Sligo surfers regained the National Intercounties Surfing Championships title at the Peak in Bundoran on Sunday when they beat holders Waterford to the title.
The Sligo quartet of Tom Murphy, Oscar Choo, Darragh Gilmartin and Lorcan Southcombe finished top after two days of competition at Rossnowlagh and Bundoran.
The four had represented Ireland at Eurosurf Junior last July July, with Tom, Oscar and Darragh competing at U16 and Lorcan competing at U18.
The Intercounties Championships were hosted by Rossnowlagh Surf Club, with competition taking place at two venues, Rossnowlagh and the Peak at Bundoran.
Round one heats started on Saturday in Rossnowlagh with over 40 teams competing, young and old, male and female all competing for places in the quarter finals.
Teams representing Waterford, Donegal, Tyrone, Derry and Sligo progressed from the first round into the team on team battle at the Peak, Bundoran on Sunday culminating in a final with Waterford and Sligo.
Going into the contest Waterford were favourite to retain the title but after round 1 Sligo were on top with heat wins for their four surfer.
The Waterford quarter of Tom Breen, Kilian Maher, Jai Widger (Irish Junior Champio)n and Conor O’Leary were the same Waterford Team that had held the title since 2019 when they beat Sligo.
In the final, the young Sligo surfers dominated to overhaul Waterford with a decisive victory.
Tactically, they rested and used their four surfers through the quarters, semis and final and worked as a team in the water giving each other waves while blocking the opposition.
They overhauled Waterford with a decisive victory taking the top three placeS in the final. Tom Murphy 1st, Lorcan Southcombe 2nd and Darragh Gilmartin 3rd.
