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Surfing

The Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS), in partnership with Surfing Australia, supports Queensland’s best emerging and elite surfers, and their coaches, with expert and individualised performance support and world-class facility and technology access.

QAS-supported athletes have achieved success on the national and international stage, including Paris 2024 Olympian Ethan Ewing and 2025 WSL World Junior Champions Ilsa Huppatz and Dane Henry, reinforcing Queensland’s reputation as one of the country’s leading surfing pathways.

Surfing in action

See the training, competition and behind-the-scenes moments that shape Queensland’s surfers on the world stage.

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