Surfing Australia is proud announce Barton Lynch as head coach of the TravelSIM Team Australia group of eight surfers heading to Costa Rica for the 2009 International Surfing Association (ISA) Billabong World Surfing Games.
As a former elite Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) surfer and 1988 ASP World Champion, Lynch is certain to bring his Australian passion and outstanding competitive knowledge to the team.
A brief overview of Barton Lynch’s career includes – 1988 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Surfing Champion, 1988 ASP Billabong Pipeline Masters Champion along with 17 ASP World Championship Tour wins. Lynch managed to remain competitive well into his 30s. His consistency and drive kept him near the top of the ratings through to 1995 and at the time with 12 appearances in the top 10, the most of any male surfer. When he won the Rio Surf Pro in Brazil at age 32, he was the oldest surfer to take out an ASP World Tour event.
"Being asked to be Head Coach for Surfing Australia and my country at the ISA World Games is a real compliment and a responsibility I take very seriously.
“I am confident that I can handle the role and get the very best out of the team and I appreciate that Surfing Australia believes the same.