On the cover photo: Manuel Selman, a long-time member of the Chilean team. Photo: ISA

The Chilean surfing federation announced yesterday the list of open and junior athletes who will represent the country in the International Surfing Association tournaments.

The statement said the list was reached after “evaluation of the pre-selection process, carried out by the technical team in question.” Each surfer who was part of the process will receive feedback from the technical team via email, it added.

“We congratulate all the athletes who participated in the regional training sessions, national pre-selections and those who will participate in the international surfing events, representing our country,” he concludes.

Surfers are:

Open Men:
Manuel Selman
Maximiliano Cross
Roberto Araki
Danilo Cerda (reserve)

Open Ladies:
Lorena Fica
Jessica Anderson
Paloma Santos
Josefina Vidueira (reserve)

Boys Under 18
Vicente Díaz
Christopher Montecinos
Nicolas Diaz
Matias Veloz (reserve)

Boys Under 16
Noel de la Torre
Lion of the Tower
Thomas Bock
Martin Vidueira (reserve)

Ladies Under 18
Estela Lopez
Dominique Charrier
Antonia Vidueira
Hope Rojas (reserve)

Ladies Under 16
Estela Lopez
Sofia Driscoll
Hope Rojas
(no reservation available)

Chile will compete in the ISA Open World Championships to be held in September in Japan and in the Junior World Championships of the same entity to be held in late October, early December.

There will be Chileans participating in the Lima 2019 Pan American Games, with Guillermo Satt and Jessica Anderson.