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10 years of the Spanish Adapted Surfing Championships — Adaptive Surfing | Fundación Alvin Bayona

Adaptive Surfing

10 years of the Spanish Adapted Surfing Championships

🏄‍♂️ 10 years giving a voice to adaptive surfing in Spain. This 2025 marks ten years since we embarked on a journey full of enthusiasm, effort, and m

8 jul 2025

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Alvin Aquatic Chairs — For Adapted SUP / Adapted Kitesurfing — ParaSurf

At the FOUNDATION, we work to improve the quality of life of people with severe injuries through adapted aquatic sports. And one of our key initiative

9 jul 2024

Alvin Bayona Foundation Presentation — Adaptive Surfing | Fundación Alvin Bayona

Adaptive Surfing

Alvin Bayona Foundation Presentation

This presentation showcases the values of the Alvin Bayona Foundation: HEALTH, SOCIAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, and SPORTS. It also outlines its activities and

9 jul 2024

Who Am I? — Adaptive Surfing | Fundación Alvin Bayona

Adaptive Surfing

Who Am I?

I am Alvaro Bayona (1983), an elite athlete with paraplegia. I was a mountain guide, companion, and sports coach. In 2010, I suffered a serious accide

9 jul 2024

The Pro Zarautz Open will be held from October 19th to 23rd! — Adaptive Surfing | Fundación Alvin Bayona

Adaptive Surfing

The Pro Zarautz Open will be held from October 19th to 23rd!

From October 19th to 23rd, the Pro Zarautz Open will be held!! The first international adaptive surfing competition, where the Alvin Bayona Foundation

3 sept 2022

Pantin Classic PRO SURF 2022 — Adaptive Surfing | Fundación Alvin Bayona

Adaptive Surfing

Pantin Classic PRO SURF 2022

More than thirty athletes with disabilities from Brazil, Canada, the United States, Italy, Germany, France, Portugal, and Spain are already registered

2 jul 2022

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Success of the ParaSurfing Camp — Zarautz May 2022

We want to share the results of the Zaratuz ParaSurfing Camp with you. First, we'll tell you about our plans for this event, then we'll show y

22 may 2022

Surfing Reports — Beaches in Spain for Adaptive Surfing — Adaptive Surfing | Fundación Alvin Bayona

Adaptive Surfing

Surfing Reports — Beaches in Spain for Adaptive Surfing

In this video we reflect on…: *Where are the best beaches for adaptive surfing in Spain?

19 feb 2022

INTERESTING INTERVIEW AT ISA WORLD PARASURFING 2021 — Adaptive Surfing | Fundación Alvin Bayona

Adaptive Surfing

INTERESTING INTERVIEW AT ISA WORLD PARASURFING 2021

Live interview at the World Championships! I recommend listening to it, very interesting! The World Champion category. Adaptive surfing is an inclusiv

10 feb 2022

Collaboration with Eninter — Adaptive Surfing | Fundación Alvin Bayona

Adaptive Surfing

Collaboration with Eninter

A video that tells the story of Dario, a 21-year-old passionate about sports. He suffered a spinal cord injury in his cervical spine due to a snowboar

1 ene 2022

Surfing with the Spanish selection of Adaptive Surfing — Adaptive Surfing | Fundación Alvin Bayona

Adaptive Surfing

Surfing with the Spanish selection of Adaptive Surfing

Welcoming people with functional diversity who surf this well and demonstrate that our technology helps them to train in a safe environment, and then

22 sept 2021

Paddle To Move — Adaptive Surfing | Fundación Alvin Bayona

Adaptive Surfing

Paddle To Move

We're collaborating with Paddle to Move! You can see all the info here: https://www.paddle2move.nl/actie/windparadise-team/maak-een-poster NeuroMo

1 sept 2021

Invincibles Documentary - ISA World Championship 20 — Adaptive Surfing | Fundación Alvin Bayona

Adaptive Surfing

Invincibles Documentary - ISA World Championship 20

The national surfing team's first-ever gold medal at the 2020 World Championships in California. Watch the video.

20 jul 2021

The Pisuegra River without barriers — Valladolid — Adapted Paddle Surf — Adaptive Surfing | Fundación Alvin Bayona

Adaptive Surfing

The Pisuegra River without barriers — Valladolid — Adapted Paddle Surf

The day has allowed for the introduction of disciplines such as surfing, paddle surfing, canoeing and open water swimming.

9 jun 2021

Coming soon: INVINCIBLES, the story of how the Spanish adaptive surfing team won a historic gold medal — Adaptive Surfing | Fundación Alvin Bayona

Adaptive Surfing

Coming soon: INVINCIBLES, the story of how the Spanish adaptive surfing team won a historic gold medal

“In 2020, nobody knew what was going to happen to us globally in terms of adapted sports, such as surfing…”

17 mar 2021

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Adaptive Surfing

Quick guide to practicing Adapted Paddle Surfing

Stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) has become a star sport for people with various disabilities. Adapted SUP is an absolute revelation, as it is a very acc

5 mar 2021

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Adaptive Surfing

Alvin Bayona Foundation

When I was little, I was asked the typical question: "What do you want to be when you grow up, Álvaro?" If you were asked this question, your answer w

19 feb 2021

Bizitza etengabeko erronka bat da — Report in Hiruka — Adaptive Surfing | Fundación Alvin Bayona

Adaptive Surfing

Bizitza etengabeko erronka bat da — Report in Hiruka

Report in Hiruka

18 ene 2021

Historic gold for the Spanish team at the AmpSurf ISA World Championships 2020Historic gold for the Spanish team at the AmpSurf ISA World Championships 2020Historic gold for the Spanish team at the AmpSurf ISA World Championships 2020Historic gold for the Spanish team at the AmpSurf ISA World Championships 2020Historic gold for the Spanish team at the AmpSurf ISA World Championships 2020
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Adaptive Surfing

Historic gold for the Spanish team at the AmpSurf ISA World Championships 2020

San Diego was the stage where the Spanish Surfing Federation won its first gold medal as a team. The team, coached by Luis Pérez “Gigi”, Lucas García,

1 dic 2020

UFEC Zone: Álvaro Bayona, a reference in extreme esports for people with disabilities (CAT) — Adaptive Surfing | Fundación Alvin Bayona

Adaptive Surfing

UFEC Zone: Álvaro Bayona, a reference in extreme esports for people with disabilities (CAT)

Report to the UFEC Zone program on December 18, 2020. Álvaro Bayona practices adaptive surfing and adaptive skiing, in addition to proclaiming an adve

18 mar 2020

International Surfing Championship in the Basque Country — Adaptive Surfing | Fundación Alvin Bayona

Adaptive Surfing

International Surfing Championship in the Basque Country

At the end of the week, Sopelana will be filled with international surfers, who will come to participate in the Arrieta Beach International Surf Champ

10 ago 2019

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THIS IS HOW TXAPELKETA ADAPTED SURFING WAS

On July 12th, 13th, and 14th, Sopelana hosted an international festival of adaptive surfing, featuring the first Adaptive Surfing Championship on our

10 ago 2019

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Sant Joan de Déu Hospital Palma de Mallorca

I am proud to announce that the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital in Palma de Mallorca will be the world's first hospital to have one of my chairs for pat

10 ago 2019

SuperLiga Siroko 2019 in Berria — Adaptive Surfing | Fundación Alvin Bayona

Adaptive Surfing

SuperLiga Siroko 2019 in Berria

The high level of competition and organization, combined with good sunshine and favorable conditions on the Cantabrian beach, made for a spectacular e

10 jun 2019

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