Surfing Australia

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Surfing Australia
Official website

Sport	Surfing
Jurisdiction	Australia
Abbreviation	SA
Founded	1963 (1963)
Affiliation	ISF
Headquarters	Coolangatta, Queensland
Chairman	Norm Innis
Women's coach	Layne Beachley
www.surfingaustralia.com

Surfing Australia is the governing body for the sport of surfing in Australia.^[1]^[2]

History

The Australian Surfriders Association was founded in 1963, and was renamed Surfing Australia in 1993.^[3]

In 2013, for its 50th anniversary, Surfing Australia named Mark Richards the 1963-2013 most influential surfer in Australia.^[4] In 2014 it inaugurated the Australian Boardriders Battle, and renewed its partnership with the Edith Cowan University to further develop the Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre (HPC), the world's first facility dedicated to the development of elite surfers and coaches.^[5] In 2014, Surfing Australia turned to the alcohol industry for sponsorship after the federal government abolished its anti-alcohol health promotion agency that provided part of the surfing association's funding.^[6]

In 2015, Surfing Australia congratulated the Olympics' committee choice to include surfing in the Tokyo 2020 Games.^[7] In 2017–2018, the HPC was renovated and upgraded to prepare the Australian surfer for the Olympic competition.^[8] Surfing Australia also trained the Olympic contestants in a $30-million artificial surf park that pumps out 1,000 waves per hour.^[9]

Structure

The national body has six state member associations:

Surfing Queensland
Surfing NSW
Surfing Western Australia
Surfing Victoria
Surfing South Australia
Surfing Tasmania

Publications

The Best of the Best from Surfing Australia, Hachette Australia (collection of photos taken between 2013 and 2017)^[10]

References

^ "Surfing Australia : The turning point : Case study" (PDF). Ausport.gov.au. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
^ Kinsella, Elise (4 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Australia aiming for double surfing gold in Tokyo 2020, says Layne Beachley - Rio Olympics 2016 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
^ Matt Warshaw, The Encyclopedia of Surfing, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005, p. 32.
^ "Mark Richards is the most influential surfer in Australia". Surfertoday. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^ "Surfing Australia boosts investment in surf research". Surfertoday. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^ Davey, Melissa (14 August 2015). "Surfing Australia turns to Lion lager after anti-alcohol ad funding dries up". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^ "World reactions to surfing's inclusion in Tokyo 2020". Surfertoday. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^ "Australian Olympic Committee". www.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^ "Olympic gold a surf in the $30m park". PerthNow. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^ Mendoza, Anna. "27 Photos That Show How Epic Surfing In Australia Is". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 17 January 2020.