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Initial video renderings of the new USA Surfing American Training Center in Utah (Credit: USA Surfing / Endless Surf)

Utah Wave Pool to Become USA Surfing Training Site

Surfing is coming to the mountains. As part of a sponsorship between USA Surfing and Kamaka Responsible Development that had the company serve as the title sponsor of the 2026 USA Surfing Championships, a wave pool under development in Utah will become a training center for the USA Surfing national team when the venue opens in […]

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John John Florence, of Team United States, rides a wave during round three of the surfing competition, on day three at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Teahupo'o, French Polynesia. (Ed Sloane/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S. Ski & Snowboard Abandons Bid to Become Surfing NGB

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has abandoned its pursuit to become the national governing body of surfing in the United States. The winter national governing body had announced in March that it would challenge USA Surfing’s bid to be re-certified by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, filing a motion with the USOPC to be recognized […]

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Caroline Marks of the United States surfs during the gold medal match of the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Teahupo'o, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

USA Surfing Gets Financial Backing in Recertification Bid

USA Surfing Executive Director Becky Fleischauer told The Associated Press on Wednesday the organization has secured millions in endowments as it continues to work to be recertified as the sport’s national governing body by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. The Associated Press reports that USA Surfing has struck multiyear deals for financial backing […]

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Caroline Marks of the United States surfs during the gold medal match of the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Teahupo'o, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Battle Ongoing for NGB Recognition of Surfing

Two organizations seeking to be the national governing body for the sport of surfing in the United States have each had their day in front of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s Certification Review Group. USA Surfing’s bid to be re-certified by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee is being challenged by U.S. Ski […]

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U.S. Ski & Snowboard Applies for NGB Certification to Oversee Surfing

USA Surfing’s bid to be re-certified by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee this month is being challenged by U.S. Ski & Snowboard, which has also filed a motion with the USOPC to be the sport’s national governing body. The USOPC has scheduled public hearings with USA Surfing on April 10 and U.S. Ski […]

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Oceanside, California, Named Official USA Surfing Training Ground

USA Surfing has designated Oceanside, California, as an official training ground for all surfing disciplines from shortboard, longboard, Stand Up Paddle,and Para Surfing. The designation comes on the heels of USA Surfing’s junior team training in Oceanside ahead of the team’s attempt to defend a gold medal at the International Surfing Association World Junior Surfing […]

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Brandon Lowery Named Interim USA Surfing CEO

After leading surfing into its first Olympic Games, Greg Cruse is leaving as USA Surfing’s chief executive officer and transferring the organization’s leadership to Brandon Lowery on an interim basis. Lowery played a leading role in bringing together Olympic surfers, skaters and snowboarders for a three-day 2021 Olympic training camp at BSR Surf Resort wave […]

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Swimmers train at the 2016 U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Nebraska. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

USA Swimming Partners with Fanatics on Merchandise

As the rescheduled Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Tokyo approach in just a few months and with less than a year to go before the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing, national governing bodies are finalizing new partnerships — or extending existing ones — ahead of what for many NGBs is the biggest […]

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Surfing Rides Into New Venues

Surf’s up! Way up. The sport of Hawaiian royalty and classic Beach Boys tunes is ripping right now. Surfing is set to make its Olympics debut in Tokyo, joining baseball/softball, karate, climbing and skateboarding as the new sports in Tokyo. [Download our exclusive guide to finding the most creative sports event venues.] Meanwhile, applied wave science […]

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