Local grom takes national tube-riding prize.
Broken Head surfer Leihani Zoric has taken out first place in the U/14 girls and best barrel (girl) categories of the Australian Junior Online Surf Championships.
Leihani’s winning ride was a three to four second tube in one metre swell.
All up there were more than 360 submissions.
For entries see the event page at the website: www. surfingaustralia.com.
According to head judge Glen Elliott, the online championships ‘provide equal opportunity to surfers to go big in their own environments without the normal pressures of competition’.
The online surfing competition was set up during Covid to provide equal opportunities for Australian juniors without state qualification required.
Its success has seen the event continue.
The competition window ran from January 1, 2024, until March 31, 2024.
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