On the final day, Argentina moved into second place and Peru finished third.
Brazil won by a wide margin and Puerto Rico completed the team podium
Thiago Passeri and Daniella Rosas won the Pan American silver medal
Suárez, Mesinas and McGongagle won the bronze medal; Brazil won the team title
LIVE HERE: The final day of the Pan American Surfing Games
The final champions of the event are determined: Shortboard and SUP Race
Brazil is in a comfortable position heading into the final day, but the Pan American Games are not over yet.
Mathematically, Peru, Argentina, and Puerto Rico could achieve it with an extremely difficult combination of results.
Photos from day 9 of the Pan American Surf Championship
This is how the medalists in the women's category and the top 6 in the men's category were determined.
The medalists in women's shortboard have been determined.
Leilani, Daniella, Juliana and Silvana will take to the podium; Thiago, Cali, Sam, Douglas, Lucca and Alex came within a hair's breadth of medals
Video highlights from day 8 of the Pan American Surf Championship
Full day of shortboarding on the waves of Playa Venao
LIVE HERE: Day 9 of the Pan American Surfing Games
Today the shortboard champions and the SUP Race finalists will be decided.
Chile made it into the top 5 heading into the final two days
The top 4 remained unchanged despite 22 decisive heats: Brazil first, Peru second, Argentina third, and Puerto Rico fourth; the shortboard champions will be decided tomorrow
Peru, Guatemala, Panama and El Salvador considered for the 2027 Pan American Games
The president of PASA said there are also plans to hold a Pan American Youth Championship in Guatemala, Pan American Bodyboarding Championships in Mexico, and SUP Race events.
LIVE HERE: Day 8 of the Pan American Surfing Championship
Shortboard day for men and women at Playa Venao
Top 5 remains unchanged after day 7 of the Pan American Games
Only Brazil and Peru have all their shortboarders still in the competition.
Mafer Reyes and Kevin Skvarna won gold in Venao
They defeated Chloe Calmón and Jonathan Melendres in the grand final; Díaz, Gall, Gil and Bahía took the bronze.
Luiz Diniz, Vania Torres, Mafer Reyes and Kevin Skvarna with one foot in Lima 2027
They only fail to qualify if another surfer from their country manages to qualify through the 2027 World or Pan American Games.
LIVE HERE: Day 7 of the Pan American Surfing Championship
The longboard champions are crowned, and the shortboard competition continues.
The best of day 6 according to the protagonists of the Pan American surfing championship
What the event participants had to say
Photos from day 6 of the Pan American Surf Championship
The best in longboarding were determined, and the shortboarders went into the water for the first time.
Peru moved into second place in the overall team ranking
Brazil remains in first place and Argentina in third; Puerto Rico fell to fourth; Panama remains in fifth
These are the athletes who qualified for the Central American and Caribbean Games in the Longbard tournament.
Panama, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Colombia, Nicaragua, Mexico and Venezuela secured spots.
Video highlights from day 5 of the Pan American Surf Championship
Longboard and shortboard ladies in the water
Brazil continues to lead the Pan American Games
The partial team ranking shows Puerto Rico in second, Argentina in third, Peru in fourth, and Panama in fifth.
The secrets to being young at 62 (almost 63) by Mike Stewart
Looking young and winning top-level events, like Shark Island last year, with over 60
Brazil is already preparing the Olympic camp in Lowers and all the logistics for LA 2028
Top athletes from the CT have already expressed interest to the federation in participating in the ISA and Pan American Games to qualify for Lima 2027; excerpts from an interview with Paulo Moura
LIVE HERE: Day 5 of the Pan American Surfing Championship
Ladies' longboard and shortboard day in Venao
Photos from day 4 of the Pan American Surf Championship
Thus the first champions were crowned and the Longboard category began
Video highlights from day 4 of the 2026 Pan American Surfing Championship at Playa Venao, Panama
Thus Eder Luciano, Maylla Venturim, Luiz Diniz and Vania Torres were crowned champions
The best thing that happened today according to the protagonists of the 2026 Pan American Surfing Championship
This is what they highlighted
Moments of glory: The golden ceremony of Eder Luciano, Maylla Venturin, Luiz Diniz and Vania Torres
This is how the ceremony felt.
