What happened
Harry De Roth, who grew up in St Ives and now lives on Phillip Island in Australia, has been picked for the GB Surfing Team for the first time in over ten years. The team heads to the ISA World Surfing Championships in Peru, which start on 6 November and are the first chance to qualify for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
- De Roth last surfed for Great Britain more than a decade ago.
- The ISA World Championships in Peru began on 6 November.
- The event is the first qualifying step for surfing at LA 2028.
The Swell Otter take
A call-up after more than ten years away tells you two things: De Roth has kept his surfing sharp on the Victorian coast, and the selectors are picking on current form rather than on reputation. That is good news for every surfer who assumed the door had shut.
Olympic qualification is a long road with several events, so read Peru as the first chapter, not the whole book. Back home, the November swells are filling in. If the results inspire you, check the forecast for Fistral or Sennen, wait for the offshore and go and put your own rail in.
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Tom Otto
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