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Olympics, Funding, Adaptives and Beyond Nick Hounsfield Director Surfing England OLYMPICS Tsurigasaki Beach Chiba Olympics Surfing included as a demonstration sport in Tokyo Games August 2016 WSL athletes will be released to


  1. Olympics, Funding, Adaptives and Beyond… Nick Hounsfield Director Surfing England

  2. OLYMPICS

  3. Tsurigasaki Beach Chiba

  4. Olympics • Surfing included as a demonstration sport in Tokyo Games August 2016 • WSL athletes will be released to attempt to qualify for the Olympics • 40 athletes will compete in the Olympics • Up to 18 places reserved for WSL competitors • 20 places will be for top athletes from 2019 & 2020 World Surfing Games and Pan American Games. • Japan will have 1 male and 1 female surfer as host nation • Final criteria will be confirmed this month by IOC

  5. GB Olympic Surf Team • Qualifying athletes will represent Great Britain • Athletes could come from any of the Home Nations • Athletes need to target a great result at World Games 2019/20

  6. British Surfing Structure BSURF AGREEMENT BRITISH SURFING

  7. Sport Structure Government National Lottery Sport England UK Sport BRITISH SURFING Individual Athletes Grass Roots/ Development Performance Program Facilities Performance Facilities

  8. Funding for Elite Athletes • No funding available for athletes currently after Annual Investment Review (AIR) by UK Sport. • No real proven medal contenders yet and we need as minimum a World Champion • Develop/performance pathway funding possibly available in the future but cuts mean it is minimal currently

  9. Funding for Grass Roots Development • Currently being looked at by Surfing England • Mass participation of 5-15 year olds is a key investment driver

  10. ADAPTIVES

  11. English Open Adaptive Championships

  12. ISA World Adaptive Games

  13. FUTURE

  14. The Wave

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