Karen Jacobson Wins National SUP Surfing Championship Mexico for 3rd Consecutive Year Sandra Castaneda - Vallarta Today
go to original December 7, 2014

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Our own Puerto Vallarta native 18 year old Karen Jacobson has just become the first female ever to win the National SUP Surfing Championships for the 3rd year in a row. She is barely 18 and has traveled all over the world, recently competing in the Ultimate Showdown on CBS Sports from Hawaii where she finished 10th in the world.

She is currently a member of the national team, the Seleccion Mexicana and will be representing Mexico in next years World Cup which has been announced to be held here in the Puerto Vallarta area in Sayulita next May, 2015.

The World Cup is an event supervised by the International Olympic Committee and the ISA International Surfing Association and will be the first time this event has been held in Mexico. Karen had tough competition this year at the finals in Manzanillo just this weekend but was able to have a great day and again take the title. The event was held at the world famous Las Hades Resort much to the delight to the 5,000 or so spectators. She will be tentatively leaving for Australia to compete just after Christmas. She is aspiring to become world champion before her 20th birthday. Let's all support her in that effort.

To contact Karen directly check out her Facebook fan page.

Congratulations to our local star athlete and currently the only national sports champion in Mexico from the State of Jalisco.

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