9 Jul 2024
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...
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3 Sept 2022
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...
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22 May 2022
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...
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19 Nov 2021
Interview on SER
This year I was interviewed on the program “El Balcó”. You can listen to it here:...
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5 Mar 2021
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...
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19 Feb 2021
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...
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10 Aug 2019
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...
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10 Aug 2019
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...
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10 Jun 2019
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...
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22 Aug 2017
Cabrera de Mar makes the dream of a paraplegic athlete come true
(Original news from La Vanguardia) Álvaro Bayona, an extreme sports athlete with a spinal cord injury, transforms a beach into one of the most accessi...
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3 Mar 2017
Done! Here's the content of the campaign on Lanzanos!
Thanks to everyone, we've even managed to exceed our fundraising goal. The Foundation is growing stronger every day! Thank you again! FOUNDATION V...
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9 Dec 2016
Crowdfunding — Alvin Bayona Foundation
FOUNDATION VALUES Thank you, first of all, thank you for being here today. It's a great honor for me. When I was little, I was also asked this sam...
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22 Oct 2016
24 SEP “ALVIN” BAYONA: A NEARBY, MULTIFACETED AND RESTLESS GUY
Original interview by our friends at SurferRule, thanks! Link to the article: http://www.surferrule.com/alvin-bayona-tipo-cercano-polifacetico-e-inqui...
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16 Jun 2016
Interview on "Raising Awareness"
Yes, exactly. I left the ICU feeling much better because, coming from the world of extreme sports, you know that things like this can happen to you....
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20 Jul 2021
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....
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17 Mar 2021
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…”...
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29 Jan 2021
Want to know what an Alvin winter is like?
During his Alpine Sky training, Alvin tells us about his daily life. A video from the VICE Movistar documentary....
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9 Feb 2019
EMPOWERED — Alvin and Gallo
“CAPACITADOS – Alvin y Gallo” from Kantauriko Olatua on Vimeo. Trained to surf, trained to laugh, trained to live. Five minutes with “Alvin”...
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13 Mar 2018
Álvaro Bayona: "We are just as totterrenys as if not anéssim amb cadira de rodes"
Reportatge TV3 – Telenotícies Vespre – 03/12/2018...
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22 Oct 2016
Korobo Documentaries
In this post you can see the documentaries of Korobo's friends....
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23 Oct 2015
I traveled to Alaska
ALVARO'S FINAL from Spanish Surf Federation on Vimeo. I Camí a Alaska – Documentary Alvaro (Alvin) Bayona Narrates the story of l'Àlvaro's...
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8 Jul 2025
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...
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10 Feb 2022
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...
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22 Oct 2016
Summer 2016 of Unbeatable!
This summer 2016, after my direct involvement in the design to adapt Cabrera beach for people with reduced mobility (Link to the La Vanguardia news ar...
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16 Jun 2016
Interview on "New Code"
Link to the interview: “Having your life screwed up is the best way to make you strong”...
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10 Feb 2016
PDF of Foundation Presentation
Here is the PDF presentation of the Alvin Bayona Foundation. “TO LIVE NEW ADAPTED EXPERIENCES” Foundation values, founding aims, rehabilitation throug...
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27 Oct 2015
Alvin's Fortress
Article in the Catalan newspaper El Periódico! 🙂 Adapting the beaches of Cabrera de Mar for adapted water sports! The Foundation will help adapt thes...
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25 Oct 2015
Ripping Magazine
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9 Jul 2024
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...
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2 Jul 2022
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...
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19 Feb 2022
Surfing Reports — Beaches in Spain for Adaptive Surfing
In this video we reflect on…: *Where are the best beaches for adaptive surfing in Spain?...
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1 Jan 2022
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...
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22 Sept 2021
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 ...
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1 Sept 2021
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...
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18 Mar 2020
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...
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9 Dec 2016
ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship I
Upon arriving at the International Adaptive Surfing Community stage, ISA President Fernando Aguerre greeted them, saying: “Today we are making history...
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4 Nov 2016
Surfing knows no barriers
Video and article from the Spanish Surfing Federation: An emotional video that brings together the personal stories of three real-life heroes. They sa...
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3 Feb 2016
Because limits only exist in our minds: Álvaro Bayona
(Article by Teresa Medina – http://tambiensomosasi.es/) An avalanche struck him while he was doing what he loved most. His life changed in an instant....
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25 Oct 2015
Deep Race SUP
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25 Oct 2015
Suocantabria.blogsport.com
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25 Oct 2015
Trickon
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25 Oct 2015
Stand-up paddleboarding breaks down barriers
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25 Oct 2015
Europe KrK wakeboard
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25 Oct 2015
Trickon
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25 Oct 2015
Surfer Rule
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25 Oct 2015
Intermundial.es
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25 Oct 2015
Adaptive Skiing
Adaptive skiing has existed for a long time, appearing after World War II around 1947 in Austria. This skiing discipline is practiced with special cha...
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25 Oct 2015
Adapted Wakeboard
Adaptive wakeboarding involves gliding across the water on a board. You can be towed by a boat or a cable from any facility equipped for this exciting...
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25 Oct 2015
Adapted SUP — Adapted Paddle Surf
This is the star sport for paraplegics, amputees, and the elderly or injured. The Alvin Bayona Foundation is currently involved in a project to facili...
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25 Oct 2015
Adaptive Surfing
This involves surfing lying down with a standard surfboard. This board may have handles on the front or "nose" to grip it and perform maneuvers....
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25 Oct 2015
Sweet 360º
Álvaro Bayona is the protagonist of this story of overcoming adversity, of effort and of love for sport and life....
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