Olympic coaches will be able to be in the water as caddies

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Olympic coaches will be allowed in the water as caddies during competition series, reports the Paris 2024 – Surfing Team Leaders Guide_June 2024 document to which DUKE had access and which was detailed in this note.

A maximum of one companion may be with the surfer prior to the competition and may do so first on the shared athletes' boat, then on the priority boat and finally on the caddie buoy, as in a regular competition.

It had not been made clear from statements by coaches such as Shane Dorian as to how far they could go in their work.

It is clear in the document.

Coaches can go into the water with the surfers and stand at the buoy. They can choose to stay on the priority boat which will have the best view of the conditions.

This boat can only be used by surfers from the previous series entering the water and the coach from the same series.

A maximum of four boards can be carried on the boat, as well as on the boats. One board can be tied to the buoy and another can be with the coach.

DUKE's presence in Tahiti to cover Olympic surfing is also possible thanks to Xavier Aguirre, Philippe Demarsan, Pepe Gelos, Chifle Perez del Castillo, Juanja Vargas, Mateo Christodulu, Josefina and Tomas Barbe, Monica Ugalde, Pilar Aguerrebere, Edu Fernandez, Wilma Ehni, Guzman Sari and Gonzalo Madrid.