Vania Torres achieved the Pan American three-time championship
Brazil swept the Bodyboard and SUP Surf medals, winning three of the four golds awarded.
These are the athletes who have qualified in SUP Surf for the Central American and Caribbean Games
Mexico, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Venezuela and Panama secured spots
LIVE HERE: Day 4 of the Pan American Surfing Championship
Today the champions in Bodyboarding and SUP Surfing will be decided.
Mike Stewart wants bodyboarding to be an Olympic sport
And that all those who ride the waves should move together; “I’m here representing and starting the process, whatever it may be, to create the Olympic path. Who knows how long it might take, but we have to start at some point,” he says.
Video highlights from day 3 of the Pan American Surf Championship
This is how the semifinalists were determined in SUP Surf and Bodyboard
Photos from day 3 of the Pan American Surf Championship
This is how the semifinalists were determined in SUP Surf and Bodyboard
The medalists in Bodyboard and SUP Surf have been determined.
We know who they are but not their position on the podium; Brazil, the United States, Costa Rica, Chile, Argentina, Peru and Puerto Rico have guaranteed medals
Video highlights from day 2 of the 2026 Pan American Surfing Championship
Another day of SUP Surfing and Bodyboarding at Playa Venao
LIVE HERE: Day 3 of the Pan American Surfing Championship
The sea level rose and the final stages of SUP Surf and Bodyboarding are being decided
The weaknesses of the Pan American teams according to their members (if any)
This is what they had to say
The best thing that happened today according to the competitors of the Pan American Surfing Championship
Day 2 summarized by the protagonists
After day 2, Brazil is the only team with all its members alive.
The other major powers have already seen someone fall in Bodyboard or SUP Surf.
Report from the beach on day 2 of the Pan American Games
Nacho Gundensen, Caro Thun and Mato Rojas tell the story
The strengths of each team according to its members
The preview of the 2026 Pan American Surfing Championship
This is how the teams arrive at the Pan American Games, according to their members
All the countries present and their feelings prior to the championship
LIVE HERE: Day 2 of the Pan American Surfing Championship
Another day of bodyboarding and SUP surfing
Photos from day 1 of the Pan American Surf Championship Playa Venao 2026
SUP Surf, Bodyboard and Ceremony, all in the same day
Video highlights from day 1 of the 2026 Pan American Surfing Games
Bodyboarding and SUP Surfing Day at the start of the event
This is how the teams arrive at the 2026 Pan American Surf Championship - Playa Venao, Panama
One by one, the participating teams share how they feel about the test.
These are the series of the Pan American Surfing Championship
All the matchups of the event; more than 280 registered participants from 19 countries
LIVE HERE: Day 1 of the Pan American Surfing Championship
Bodyboarding, SUP surfing, get in the water and then the opening parade
Photos from the last free surfing session before the start of the Pan American Games
The good waves continue in Venao and the best surfers on the continent are in the water.
This is the schedule for the Pan American Surfing Championship
With several new features: It starts with bodyboarding and SUP surfing, longboarders come on day 4 and shortboarders on day 5
Pan-American free surfing, with huge waves
Playa Venao shone in the lead-up to the start of the championship.
This is the wave forecast for the Pan American Games
It starts off young, it gets good for a few days, and then it goes down.
These are the judges and officials of the Pan American Surf Games
The panel includes staff from 11 countries: Brazil, Peru, Nicaragua, Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Argentina, Panama, Uruguay, Guatemala, and Venezuela
A one-man team will represent Trinidad and Tobago at the Pan American Games
The young Aiden Abdala will carry his country's flag at Playa Venao
There are now 18 teams confirmed for the Pan American Games in Panama
Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Peru, Uruguay, Argentina and Venezuela are the registered countries so far
Powerful Peruvian team makes its presence felt at the Pan American Games
Inkateam seeks to defend the title it won last year
