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For now my main focus has become getting my degree, after that I would like to give international competitions another crack.

What other things do you love doing?

My new passion is now Nursing. I love contributing to helping people and making their day or their condition better. I also love all sports I love to be active, in summer I love all water sports such as swimming, wakeboarding, and in winter I love to snowboard.

If surfing wasn’t your thing to pursue what would of been?

Before I started surfing I was really into my netball and it was my dream to be a silver fern. However when I started surfing consistently i realised I had to make a decision what sport I would rather focus on to get really good at, it was either surfing on saturdays or being in hamilton playing netball.

How do you think growing up in Raglan has influenced you?

Growing up in Raglan has definitely influenced me to surf, there are so many amazing surfing role models. Surfing being a part of the curriculum at Raglan Area School was definitely what gave me the confidence and got me into surfing. There's not many schools that will take you out after lunch to go surfing, so I am super thankful for the opportunities Raglan Area School gave me.

Who would you like to give thanks to for their support?

Firstly I would like to thank my sponsors Raglan Surf Emporium, Ripcurl and my parents, they supported me from day dot, and a lot of the opportunities I have been given probably wouldn't have been possible without them. I would also like to thank DK, Bugsy, Larry, and Dean, who have helped me along the way in my surfing journey.

Afrothing young team of surfers has been selected to represent New Zealand at the 2023 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship.

A stepping stone into the world of top-level surfing, the ISA World Junior Surfing Championship is the largest junior surfing event in the world playing host to over 340 surfers from 44 nations.

In 2023 New Zealand will send a full team of the best twelve athletes in the country to compete in the Under 18 Women, Under 18 Men, Under 16 Boys and Under 16 Girls divisions.

Local Navryn Malone will make his debut after becoming the 2023 Under 18 Boys National Champion in a showstopping display of talent at Piha in January.

In the Under 16 Boys Division, we see Raglan’s Theo Morse join the team for the first time, “I’m super excited to have qualified for the New Zealand Junior Team. Stoked to have completed a bunch of my goals this year and now working hard on my skills and preparing new goals for competition on the world stage. I’m so extremely grateful for the incredible support from friends and family and the Raglan community, especially the Raglan Surfing Academy who are helping me to prepare for the event. I am looking forward to the whole experience

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