Surfing at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Main article: Surfing at the 2019 Pan American Games

The following is the qualification system and qualified athletes for the Surfing at the 2019 Pan American Games competitions.

Qualification

A total of 88 surfers will qualify across various qualification tournaments. The host nation Peru, will be automatically be allocated ten quota spots across the eight events. In the open surf category, a country can enter two athletes, with a maximum one in all other categories. A country can enter a maximum ten surfers (five per gender). An athlete can only qualify one quota for their country.[1]

Qualification timeline

Events	Date	Venue
2018 ISA World Surfing Games	September 15–22, 2018	Tahara
2018 ISA World SUP Championships	November 23 – December 2, 2018	Riyue Bay
ALAS Latin Tour	January – December, 2018	Various
2018 PASA Surf Games	December 2–9, 2018	Lima
2019 ISA World Longboard Championships	May 26 – June 2, 2019	Biarritz

Qualification summary

The following is the qualification summary after the PASA Surf Games.[2][3][4]

Nation	Men				Women				Total
	Open surf	SUP surf	SUP race	Longboard	Open surf	SUP surf	SUP race	Longboard	Surfers
Argentina	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	10
Barbados					1				1
Brazil	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	8
Canada	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	7
Chile	1			1	1		1		4
Colombia	1	1	1		1	1			5
Costa Rica	2			1			1	1	5
Dominican Republic		1							1
Ecuador	1		1	1	2	1		1	7
El Salvador					1	1			2
Mexico	1		1		1		1	1	5
Panama					1				1
Peru	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	10
Puerto Rico	1	1	1	1		1	1		6
United States	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	7
Uruguay	1			1					2
Venezuela	1	1	1		1	1		1	6
Total: 17 NOCs	16	9	10	9	16	9	10	9	88

Men

Open surf

Event	Quotas	Qualified
Host nation	2	Peru  Peru
ISA World Surfing Games[5]	2	United States  Canada
PASA Surf Games Top 2 (two per nation)	4	Costa Rica  Costa Rica  Argentina  Argentina*
PASA Surf Games Ranked 3–8 (one per nation)	6	Venezuela  Mexico  Brazil  Ecuador  Chile  Puerto Rico
ALAS Latin Tour	2	Uruguay  Colombia
TOTAL	16

• Argentina was one of the two nations to qualify through the Worlds, however later the country qualified two slots at the PASA Surf Games, meaning this spot was reallocated to the next best nation, Canada.

SUP surf

Event	Quotas	Qualified
Host nation	1	Peru
ISA World SUP Championships	1	Brazil
PASA Surf Games	7	Colombia  Canada  United States  Puerto Rico  Venezuela  Argentina  Dominican Republic
TOTAL	9

SUP race

Event	Quotas	Qualified
Host nation	1	Peru
ISA World SUP Championships	1	United States
PASA Surf Games	8	Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Mexico  Ecuador  Canada  Puerto Rico  Venezuela
TOTAL	10

• APP Sup World Tour spot was reallocated to the best ranked athlete not qualified from the PASA Surf Games

Longboard

Event	Quotas	Qualified
Host nation	1	Peru
PASA Surf Games	7	Argentina  Brazil  Uruguay  Puerto Rico  Costa Rica  Chile  Ecuador
ISA World Longboard Championships	1
TOTAL	9

Women

Open

Event	Quotas	Qualified
Host nation	2	Peru  Peru
ISA World Surfing Games[5]	2	United States  Canada
PASA Surf Games Top 2 (two per nation)	4 2	Costa Rica  Costa Rica  Ecuador  Ecuador
PASA Surf Games Ranked 3–8 (one per nation)	6 5	Barbados[6]  Chile  Venezuela  Puerto Rico  Argentina  Mexico
ALAS Latin Tour	2	Brazil  El Salvador
Reallocation	3	Argentina  Colombia  Panama
TOTAL	16

SUP surf

Event	Quotas	Qualified
Host nation	1	Peru
ISA World SUP Championships	1	United States
PASA Surf Games	7	Colombia  Brazil  El Salvador  Puerto Rico  Argentina  Ecuador  Canada
TOTAL	9

SUP race

Event	Quotas	Qualified
Host nation	1	Peru
ISA World SUP Championships	1	United States
PASA Surf Games	8	Puerto Rico  Canada  Brazil  Argentina  Costa Rica  Mexico  Chile  Venezuela
TOTAL	10

• APP Sup World Tour spot was reallocated to the best ranked athlete not qualified from the PASA Surf Games

Longboard

Event	Quotas	Qualified
Host nation	1	Peru
PASA Surf Games	7	Brazil  Costa Rica  Argentina  Canada  Mexico  United States  Ecuador
ISA World Longboard Championships	1	Venezuela
TOTAL	9

References

1. "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
2. Morgan, Liam (12 February 2019). "ISA reveal athletes qualified for Lima 2019 Pan American Games". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
3. Howard, Jake (12 February 2019). "Pan Am Games Surfers Announced". www.surfline.com/. Surfline/Wavetrak, Inc. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
4. "Isa Confirms Athletes Qualified for Historic Debut of Surfing and Standup Paddle at Lima 2019 Pan American Games". www.isasurf.org/. International Surfing Association. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
5. "Stacked Women's Heats to Decide 2018 UR ISA World Surfing Games World Team Champion". www.isasurf.org/. International Surfing Association. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
6. "Tuach advances to the finals at Pan Am Games in Peru". The Daily Nation. Bridgetown, Barbados. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.