The International Surfing Associated has suspended Erin Brooks’s eligibility to compete for Canada because she is not yet a Canadian citizen.
The decision, announced Tuesday afternoon by the ISA, caught both the Brooks family and Canadian surfing officials by surprise. The Texan-born 15-year-old has been competing in ISA events under a Canadian flag even as she pursues dual citizenship.
In a statement, the ISA said Brooks should never have been allowed to compete as a Canadian. Surfing Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) requested in March 2022 that Brooks be allowed to compete for Canada as her citizenship application had been filed, but not completed.
The decision
