Following one of the strangest years in living history Surfing England is pleased to announce the Junior Development Squad for 2021, supported by dryrobe.
After a year in which competitions and the ability to train was largely restricted, the decision was made to offer all members of the 2020 squad to continue into 2021. This includes the athletes who would normally have reached the age limit for the Junior Squad. This decision was taken as we are currently unsure what decisions the ISA will make about the structure of the World Junior Championships in 2021. In addition to those already selected in 2020, we also welcome two new surfers based on their performance at the 2020 English National Championships.
The athletes that make up the squad will have access to a variety of industry experts and dedicated coaching and training as they prepare for an exciting programme of events in 2021, including WSL Pro Junior events, the developing roster of domestic competitions, the ESF European Junior Championships (delayed from 2020) and the ISA World Junior Championships (location and dates TBC) with the ultimate aim of qualifying our athletes for surfing’s debut at the 2022 Youth Olympics in Senegal.
2021 Team England Junior Squad, supported by dryrobe (in no particular order)
Under 18 Boys
- Beau Betteridge
- Sam Hearn
- Kieron Smith
- Stanley Norman
- Sam Taylor
- Jowan Pegg
- Alex Townsend
- Louie Ingram
Under 18 Girls
- Maddie Cawood
- Alys Barton
- Asha Sykes
Under 16 Boys
- Reen Bowden-Inoue
- Fynn Gillespie
- Arthur Randell
- Archie Burnett
- Anto Sykes
- Ishka Thres
- Otis Perry
- Max Miller-Cooley
- Sonny Breslaw
- Lukas Skinner
Under 16 Girls
- Eva Blackford
- Belle Betteridge
- Lauren Sandland
- Tegan Blackford
- Sofia Louise Gooding
- Eva Moorcroft-Holland
- Rosie Thomas
- Megan Webb
- Alexandra Husson
Overage Surfers
- Noah Capps
- Willoughby Masterman
- Max Bullen
- Sol Hawkins
- Max Hudson
- Beck Adler
Wildcard Applications
In addition to the athletes already selected, we are pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for Wildcard places into the squad. For further details on this please see the accompanying post on the website. Click here to view.
Further Information
A huge thank you to dryrobe for the continued support and firm commitment to the Team England Junior squad, and also to the Caravan and Motorhome Club, Surfdome, and The Wave, where we very much look forward to training in the near future.
For enquiries specifically relating to the Team England Juniors please contact: juniorteam@surfingengland.org
For general press enquiries please contact: hannah@surfingengland.org