N.S. longboard coach headed to Worlds, cheered on by youth surf club
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On May 7, Nova Scotia surf coach Adam Tory will represent Team Canada in the International Surf Association World Longboard Championship in Surf City, El Salvador.
Nova Scotia surf coach Adam Tory will represent Team Canada on May 7 in the International Surf Association World Longboard Championship in Surf City, El Salvador.
As a youth coach, Tory is being supported on his journey by his club of young surfers, the Grom Squad, who started a GoFundMe to help cover his travel costs.
“I see a huge opportunity for youth in Nova Scotia to get into competitive surfing,” Tory said.
“But it’s worth mentioning that the Canadian Surf Association doesn’t really do anything in Nova Scotia. So, we sort of have to figure things out on our own, and I felt like giving kids competitive experience in surfing is, if they want to go down that route, just the best way to do that.”
Juniper Balch, a member of the squad, said the Groms wanted to return the favour after Tory fundraised for them to go to Nationals in B.C. last year.
“I placed second in the first heat that I went to, so that put me in the final heat, and then I got fourth in the country,” Balch said. “Adam’s great, he’s really energetic, he’s fun and he’s really good at helping us, teaching us, and knowing where we’re at.”
Balch was the only Black female youth surfer at Nationals. Her mother, Lisa Scott, said Tory was the one that really made it possible for the Groms to compete.
Tory thanked the Groms for helping him on his journey to Surf City, saying that this year, the roles were reversed.
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