racing, SUP surfing, para surfing, bodyboarding and all other wave riding activities. The ISA is recognized by the International Olympic Committee .
The United Philippine Surfing Association (UPSA) was established in 2007 and was shortly given probationary status by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) so that it can accredit surfers for the 2008 Asian Beach Games in Bali, Indonesia. Luke Landrigan was one of the founders of the association.