The ultimate guide to following the Pan American Games in Guatemala

Everything you need to know about the championship, here

July 2, 2025

Special coverage sponsored by ASOSURF - Cover photo by Demarsan

The PASA Games Guatemala 2025 Pan American Surf Festival will take place at Playa El Rosario from July 3 to 13; the traditional festival that unites the Americas will be held in Guatemala for the first time.

This will be a new edition of the event that began in 1993 on Margarita Island, run by the organization founded with the goal of "uniting the Americas through surfing."

First time in Guatemala
Guatemala mentioned its intention to host the Pan American Games for the first time last year, when the ALAS de El Paredón event was held.

PASA President Karín Sierralta later mentioned that the countries that had reached the final stages were Peru, El Salvador, and the eventual winner.

Over the past few years, Guatemalan surfing has taken a turn, with several talents gaining international prominence and also achieving presence in various global and regional events.

The waves of El Rosario will host the Pan American Surfing Championship for 11 days. Photo by Demarsan

Wave
El Rosario is a pure beach break, where the full force of the South Pacific is unleashed. The swells generated by storms near Antarctica and on their way to Central America end up exploding at the Pan American Games venue.

For this reason, it's not really a good idea for the place to become gigantic, but rather medium to small; it's enough to create maneuverable tubes and walls.

The prognosis is adequate
It starts with a series of days with swell, but not huge enough to overwhelm, and from the middle onwards it will have enough pulse to generate waves that are somewhere between fun and good.

Especially in the mornings, the sea will be organized and likely to have many maneuverable tubes and walls.

16 countries participating
The 16 countries confirmed to participate in the event are Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Brazil Factor
This year, Brazil won't be present with a full team. The green and yellow team will have several strong cards, but will be missing seven of the 22 surfers that make up a full team.

This leaves the door open for another country to claim the title again, after three consecutive years of Brazilian victories.

The categories in dispute
Five categories are contested in two genres: Shortboard, Longboard, SUP Surf, SUP Race and Bodyboard.

How do you put together a complete team?
Shortboarders: 6 (three per gender)
Longboard: 4 (two per gender)
SUP Surf: 4 (two per gender)
SUP Race: 4 (two per gender)
Bodyboard: 4 (two per gender)

For this reason, a full team consists of 22 athletes, plus members of the technical team (physiatrists, psychologists, coaches, and team managers, who do not count toward the final score).

How is the champion defined?
Depending on their ranking in the championship, each athlete receives a score: first place 1000, second place 860, third place 730, fourth place 670, fifth place 610, and so on down to the bottom.

The sum of what each team receives determines the final score of each team and therefore its overall team ranking.

The defending champions appear to be leaving the door open this year. Photo: PASA - Tweddle

Is the medal table not used?
No. The Olympic method of determining which country excelled the most in the event has never been used in the history of the event.

In fact, last year Peru won five gold medals and Brazil two, and the team champion was Brazil.

Top 5 of last year:
1: Brazil
2: Peru
3: Argentina
4: Chile
5: Mexico

Top according to the medal table:
Peru: 5 golds – 1 bronze – 2 coppers
Brazil: 2 gold – 5 silver – 7 bronze – 2 copper
Puerto Rico: 1 gold – 1 silver – 1 copper
Chile: 1 gold – 1 bronze
Mexico: 1 gold – 1 copper

The defending champions:

By teams: Brazil
By categories:
Men's Shortboard
Gold: Sebastián Williams (MEX) 16.93

Women's Shortboard
Gold: Melanie Giunta (PER) 15.27

SUP Surfing Men
Gold: Sebastián Gómez (PER)

SUP Surfing for women
Gold: Vania Torres (PER)

Men's Bodyboarding
Gold: Mosiés Silva (CHI)

Female Bodyboarding
Gold: Maylla Venturin (BRA)

Men's Longboard
Gold: Piccolo Clemente (PER)

Women's longboard
Gold: Atalanta Batista (BRA)

SUP Race Men
Gold: Itzel Delgado (PER)

Women's SUP Race
Gold: Mariecarmen Rivera (PUR)

The favorites
Considering competitive experience, results at international events, and the number of athletes participating in all divisions, Peru, Argentina, Chile, and Mexico appear to be the initial favorites to win this year's championship.

