The president of the International Surfing Association, Fernando Aguerre, has just been re-elected president of the organization for the eighth consecutive time, beginning today his ninth term which when completed will add up to 28 years of the Argentine in office, the ISA reported in a press release.

Voting nations entrusted Aguerre with four more years in office during the biannual general meeting that ended at 21 p.m. Japanese time.

“My first words are of gratitude to the ISA membership for their continued support on this incredible journey. I am just as passionate about surfing and the ISA as when I started. I am honored to continue leading this organization and dedicate my time and effort to this worthy cause,” Aguerre said, according to the statement.

“The sport of surfing and the ISA have come a long way since I started this challenge and commitment. We have taken it to places we never imagined, all the way to the Olympic Games. But we have also seen a lot of growth, taking surfing to new corners, nations that are not traditionally surfing now having children with hope and dreams they never thought they could achieve,” added the president.

Barbara Kendall of New Zealand and Casper Steinfath of Denmark were also re-elected as vice presidents, both beginning their second term.

The constitutional changes approved were several, some very technical and precise and others more general. One of these was the expansion of the executive committee, including the coordinator of the athletes' commission, Justine Dupont, and two executive positions to be taken by the president of the French and Japanese federations, Jean-Luc Arassus and Atsushi Sakai.

The meeting also held a moment of silence to honor Mike Lee, director of Vero Communications, one of the strategists of Olympic surfing.