Watch: Scenes From Tahiti's Olympic Training Camp
Over the last couple of months, we've been watching surfers qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics at Teahupo'o.
Since Chopes isn't the type of wave anyone should take on for the first time under Olympic pressure, the International Surfing Association hosted an Athlete Training Camp at the break.
The goal was to prepare contenders who "have little to no experience in the powerful reef break, but who have qualified or likely to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games."
The ISA captioned the clip above:
"ISA Teahupo’o Training Camp in partnership with Olympic Solidarity.#isasurfing #surf #paris2024 🎥 @diegoweisz @javipostigo @chapas09 @keanu.moux"
“We are incredibly proud to have been able to offer these athletes a wonderful opportunity to grow their skills, learn from local experts and be prepared to compete for the gold medals in Paris 2024," said ISA president Fernando Aguerre.
The surfers spent a week in Tahiti learning from Tahitian surfing legend Tereva David. The program targeted training on line up and reef awareness, tactical skill development, water safety, jet ski rescue, video analysis, and more.
According to the ISA, the training camp was attended by Paris 2024 qualified surfers, Billy Stairmand (NZL), Saffi Vette (NZL), and Shino Matsuda (JPN), as well as two surfers who have a strong possibility of receiving the Universality slots for Paris 2024, Bryan Perez (ESA) and Candelaria Resano (NCA). Also in attendance were five Santiago 2023 qualified athletes including 2023 ISA WSG Gold Medalist Alan Cleland Jr. (MEX), Cody Young (CAN), Sol Aguirre (PER), Tokyo 2020 Olympians Lucca Mesinas (PER) and Leilani McGonagle (CRC) as well as 2023 ISA WSG standout Tiara van der Huls (NED).
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