Results Of 18km Race At ISA SUP & Paddleboard Championships

ISA President Fernando Aguerre with the two Long Distance Gold Medalists, Australia's Jordan Mercer (left), the 3-times ISA World Paddleboard Long Distance Champion and Canada's Lina Augaitis (right), the ISA World SUP Long Distance Champion. Photo: ISA/Rommel Gonzales

GRANADA, Nicaragua - Another beautiful, hot and windy day on Lake Nicaragua set the stage for the Women's SUP and Paddleboard Long Distance Races, where Canada's Lina Augaitis won the 18km SUP Race and Australia's Jordan Mercer won the 18km Paddleboard Race.

Photo: ISA/Rommel Gonzales

The world's best female SUP and Paddleboard Racers navigated their way to the medals through the "Isletas de Granada" on Day 6 of the ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship (WSUPPC). The 365 islands provided an amazing backdrop for the race as the athletes navigated through the course located southeast of the city of Granada.

"What a day!," remarked a jubilant ISA President Fernando Aguerre. "We are in the beautiful Lake Nicaragua and had an amazing day of racing. The ladies impressed me today in the challenging 18km distance race under the strong Nicaraguan heat. Everyone put on an incredible fight through the islands and then, of course, the final kilometer against the wind, the toughest part of the competition. Congratulations to all of the ladies for their amazing effort."

France's Titouan Puyo Wins the SUP Race and Australia's Rhys Burrows Wins The Paddleboard Race at the 2014 ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship

Titouan Puyo from France is the new Men's World SUP Long Distance Champion after defeating a stacked field of competitors on an epic 18 Km race on Lake Nicaragua. Photo:ISA/Michael Tweddle

Granada, Nicaragua, May 10, 2014 - Day 7 saw epic Men's SUP and Paddleboard 18 Km Long Distance Races at the 2014 ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship (WSUPPC). Over 60 of the world's bedt SUP and Paddleboarders took on the exciting long distance course that navigates through the 365 "Isletas of Granada" on Lake Nicaragua.

In a high caliber field of competitors from every corner of the world, the Gold Medalists, and new World Champions are France's Titouan Puyo and Australia's Rhys Burrows in the SUP and Paddleboard races respectively.

"These stellar athletes have done a tremendous job racing through the most beautiful islands on Lake Nicaragua for 18 kilometers in about two hours. Today was another amazing day in the ISA World Championship, with a lot of excitement in the water and on the beach. As the event comes to an end tomorrow, lots of new friendships have been started, and old ones strengthend. Twelve Gold Medals will be awarded, but the competition has included 260 national stars of the top 27 SUP nations in the world. On Sunday we will be crowning the Technical and Relay Races Champions, and holding the Closing Ceremony awarding individual and World Team Champions."