The last champions
2024, Punta Rocas: Brazil
2023, Santa Catalina: Brazil
2022, Venao Beach: Brazil
2020, Punta Rocas: Peru
2019, Punta Rocas: Peru
2018, Punta Rocas: Peru

To follow it live:
Visit www.pasasurf.org or https://asosurf.com.gt/

The opening ceremony

It will be this Thursday, July 3rd, at the Dos Mundos Hotel at 16:00 PM.

ALL TEAMS AND THEIR MEMBERS

ARGENTINA

Open ladies
LUCIA COSOLETO
LUCIA INDURAIN
VICTORIA MUÑOZ

Open men
JOAQUIN MUNOZ LARRETA
TOMAS GORANSKI
THIAGO PASSERI-PEZZATI

Ladies longboard
JULIETTE DUHAIME
LUCIA COSOLETO

Longboard men
FRANCO FACTION
MATIAS MATURANO

SUP Surf Ladies
LUCIA COSOLETO
CECILIA COSOLETO

SUP Surf Men
JOAQUIN ROSATO
FRANCO FACTION
SUP Race Ladies
ALMA COLETA SPADA
JULIETTE DUHAIME

SUP Race Men
Augusto Di Leva
Santino Basadella

Bodyboarding women
Antonella Ramundo
ADRIANA ARAUJO

Bodyboard men
Pablo Machado
GONZALO BERNARDO

Technical team
MARTIN IATAURO
JUAN BALDINO
Natalia de la Llama

BARBADOS

Open ladies
Chelsea Tuach

Open men
Tommaso Layson
Rafe Gooding
Jayden Hill

Longboard men
Noah Campbell

Technical team
Margot Tuach
Richard Gooding

BRAZIL

Ladies longboard
RAYANE AMARAL
ATALANTA BATISTA

Longboard men
Daniel Batista
Carlos Bahia

SUP Surf Ladies
ALINE ADISAKA
KILVIA CARDOSO

SUP Surf Men
ALEX SALAZAR

SUP Race Ladies
JESSIKA MATOS
ROSELI KREPEL

SUP Race Men
DAVID LEÃO
RUDAH BOSI

Bodyboard ladies
MAYLLA VENTURIN
Maira Viana

Bodyboard men
SOCRATES SANTANA
EDER LUCIANO

CHILE

Short Board
Estela Lopez
Isidora Bultó
Matilda Bultó
Noel de la Torre
Reimundo Berry
Roberto Araki

Bodyboard
Freyggang Dove
Valentina Díaz
Moisés Silva
Joaquín Soto

SUP Race
Priscilla Valdez
Paula Rojas
Jaime Ojeda
José González

SUP Surf
Marina Mujica
Antonia Gutiérrez
Gabriel Salazar
Frank Bono

Longboard
Samantha Wilson
Javiera Quiroz
Rafael Cortez
Jose Manuel Boza

trainers
Short Board: Gerald Álvarez
Bodyboard: Renato Arellano
Longboards: Francisco Véliz
SUP Race: Juan Alfonso León

