After being challenged by the Caribbean Surfing Confederation, the ISA has taken an official position regarding the recognition of the nationality of surfer Erin Brooks, who has participated in the official stages carried out by the entity, including the trials for the Olympics , representing Canada.

However, the Caribbean federation questioned the nationality of Erin, who was born in Texas (USA) and has lived in Hawaii since the age of 9, she still has not had her nationality regularized by the country.

Andrés Porras, president of the Caribbean Surfing Confederation, called for Erin Brooks’ results to be withdrawn, such as the gold medal at the World Juniors in El Salvador, seventh place at the PASA Games and silver medal at the ISA Games in Salvador. .

In official press release published on Wednesday, June 27, the ISA acknowledged that there was an administrative error in the athlete’s case. Therefore, Erin Brooks’ eligibility is suspended until the Canadian Surfing Federation can prove her citizenship with a verified document from the Government of Canada.

Read the full ISA statement:

“The International Surfing Association (ISA) has admitted that it made a mistake by allowing the talented young Erin Brooks to represent the Canadian team at the organization’s world championships. ISA “assumes responsibility for the administrative error committed” and apologizes to the Internet user and his family for the consequences of this decision.

Additionally, in a statement sent to the press, the ISA says the decision to allow participation was not consulted with the executive committee or the president, Fernando Aguerre.

The ISA Executive Committee (EC) today considered the nationality case of athlete Erin Brooks.

In March 2022, Surfing Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee asked Ms. Brooks to be allowed to compete for Canada because her citizenship application had been filed but not completed.

ISA management made the decision to grant this application, based on assurances received from the Canadian Olympic Committee and Surf Canada that citizenship was pending. The petition was approved without prior consultation with the Executive Committee (EC) of the ISA and the President of the ISA.

After a more detailed review of the case over the past few days, the ISA EC concluded that this decision was made incorrectly and did not comply with applicable ISA rules. According to the applicable ISA rules and the documentation available at the time, the Canadian Olympic Committee’s and Surfing Canada’s request should have been denied.

Also, it has now come to the attention of the ISA EC that in fact, Ms. Brooks has yet to be created. Accordingly, EC has decided to immediately suspend Ms. Brooks from representing Canada.

In the meantime, if the Canadian sports authorities are able to provide proof of citizenship with a document verified by the Canadian government, the ISA EC will reassess your admissibility to Canada in accordance with the applicable rules of the ISA.

The ISA takes responsibility for the administrative error made and would like to express its deep regrets and apologize to Ms. Brooks and her family for the impact this matter may have on her personal life – with the hope that his citizenship case will be resolved quickly.

ISA EC has sought legal advice on this matter and will continue to do so regarding the next steps and consequences of this case..”