"Could barely talk, just started walking, but I was surfing": 17-year-old all set to represent Team USA at ISA games, the qualifying round for 2024 Olympics

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Before Chase Leider of Montauk could even speak a full sentence, he was climbing on top of surfboards. It isn’t all that surprising to those that know him well. Growing up in a family full of surfers has left a huge mark on Montauk’s surf scene. His father put Montauk on a surfboard when he was 2 years old, and he hasn't looked back ever since. Fast forward 15 years and he is set to represent Team USA at next year’s International Surfing Association World Surfing Games.

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Earlier this past month, 17-year-old surfer earned a spot on the national team roster by finishing in second place in the USA Surfing Championship and Team Trials in Oceanside, California. But despite his overwhelming success, the teenager has a bigger goal in mind.

Chase Leider's 'main goal'

“Long Island is very sport based. Most of my friends don’t surf,” Lieder said. “My main goal is to inspire kids, just open up their minds to go surf and just be connected with the ocean,” said Leider.

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The 2024 ISA games are set to take place in Puerto Rico from February 22–March 2 and will also serve as the final qualifying event for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

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"Could barely talk, just started walking, but I was surfing": 17-year-old all set to represent Team USA at ISA games, the qualifying round for 2024 Olympics

Earlier this past month, 17-year-old surfer earned a spot on the national team roster by finishing in second place in the USA Surfing Championship and Team Trials in Oceanside, California. But despite his overwhelming success, the teenager has a bigger goal in mind.

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