The seedbed of the Argentine surf does not stop its explosion. In the country and abroad. On the one hand, in these days there was another great edition of the main Argentine Junior Tournament, the ‘Quiksilver & Roxy Young Guns Series’, with a high level of the boys and girls that resulted in a Historical milestone: A surfer winning three categories. And on the other, at the same time, three of the most advanced jewels, Franco Radziunas, Thiago Passeri y Juan García Matawho until recently shone in this type of tournaments, are making a master’s degree in the mythical waves of Hawaii.
These situations mark two important points: that talents continue to appear at the base of the pyramid of the Argentine surf but that, at the same time, the best are looking to get out of normal and rub shoulders with larger rivals at ages that, in the past, in the past, in the past, The TOP could not leave the country.
The 2025 Juvenile started at the Honu Beach spa in Mar del Plata with the first date of the Argentine Junior Circuit that controls the Association of the Argentine Surf and was sponsored by Ford and Gatorade. The new blood of the Argentine Surf battleing in a national classic that also has a large history and consecrated current world stars such as Leo Fioravanti (Italy), Gabriel Medina (Brazil), Mikey Wright (Australia) before making the leap to the major leagues. In Argentina, since 2005 and in this edition it had its five categories for two very good days of waves, with an organization according to such an event.
The shocking thing was that Facundo Ruggiero made history by winning three of them (M14, M16 and M18) with a surf that combines fluidity, aggressiveness, technique and sea reading. “It was really very special to impose itself in the three, especially because of the high level of Young Guns. Constancy is very important in such a tournament and plays a lot of physical and mental. Going Heats helped me in trust, but I really ended up destroyed. This is a great motivation to continue on the path that my brother is drawing, ”Facu said referring to Juan Cruz, who shone in Juniors and for three years he has done it in Open (he was champion of the National Circuit in 2022 with 20 years and Now comes from winning the first date, the Open Pro RVCA).
The girls in the water. The growth of the female branch of surf is notorious.Among the girls the situation was more even. Victoria Muñoz Larreta marked the way in M18 and Maia Radziunas, a member of Team Roxy and last link with a family with a lot of surfing tradition, won in M16. “The sea was complicated at the beginning but I could grab some good waves to demonstrate my surfing and end up winning. This triumph to start the circuit is very important because one of the goals of the year is to be an Argentine champion. I have been training a lot, in the water and in the physical, so win As his brother Franco, Bicampeón Nacional de Open does that is now in Hawaii with his father, Luis, who was an Argentine champion in 1991. “They are my two referents, who bank me and give me advice continuously To improve. I have a lot of support and inheritance within my family, ”added the 14 -year -old surfer.
“We have enormous pride and honor of opening the circuit with this classic, with the commitment to always give the best frame for the boys, in addition to having fun, fogue and begin to feel what a lycra is to put on and compete. This is an important step in its development that we are now seeing that it continues with several of those in this tournament going to make another quality jump in the most famous spots in the world, as today with the presence of Franco Radziunas, Thiago Passeri and Juan García Mata in Hawaii. The last two are age to compete in Young Guns but they are there … This speaks of the great growth of the seedbed of the National Surf, ”said Chris Troncoso, Marketing Director of Quiksilver.
The Argentine band in Hawaii, including three jewelry of the surf seedbed. Carrying its surfing to another level.The National Surf is taking off and Martín Passeri, the most winner in the story, lives it in his own flesh, now in Hawaii, as coach of his son and Radziunas. “Today there are boys reaching International Top Caliber Standards taking their surfing to another level. No one arrives at the sport elite from comfort, spending a lot of time at home, and today we have a group reaching important results and this pushes the little ones to follow that path. Franco has already realized how important it is to come to Hawaii in times of waves and now he is living his second season. Thiago, with just 15 years, breaks the eggshell and does what every surfer of his age and level should. Hawaii exposes you to a lot of new adaptations. There is a phrase that says that it is surfing everywhere but God looks more at Hawaii, ”Martin analyzed.
His son, of exciting results for a year and a half, lives experience as an adult. “Hawaii is a dream come true that occurred in the best way. After a last year of a lot of competition, with Dad we decided to lower the number of events and make more training campus in powerful and quality waves. We went to Panama and now we came to Hawaii in search of larger waves that demand me more and help me grow as surfer. Above being able to live it with Franco that pushes all the time is something incredible, ”said Thiago.
Hither and thither. The growth of the surf seedbed does not stop.
Young Guns 2025 results
1 Victoria Muñoz Larreta