COLOMBIA

Open women
Angelina Decesare
Margaret Conde
Francesca Arevalo

Open men
Romeo Chavez

Ladies longboard
Margaret Conde

Longboard men
Nicolas Ayala
Eder Luis Peinado

Jose Ignacio Tapia
Jefferson Tascon

SUP Race Men
Dario Romero

Bodyboard ladies
Beatriz Arleo

Bodyboard men
Yilber Sierra
Ruben Villegas

Technical team
Jesus Capote
Hugo Chávez
Andres Valencia

COSTA RICA

Open men
Sam Reidy
Andreas Schneider
Malakai Martinez

Open ladies
Rachel Aguero
Erika Berra
Lia Diaz

Longboard men
Dorian Torres
Maikol Álvarez

Ladies longboard
Lia Diaz
Edden Van Akkeren

Bodyboard men
Yazdanny Castro
Jerry Pastrana

Bodyboard ladies
Sweet Omen
Lorgie Quesada

SUP Surfing Men
Giovanni Bernini
José Neftalí Ruiz

SUP Race
Carlo Arias
Sebastián Fumero

ECUADOR

Open ladies
DOMINIC BARONA
GENESIS BORJA
Wendy Velasquez

Open men
ALEX SUAREZ
MAXIMILIAN SAENZ
Bruce Burgos

Ladies longboard
FANNY VILLAO
DANIELA PALMA

Longboard men
JOSE LOOR
ISIDRO VILLAO

SUP Surf Ladies
XIOMARA BOWEN

SUP Surf Men
JULIO HIDALGO

SUP Race Ladies
XIOMARA BOWEN

SUP Race Men
JULIO HIDALGO

Bodyboard men
Jorge Maldonado
Jean Pierre Alvarado

EL SALVADOR

Open ladies
Julissa Moody
Sophia Ramos

Open men
Bryan Perez
Jorge Rivas
Daniel Monterrosa

Ladies longboard
Sindy Portillo

Longboard men
Beloved of Jesus Alvarado
Henry Salinas

Technical team
Antonio Sotillo
Alberto Castellanos

GUATEMALA

Open ladies
TIZIANA BILLY PREM
JUANA LUCRECIA AFTER ANAVISCA
DARLYN GABRIELA RAMIREZ VELIZ

Open men
Victor Manuel Velasquez Jerez
Carlos Humberto Escobar Castle
ELDER DAVID VEGA ALVAREZ

Ladies longboard
ALEJANDRA ZAID HERRMANNSDORFER

Longboard men
ABNER MANUEL RIVERA LEMUS
Carlos Humberto Escobar Castle

SUP Surf Men
Pedro Pablo Vergara Barrios
JOSE FRANKLIN MARROQUIN OQUELI

SUP Surf Ladies
Rafaela Vergara Fernandez
MARIA FERNANDA RODRIGUEZ-CERNA BRAUNSCHWEIG

SUP Race Men
BRIAN ESTEBAN BERKOVITZ JOBEL
Pedro José Vergara

Bodyboarding women
KENYA RACHEL LOPEZ ALVARADO
TIZIANA BILLY PREM

Bodyboard men
JOSE MANUEL OROZCO LOPEZ
Andres Francisco Segura Paiz

Technical team
Cristian Obdulio Mendez Ruiz

MEXICO

Open ladies
Joy Maya Larripa Carpenter
Maya Zoé Mateja Tapia
Ana Lyllia González Velasco

Open men
Sebastian Williams Hernandez
Luis Rey Hernandez Contreras
Kin Mateo Cadena Vielma

Ladies longboard
Ilianet Nuñez Valdovinos
Pamela Verboonen Maciel Arena

Longboard men
Esteban Mauricio Núñez Sánchez
Jonathan Abraham Melendres Basulto

SUP Surf Ladies
Sofia Carolina Finer Nava
Diane Bercian Cortez

SUP Surf Men
Ricardo Eathan Mancilla Estrada
Giovanni de Jesús Bercian Garcia

SUP Race Ladies
Sofia Carolina Finer Nava
Diane Bercian Cortez

SUP Race Men
Emanuel Gaspar Sanchez
Esteban Yañez Garcia Briangas

Bodyboard ladies
Tanae Wayra Yemanja Navarrete Jean
Jocelyn Ramirez

Bodyboard men
Alfonso David Aguilar Contreras
Jared Amurabi Silva Follow

Technical team
Edoardo Hiram Verboonen Espino
Lisbeidy Kristal Hernandez Bello
David Enrique Hernandez Hernandez

