Jonan Etxebarria lectures on the role of surfers as recuers. He speaks about Safety and Rescue training for Surf Instructiors of the Basque Surfing Federation (EHSF) and discusses 3 cases of injured surfers including his an injury he suffered himself.

Lecture on the power of citizen science and how this can influence our public knowledge and can influence policy. Surfers are traveling observers that can detect and gather important data on the environment, culture and beyond.

Richy Bennet shares his extensive experiences in psychology and sports psychology of his book “the surfers mind”. The theory gives you a model that you can use to improve your balance in every situation of your life, from normal challenges to high performance.

Miguel Moreira, Pedro Seixas, Pedro Reimunde and Ogi Markovic share their experiences on their post doc set up in surfing medicine.

Joel de Oliveira discusses his research on surfers as bystander rescuers in Spain and Portugal. He finds that 78,5% of surfers conduct at least one rescue in their lifetime, but most of them have not had formal training according to lifesaving and resuscitation guidelines.

Guillermo Carracedo shares his experience as a doctor and a surf professional from Spain. He speaks about how he rolled into surfing and how he became a pro surfer.

Pedro Seixas lectures on his PhD research about injuries that happen in surfing. He discusses the details of the highest scored maneuvers and the matching injury mechanisms. Furthermore, he shows the results of their research from injuries amongst Portuguese junior surfers to the performance of the surf pro’s and the biomechanical analysis of their maneuvers.

An overview of the evolution in surf coaching is presented. Miguel Moreira further dives into the optimal strategies for coaches to mentor their surfers and get the best performance, along with the scientific backgrounds behind it

Javier Cantera Gómez speaks about how we can make surfing more inclusive for people with disabilities. He speaks about how “Inclusea”, run by 5 different European countries, has a goal to promote more social inclusion and equal opportunities in sports.

José Mendiola Alonso discusses his rehabilitation after the traumatic brain injury that he sustained while surfing. He talks about how he is now still able to surf and how he copes with his health issues in the water.