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Panama will defend its home turf at the Pan American Surfing Championships with a strong, complete team, the Panamanian Surfing Association announced this Thursday afternoon.

The full team of 20 competitors is a mix of experience and new blood; for example, in the open men's category there is the former ISA silver medallist, Oli Camarena and the current ALAS youth champion, Tao Rodríguez.

In the same vein, the young Isauro Elizondo is accompanied by an experienced Diego Salgado.

Multiple national champion Samanta Alonso is the most prominent surfer among the ladies, accompanied by Isabella Goodwin, Andre Vlieg and Evelyn Chávez.

Below is the complete team:

Open Surf Men:
Isauro Elizondo
Tao Rodriguez
Jean Carlos Gonzalez
Diego Salgado

Open Surf Ladies
Samantha Alonso
Isabella Goodwin
Andrea Vlieg
Evelyn Chavez

Longboard Men
Edwin Perez
Augustin Cedeno

Ladies Longboard
Layla Brady
Andrea Vlieg

SUP Surf Men
Ricardo Chiari
Edonays Knight

SUP Surf Ladies
Maria Cristina Canales
Eileen Pitti

Sup Race Men
Edonays Knight
Gilberto Soto

Sup Race Ladies
Stephanie Bodden
Maria Samudio

Panama finished 19th in the last Pan American Championship, held in 2018 in Peru. On that occasion, the team presented two surfers out of the 20 possible.

For the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, where surfing made its debut, Samanta Alonso was the only competitor from the country in the tournament.