ISA and PASA confirm the qualified athletes for Lima 2019 Pan American Games

  • Longboard’s final ranking will be confirmed after the 2019 ISA World Longboard Surfing Championship in France
  • National Olympic Committees are responsible for entering athletes to Lima 2019

The Pan American Surf Association (PASA) and the International Surfing Association have published the final ranking of qualified athletes for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.

Venezuela's Francisco Bellorin, 2018 PASA Pan American Men's Open Surf Champion, will be defending his national colors in Lima 2019. Photo: PASA/Ito Gómez

Venezuela’s Francisco Bellorin, 2018 PASA Pan American Men’s Open Surf Champion, will be defending his national colors in Lima 2019. Photo: PASA/Ito Gómez

After a successful 2018 edition of the PASA Pan American Surfing Games in December, the ranking has been completed for Open Surf (Men and Women), SUP Surf (Men and Women) and SUP Races (Men and Women) disciplines.

The Longboard ranking and its qualified athletes will be confirmed after the 2019 ISA World Longboard Surfing Championship, from May 26 to June 2, in Biarritz, France.

Giorgio and Isabella Gomez, from Colombia lead the ranking in Men's and Women's SUP Surfing. Giorgio is also set to represent his country in Men's SUP Race. Photo: Fecolsurf

Giorgio and Isabella Gomez, from Colombia lead the ranking in Men’s and Women’s SUP Surfing. Giorgio is also set to represent his country in Men’s SUP Race. Photo: Fecolsurf

The best Surfers and SUPers from the Americas are set to be part of this historic edition of the Pan American Games, as a preview of Surfing’s debut in Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Costa Rica’s Brissa Hennesy, 2018 Pan American Women’s Open Surf Champion had a great year. Now while competing at the WSL World Tour, she’s training to represent her country in Lima 2019 in Women’s Open Surf and Women’s Longboard disciplines. Photo: Ito Gómez.

Qualified Athletes are (in seeding order):

OPEN SURF MEN

1 Santiago Muniz ARG
2 Lucca Mesinas PER
3 Kevin Schulz USA
4 Francisco Bellorin VEN
5 Anthony Fillingim CRC
6 Alonso Correa PER
7 Jhony Corzo MEX
8 Israel Barona ECU
9 Robson Santos BRA
10 Leandro Usuna ARG
11 Noe Mar McGonagle CRC
12 Ricardo Delgado PUR
13 Guillermo Satt CHI
14 Cody Young CAN
15 Lucas Madrid URU
16 Daniel Olmos COL

OPEN SURF WOMEN

1 Summer Macedo USA
2 Bethany Zelasko CAN
3 Brisa Hennessy CRC
4 Dominic Barona ECU
5 Daniela Rosas PER
6 Chelsea Tuach BAR
7 Rossany Alvarez VEN
8 Jessica Anderson CHI
9 Melanie Giunta PER
10 Ornella Pellizzari ARG
11 Tia Blanco PUR
12 Shelby Detmers MEX
13 Leilani McGonagle CRC
14 Suzana Barrenzueta ECU
15 Karol Ribeiro BRA
16 Vanessa Cortes ESA

SUP SURF MEN

1 Luiz Diniz BRA
2 Giorgio Gomez COL
3 Finn Spencer CAN
4 Tamil Martino PER
5 Daniel Hughes USA
6 Mariano de Cabo ARG
7 Armando Colucci VEN
8 Dave de Armas PUR
9 Alexander de la Cruz DOM

SUP SURF WOMEN

1 Candice Appleby USA
2 Isabella Gomez COL
3 Vania Torres PER
4 Nicole Pacelli BRA
5 Josselyn Alabi ESA
6 Lucia Cosoleto ARG
7 Nimsay Garcia PUR
8 Michelle Soriano ECU
9 Catherine Temple CAN

SUP RACE MEN

1 Connor Baxter USA
2 Itzel Delgado PER
3 Vinnicius Martins BRA
4 Giorgio Gomez COL
5 Franco Faccin ARG
6 Fernando Stalla MEX
7 Carlos Gomez ECU
8 Michael Darbyshire CAN
9 Omelv Garcia PUR
10 Francisco Hernandez VEN

SUP RACE WOMEN

1 Candice Appleby USA
2 Maricarmen Rivera PUR
3 Lina Augaitis CAN
4 Lena Ribeiro BRA
5 Juliana Gonzalez ARG
6 Valeria Salustri CRC
7 Alejandra Brito MEX
8 Giannisa Vecco PER
9 Carla Perez CHI
10 Edimar Luque VEN

Provisional Longboard Ranking:

LONGBOARD MEN

1 To be determined after the ISA WLSC 2019
2 Benoit Clemente PER
3 Surfiel Gil ARG
4 Wenderson de Almeida BRA
5 Julian Schweizer URU
6 Anthony Flores CRC
7 Robert Ferrer PUR
8 Rafael Cortez CHI
9 Isidro Villao ECU

LONGBOARD WOMEN

1 To be determined after the ISA WLSC 2019
2 Chloe Gama BRA
3 Brisa Hennessy CRC
4 Maria Fernanda Rey PER
5 Maria Tereza Gil ARG
6 Ana Cecilia Gonzalez MEX
7 Mathea Demple-Olin CAN
8 Tiare Thompson USA
9 Michelle Soriano ECUA

Detailed ranking can be found HERE.