Global and Junior SUP Teams

Competitive since birth, it was a natural next step to want to break into competitions and make a name for themselves. They were fortunate that France and Europe had already established an extensive competition circuit attracting the best paddlers, which helped them progress quickly and test themselves in a variety of conditions, and to enjoy being part of the amazing and small world of top level SUP ! Fast-forward through several years of lake, sea and ocean racing, Ludo has twice been French National champion, winner of the infamous GlaGla Race, and has had numerous top 5 finishes in big international competitions. Add to that his numerous wins on the Waterman Tahiti Tour on the Polynesian competition circuit. Today, Ludo is a name among watermen, for his surfing and foil-boarding, also as a coach, passing on the benefit of his experience to future generations of paddlers.

Fast-forward four years later, Ryohei won the All Japan Surf Lifesaving Championship two years in a row. In 2010, Ryohei started Stand Up Paddling and went on to win the 2016 Japan SUP championship. In 2017 Ryohei was selected on the Japan National Team, which participated in the ISA Games in Denmark. He also won the first Asia SUP Tour in 2019.

Today you will find Rika competing as a SUP racer while working as a paddleboard coach for local kids. Rika’s goal is to compete worldwide and is anxiously waiting for racing to open up again. Rika’s hobbies include yoga, surfing, diving, photography, and exploring nature.

At just 18 years old, he's already a big success on the international scene. Ethan got into SUP at an early age, thanks to his dad, but he got serious about paddling five years ago when he began training with his coach Amaury Dormet and riding at and for the Crozon Waterman Club. Over the last two years on the Euro Tour (the top European Circuit), Ethan had some impressive results. Especially his 3rd place in Majorca and 6th in Alicante. His favorite competition is Downwind. "It's full-on. Anything can and does happen. Especially if someone has a fall, you have to read and ride the waves and swell."
This year promises to be intense for Ethan as he takes on the added challenge of starting medical school while pursuing a racing career. All the same, he's expecting to be out for at least one serious session every week. We can't wait to see him back in competitive action in the second part of 2023, but also to share in all his future downwind adventures!

In 2022, I made my world debut by competing in the ICF World Championships held in Poland. Then, in 2024, I achieved my long-awaited goal of becoming the Junior World Champion. Even now, I continue to train on Zamami Island while also serving as the leader of the paddle team Kai, where I teach younger teammates the joy of SUP, just as I once experienced.

When the best SUP athletes in the World came to Sayulita in 2015 for the ISA SUP & Paddleboard World Championships he was just 8 years old and watching from the beach. At that age he was not quite comfortable in the waves but was still inspired to try something new and joined a local SUP program. Just a few months later Trace was competing in his first grom SUP race while learning to paddle from ISA silver medalist, “Bicho” Jimenez. He currently trains with the Sayulita SUP Society under former México National Champion, Fernando ”Nando” Lorenzo. If he is not out in the ocean training on his 14’ RS he will be at one of Sayulita’s surf breaks on his sup surf board, long board or short board. He hopes to add foiling to his list of water sports in the coming year.

Since he began paddling Trace has competed each year outside of México at events such as Pacific Paddle Games, SIC Gorge Paddle Challenge, The Carolina Cup, Stand Up For The Lake and events within Mexico including his home break, Sayulita, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, Ixtapa and Cabo San Lucas. He is Mexico’s current Sub16 SUP distance, sprint and technical champion, Sub18 SUP Surf Champion and a Sub 16 CONADE Junior National Games champion.

Trace lives a 5-minute walk to the ocean and is surrounded by some of México’s best SUP and surf athletes to learn from all year round. He is stoked to represent junior SUP racers and México on the 2023 SIC Youth Development Team.

Now in High school, she plans to focus on SUP racing and become an international contender like her role model, Global Athlete Rika Okuaki.

On her 7th birthday she received her first race board and has been obsessed with the sport ever since. Soryn was born to a family of athletes and draws a lot of inspiration from her dad who was her first coach. Her inspiration also comes from her local mentors Danny Ching and Candice Appleby.

Soryn shares her passion by encouraging young girls to do big things and by mentoring young athletes in water sports. She is coached by the renowned Mike Eisert of The Paddle Academy in Dana Point, CA. She also crosstrains at home with weights and conditioning.

In her 6 years of competition in over 100 races, she has placed first or podiumed in big races like Pacific Paddle Games, Gorge Paddle Challenge, and Santa Cruz Paddle Fest. She also enjoys SUP surfing, longboard surfing, skateboarding, outrigger canoeing, rock climbing, photography, playing music and hanging with friends. As a middle school honors student, Soryn aspires to attend a top-rated university in Hawaii or Europe.

Her dream is to compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics and beyond. She is excited for her future in paddling and hopes to become an ultimate waterwoman while traveling the world, adventuring professionally.

As there is no sea in Bavaria she had to train a lot on the nice lakes nearby her home hoping for windy conditions. Since the covid-pandemic she is mostly trained by her dad, Michael, and well supported by her mentor, 11-City 2023 Winner Tanja Ecker. In 2022 she started to compete on international races and became one of the fastest German junior girls. In the ocean disciplines she paddled to the first placed junior girl at the German Championships 2022 and was so proud to achieve the 4th place in the European Championships at Hvide Sande, Denmark in the Long Distance and Technical Race U18 at an age of 15 years. Very happy to get the chance to be part of the SIC youth development team she is motivated to train and paddle hard and looks forward to a great race season in 2023.

He follows in the footsteps of his father and brother Ethan. Originally from Crozon, the most important thing for him is to get moving, be outdoors and having good time with his friends. Living on a peninsula, it's a magnificent playground for a true Waterman who loves surfing, windsurfing, Prone, Wing, Sup and Foil. Juggling his studies with his travels, Eliott enjoys life to the full, always in a good mood and loves sharing.

On her 7th birthday she received her first race board and has been obsessed with the sport ever since. Soryn was born to a family of athletes and draws a lot of inspiration from her dad who was her first coach. Her inspiration also comes from her local mentors Danny Ching and Candice Appleby.

Soryn shares her passion by encouraging young girls to do big things and by mentoring young athletes in water sports. She is coached by the renowned Mike Eisert of The Paddle Academy in Dana Point, CA. She also crosstrains at home with weights and conditioning.

In her 6 years of competition in over 100 races, she has placed first or podiumed in big races like Pacific Paddle Games, Gorge Paddle Challenge, and Santa Cruz Paddle Fest. She also enjoys SUP surfing, longboard surfing, skateboarding, outrigger canoeing, rock climbing, photography, playing music and hanging with friends. As a middle school honors student, Soryn aspires to attend a top-rated university in Hawaii or Europe.

Her dream is to compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics and beyond. She is excited for her future in paddling and hopes to become an ultimate waterwoman while traveling the world, adventuring professionally.

He credits his ability to read the wind and water conditions on his time competitively sailing dinghies, where the slower pace of racing turns the ocean into a chess board. Rasmus also raced kite foils and was an early adopter of wingfoiling. These experiences prepared him to be a top competitor in the developing sport of wingfoil racing.
Home base for Rasmus is Massachusetts, and when he isn’t out wing foiling, surfing, downwind SUP foiling, or spearfishing, he coaches sailing and works to protect the beautiful wild spaces that he enjoys every day.