Team Irukandjis Masters has had a great time in El Salvador for the ISA World Masters and have maintained Australia's consistent performance at this event to secure wins all over the waves.
The 2024 Australian Team had NASA surfer, coach at Manly Surf School, and proud dad of two wonderful girls, Shane Conwell as the 40-49 division representative.
Shane came into the ISA's 2024 Masters comp. with some consistent surfing at home. He won the Surfmasters Over 35 Men at the Australian Surf Championships held in Port Macquarie on August 4-7. North Narrabeen Boardriders former world circuit surfer Christo Hall won second.
Shane and Christo both competed in the 2024 Volkswagen NSW Port Stephens Surf Master’s State Titles in June, with Christo winning the O35's and both securing placings in the O40's division.
On being announced as part of Team Irukandjis Masters Shane (Whale Beach, NSW) said;
“I feel honoured and overwhelmed to follow in the footsteps of previous great surfers who have represented Australia. I’m looking forward to the surf and experiencing the culture of El Salvador.
I’m going there to do my best for Australia, my family, NASA boardriders community, friends and to make my girls proud. I have been a Surf Coach for 23 years Manly Surf School, was Aussie Champion in the over-40s last year and a finalist in previous state and Aussie Titles.”
Shane in action on Day 2 of ISA Masters. Credit: ISA / Sean Evans
However, it is Scott Schindler (Sawtell, NSW) who has returned home as a World Champion after winning Gold in the Men’s Grand Masters (over 50) at the 2024 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship (WMSC).
The Irukandjis team also secured the overall Bronze at the event in El Salvador.
Serena Brooke (Noosa Heads, QLD) and Rod Baldwin (Copacabana, NSW) won Silver in the Women’s Masters (over 40) and Men’s Kahunas (over 60), respectively. Meanwhile, Sandra English (Budgewoi, NSW) earned her fourth WMSC medal, taking Copper in the Women’s Kahunas (over 60).
The next great ISA event is the 2024 ISA World Para Surfing Championship (WPSC) which has gathered the world’s best Para Surfing athletes in Huntington Beach, California and will run from today, November 3rd, until next Saturday the 9th.
The Irukandjis Para Surfing Team attended the great Opening Ceremony as this Issue was being finalised.
At the 2023 ISA World Para Surfing Championship, the team brought home seven medals, including Emma Dieters (Mona Vale, NSW), Kirk Watson (Mona Vale, NSW), and Joel Taylor (Lennox Head, NSW) all winning gold in their respective divisions.
Australia's 2024 ISA World Para Surfing Championship – Team Irukandjis - is:
- Chris Blowes (Netley, SA) – Para Surf Stand 3
- Joel Taylor (Lennox Head, NSW) – Para Surf Prone 1
- Kai Colless (Burleigh Heads, QLD) – Para Surf Prone 1
- Cliff Gralton (Tuncurry, NSW) – Para Surf Prone 2
- Lee Ferrier (Narrabeen, NSW) – Para Surf Prone 2
- Mark ‘Mono’ Stewart (Byron Bay, NSW) – Para Surf Kneel
- Michael Fonti (Nowra, NSW) – Para Surf Kneel
- Kirk Watson (Mona Vale, NSW) – Para Surf VI 1
- Emma Dieters (Mona Vale, NSW) – Para Surf Kneel
- Annie Goldsmith (Erindale, SA) – Para Surf Prone 2
- Jocelyn Neumueller (Park Holme, SA) – Para Surf Prone 2
You can follow all the action at ISA's site on: isasurf.org/event/2024-huntington-beach-isa-world-para-surfing-championship
Go Em, Kirk and Lee and the whole Team.
Shane being chaired by Christo (in yellow) after becoming Australian Champion ( 40’s) at Port Macquarie in August 2024. Photo: Manly Surf School
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