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USA Surfing is stoked to kick off the 2024-25 Prime Series competition October 19-20 on the East Coast in Atlantic City and October 26-27 on the West Coast at Oceanside Harbor. See full schedule below.

Event guide:

USA Surfing Prime Series is the highest level of junior (under age 18) surfing in the nation, drawing talent from up and down the East and West coasts for pro-level competition experiences designed to prepare young surfers for the big leagues of surfing. 2024 Olympic Gold Medalist Caroline Marks and fellow Olympians Griffin Colapinto and Caity Simmers competed in the USA Surfing Prime Series. Caroline still holds the record for the most USA Surfing Championship wins.

Prime Series surfers on both coasts compete for ranking positions that accumulate throughout the season to earn coveted spots to surf in the “Super Bowl” of under 18 surfing - the USA Surfing Championships held at Lower Trestles in June featuring the top surfers from the East and West Coasts, Texas Gulf, and Hawaii.

“As the new Prime season draws near, I’d like to congratulate the new and returning qualifiers, and wish you a successful new season with an awesome schedule and great venues,” said USA Surfing head coach Ryan Simmons. “The Prime Series is designed to condition our surfers to handle the rigors of pro-level competition once they graduate out of the U18 events. The format mirrors the WSL QS formats with four-person, 20-minute heats, priority, and WSL QS and CT-level judging. From the Competition crew and all of USA surfing we say good luck and let’s have a great year!”

The 2024-25 schedule includes nine stops up and down East and West Coasts:
East Coast
October 19-20, 2024 – Atlantic City, NJ
February 22-23, 2025 – Ponce Inlet, Fla. (with NSB as back up pending forecast)
March 1-2, 2025 – Jacksonville, Fla.
May 17-18, 2025 – Jenette’s Pier, Nags Head, NC

West Coast
October 26-27, 2024 – Oceanside Jetty
November 23-24, 2024 – Pismo Beach Pier
February 1-2, 2025 – Oceanside Pier
March 8-9, 2025 – Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz
April 12-13, 2025 – Huntington Beach Pier

USA Surfing will continue Power Your Performance workshops to support surfers’ development and progression in and out of the water. Coaches Courtney Conlogue and Simmo will hold a September Power Your Performance Zoom session on planning for a new season, goal setting and daily habits that set surfers up for success. Workshops will also be held the Friday before each Prime Series, tapping expertise at each location to help surfers work on balance and mobility, learn from mindset practitioners, nutritionists, and sports performance specialists.