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LAHINCH surfer Damien Conway added to his growing reputation with another finer performance in compe- tition at the weekend.
Irish international Conway was competing in the Inter Celtic Nau- tical Games in Brittany where he finished third in the under 18 long board section and fourth in the under 16 final.
Conway was a member of the Den- ny Irish Surf Team that traveled to France for the competition.
More than 700 competitors from 13 regions competed including the Isle of Man, Wales, Scotland, Brit- tany, Galicia, Asturias, the Basque country – Euskad1, Ireland, Cornwall
and Portugal, Normandy, the Canar- ies. The sports included rowing, sand yachting, surfing, kayaking, diving,
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The surfing contest kicked off on Sunday July 15 with two separate po- diums in operation. In the under 14 category James Garvey surfed first followed by larom Madden, both surfed well but were eliminated.
In the Ul6s Damien Conway won his heat and Aaron Reid finished 2nd, both surfers progressed to the semi finals.
In the Longboard final Conway was up against two surfers from Corn- wall and a Breton surfer. Surfing well Conway took third place and a bronze medal. In the under 16 final Conway competed against one surfer from Euskadi and two from Cornwall and although surfing well, finished fourth in a hotly contested final.