In less than a month, Team England Para will land in Spain for the 2025 European Para Surfing Championships. This contest sees the best para surfers in Europe surf in fierce competition for podium places.
The contest will take place at Patos Beach, Vigo, Spain, from the Tuesday 14th – Sunday 19th October. Our squad will arrive early in the week for vital training pre-contest, and familiarisation to the wave at Patos. Tuesday will see the contest kicking off with the opening parade, and then competition heats begin on Wednesday. All eyes and ambitions are on wrapping up with some medals, and a good standing in Europe.
The Team is currently fundraising and looking for more support. A prize draw is now live with fantastic items up for grabs from: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/team-england-para-surf-fundraiser
We are also on the search for companies to come onboard and support the Team. If interested, please do get in touch!
Now to introduce 2025 Team England Para Surfers:
Women:
- Zoe Smith – PS Stand 2 (Captain)
- Hannah Dines – PS Prone 2
- Natasha Davies – PS Prone 2
- Melissa Reid – PS Visually Impaired 2
Men:
- David Lewis – PS Visually Impaired 2
- Harlum Lewis – PS Prone 1
- Stephen Lightbown – PS Prone 1
- James Price – PS Prone 2
- Pegleg Bennett – PS Stand 2
On the ground in Spain, we will also have a full team of coaches and support to assist the team. The team will be led by Hannah Brand (Acting Team Manager) and Andy Banks (Head Coach), with other coaches Cyril Cox, Matt Jones, Hannah Mattinson, Clive Wright and Ryan Trott. A huge thank you to this crew who give up their time to support the team.
A big thank you to Tregenna Castle, Boardmasters Foundation, Bob Gnarly Surf shop, who have donated some great prizes to support the Team. We look forward to other brands joining the movement and being a part of our success story. If you would like to support, please do not hesitate to reach out contacting Phil on the address below.
For more information, please reach out to our Team Manager, Phil on parateam@surfingengland.org
