Here's All the Surfers Qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics (So Far)

The first waves have yet to unfurl on Teahupo’o, Tahiti’s fabled reef during the Paris 2024 Olympics, and yet, the storylines are starting to take shape.

First of which, being the players.

There are now (pretty much) all the surfers, from all over the world, qualified and ready to represent their respective countries at one of the scariest, most entertaining waves in the world (for those in the safety of the channel): Teahupo’o, Tahiti.

So, let’s get to know a few of the names:

Men

• Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) | 2023 ISA World Surfing Games

• Jordy Smith (RSA) | 2023 ISA World Surfing Games

• Billy Stairmand (NZL) | 2023 ISA World Surfing Games

• Kauli Vaast (FRA) | 2023 ISA World Surfing Games

• Filipe Toledo (BRA) | 2023 WSL Championship Tour

• Ethan Ewing (AUS) | 2023 WSL Championship Tour

• Griffin Colapinto (USA) | 2023 WSL Championship Tour

• Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA) | 2023 WSL Championship Tour

• John John Florence (HAW) | 2023 WSL Championship Tour

• Jack Robinson (AUS) | 2023 WSL Championship Tour

• Matthew McGillivray (RSA) | 2023 WSL Championship Tour

• João Chianca (BRA) | 2023 WSL Championship Tour

• Alan Cleland Jr. (MEX) | 2023 WSL Championship Tour

• Reo Inaba (JPN) | 2023 WSL Championship Tour

• Lucca Mesinas (PER) | 2023 Pan American Games

• Alonso Correa (PER) | 2024 ISA World Surfing Games

• Andy Criere (ESP) | 2024 ISA World Surfing Games

• Joan Duru (FRA) | 2024 ISA World Surfing Games

• Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR) | 2024 ISA World Surfing Games

• Rio Waida (INA) | 2024 ISA World Surfing Games

• Tim Elter (GER) | 2024 ISA World Surfing Games

Related: Teen Skateboarding Bronze Medalist Loses Olympic Qualification for Surfing

Women

• Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA) | 2023 WSL Championship Tour

• Johanne Defay (FRA) | 2023 WSL Championship Tour

• Brisa Hennessy (CRC) | 2023 WSL Championship Tour

• Teresa Bonvalot (POR) | 2023 WSL Championship Tour

• Sarah Baum (RSA) | 2023 ISA World Surfing Games

• Shino Matsuda (JPN) | 2023 ISA World Surfing Games

• Saffi Vette (NZL) | 2023 ISA World Surfing Games

• Vahine Fierro (FRA) | 2023 ISA World Surfing Games

• Carissa Moore (HAW) | 2023 WSL Championship Tour

• Tyler Wright (AUS) | 2023 WSL Championship Tour

• Molly Picklum (AUS) | 2023 WSL Championship Tour

• Caroline Marks (AUS) | 2023 WSL Championship Tour

• Sanoa Dempfle-Olin (CAN) | 2023 Pan American Games

• Nadia Erostarbe (ESP) | 2024 ISA World Surfing Games

• Janire Gonzalez-Extabarri (ESP) | 2024 ISA World Surfing Games

• Sol Aguirre (PER) | 2024 ISA World Surfing Games

• Tainá Hinckel (BRA) | 2024 ISA World Surfing Games

• Yolanda Hopkins (POR) | 2024 ISA World Surfing Games

• Anat Lelior (ISR) | 2024 ISA World Surfing Games

• Camilla Kemp (GER) | 2024 ISA World Surfing Games

• Siqi Yang (CHN) | 2024 ISA World Surfing Games

Related: Surf Prodigy Erin Brooks Loses Olympic Bid for Team Canada at Paris 2024

You might notice, there's only 21 surfers per gender, when there should be 24. That means there's six slots left total. Well, there's two slots for the host country, two universality slots, and two quotas from the ISA World Surfing Games winning teams.

So, likely, Gabriel Medina (Brazil) and Caity Simmers (USA) will join the list.

Stay tuned. Paris 2024 surfing will go down at Teahupo'o, Tahiti July 27th-August 5th.

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