This is how Panama prepares for the Pan American Games in Guatemala.

A nearly complete team with several important talents that will seek to improve on last year's tenth place.


Special coverage presented by ASOSURF 

Panama is ready for the challenge of the PASA Games Guatemala 2025 Pan American Surf Festival, which will take place at El Rosario Beach from July 3 to 13.

A full team from the country will be present and will seek to improve on the tenth place they achieved at the previous Pan American Games held in Peru.

On that occasion, the Panamanians took home a medal, the copper medal in bodyboarding won by Edwin Nuñez.

To do so, they are traveling with some heavyweights such as former world medalist Oli Camarena, 20-time national champion Samanta Alonso, current Pan American copper medalist Edwin Nuñez, current top 20 longboard world champion Agustín Cedeño, and experienced SUP racers Stephanie Bodden and Edonays Caballero, among others.

The team is formed as follows:

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