Ella Williams was named on the inaugural International Surfing Association athletes' commission. Photo / WSL
New Zealand surfing will be well represented in the lead up to the 2020 Olympic Games as two Kiwis were named on the International Surfing Association's inaugural athletes' commission.
Whangamata's Ella Williams was named on the commission panel, while three-time Olympics medallist, ISA vice president and New Zealand's International Olympic
Committee member Barbara Kendall will serve as the commission's ISA representative.
The commission was established to amplify the voices of athletes in the lead up to the Tokyo Olympics at the highest level of governance in surfing.
"I think that's really exciting to have two Kiwis," Williams said.
"They had the whole world to choose from, and they picked two New Zealanders so I think that really says a lot about us as Kiwis in general, how good a surfers really are and we represent our country really, really well. I think it's kind of a compliment to all the surfers in NZ, not just myself."
