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In 2004, Sofía Mulánovich became the second Peruvian representative to reach the World Open Championship title. As had happened with Felipe Pomar in 1965, Mulanovich brought Peru back at the front page of world surfing.
But she was not the only Peruvian winner; Analí Gómez became the Latin America champion in the open category. In 2007, she won the title of world runner-up in the youth category, the first Peruvian to win in the category. This was only the beginning of a long list of Peruvian champions in South American and Pan-American tournaments including Matías Mulánovich (Sofía Mulánovich's brother), Javier Swayne, Manuel Roncalla, Gabriel Villarán, and Sebastián Alarcón.
All this was subject to the improvement of the beaches of Mancora, a small coastal town in the northern Piura Province and the seat of one of the dates on the Professional Circuit in 2007.
The Peruvian Surf Team reached the 2010 Billabong ISA World Team Championship in Punta Hermosa, Peru. The final score was 14370 for Peru, Australia got second place with a 14160 points score and the third place was for South Africa with 11820 points.
Months later, Peru won the Quicksilver ISA World Junior Championship 2011, again in Punta Hermosa. Cristobal de Col became World Junior Champion. This outstanding achievements consolidated Peru as a Surfing powerhouse.
Today, surfing in Peru has begun to spread; boys and girls from different social classes practice this sport. It has the support of many sponsors and international events have been conducted on the beaches in Peru.
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