NICARAGUA

MEN'S SHORTS:
-Rasty Jaso
-Elton Sánchez
-Steven Castillo

WOMEN'S SHORTS:
-Candelaria Resano
-Maxima Resano

LONGBOARD:
-Felipe Avendaño

TECHNICAL STAFF:
-Antonio Armas
-Mainer Jacamo

Men's Shortboard
• Jean Carlos González
• José Alexander López
• Kalani García

Ladies Shortboard
• Enilda Alonso
• Sarah Sánchez
• Kely Gasparovic

Longboard Men
• Agustín Cedeño Vargas
• Edwin Pérez

Ladies Longboard
• Layla Brady
• Sarah Sánchez

SUP Surf Ladies
• 2x TBD (to be confirmed)

SUP Surf Men
• Agustín Cedeño Vargas
• Edonays Caballero

SUP Race Technical Women
• Stephanie Bodden

SUP Race Technical Men
• Edonays Caballero
• Gabriel Guevara

Men's Bodyboarding
• Edwin Núñez
• Davis Díaz

Bodyboard Ladies
• Verónica Correa
• Enilda Alonso

Technical team
• Diego Naranjo – Coach
• Ilka Vargas – Team Manager
• Tsang Yau – Medical Officer
• Jaime Mestre - Sports Psychology

PERU

Open ladies
Daniella Rosas Vega
CATALINA ZARIQUIEY VEGAS
Sofia Artieda Cruz

Open men
RAUL RIOS DAÑINO
Gabriel Vargas Corcuera
LUCAS PEREZ DEL SOLAR SOTO

Ladies longboard
Maria Fernandez Reyes Tupac Yupanqui
Carla Sanchez Esparza

Longboard men
WILLIAM CESAR SALDAÑA DIAZ
Sebastian Cardenas Aguirre

SUP Surf Ladies
Vania Torres Olivieri
Celeste Maria Ruiz Castilla

SUP Surf Men
Esteban Rubio Arregui
Jose Sebastian Gomez del Castillo

Women's SUP Race
GIANNISA VECCO REYNA FARJE
CAMILA MURGUIA IRIARTE

SUP Race Men
ITZEL DELGADO NARANJO
RODRIGO ALONSO DIBOS

Female Bodyboarding
HANNAH SAAVEDRA AIZCORBE
SOLANGE CALDERON CHIA

Men's Bodyboarding
MICHEEL YANCCE QUISPE
Christopher Bayona Angle

Technical team
GABRIEL ARAMBURU AGUIRRE
OSWALDO VELEZ ARIZOLA
Richard Navarrete Narro
CRISTOBAL DE COL MONGE
Jorge Luis Saavedra Echevarria
Alejandro Velasquez de la Fuente

PUERTO RICO

Open ladies
Miami Soto Perez
Faviola Alcala Kairuz
Mya Kuzmovich

Open men
Jaime Martinez Arias
Sage Katz
Nicolas Epps Ballester

Ladies longboard
Emilia Huminski Canals
Jasmine Dean

Longboard men
Maximilian Torres
Rio Donaldson Stamper

SUP Surf Ladies
Nimsay Garcia Gonzalez
Jasmine Dean

SUP Surf Men
Maximilian Torres
Dave de Armas Rivera

SUP Race Ladies
Dr. Mariecarmen Rivera Rivera
Nimsay Garcia Gonzalez

SUP Race Men
Omelv Garcia Gonzalez
Ricardo Avila Herrera

Boydboard women
Anais Mendoza Jimenez
Big Light

Bodyboard men
Alex Soto Martinez
Robert Rodriguez Irizarry

Technical team
Rogelio Torres Alvarez
Hector Rafael Melendez Cortez
Oscar Ruiz Perez