GoPro Becomes Official Camera Sponsor of ASP World Championship Tour

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) have announced innovative camera makers GoPro as the exclusive camera sponsor for the Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) and the ASP Big Wave World Tour (BWWT).

As part of the partnership, pilule ASP will be integrating GoPro content into event coverage. The footage will provide fans across the world with new and unique viewpoints of the elite athletes as they compete.

“We’re thrilled to welcome GoPro into the ASP family and work with them to showcase the extraordinary abilities of our world-class athletes, prostate ” said ASP CEO, Paul Speaker. “ASP’s partnership with GoPro will add an exciting new dimension to our event coverage and help us tell the stories of the world’s best surfers on the world’s best waves from a unique new point of view.”

“The core of our brand is rooted in surf, and for many of us here at GoPro, this is a dream realized to be a part of the ASP Tour,” said GoPro Founder and CEO, Nicholas Woodman. “We are stoked to be part of this next evolution in professional surfing and hope that GoPro can help attract new fans to the sport and give lifelong fans new ways to enjoy the coverage of the tour.”

In addition to sponsorship news, GoPro also announced the addition of Brazilian surf phenom, Gabriel Medina, along with Basque ASP competitor, Aritz Aranburu, to the GoPro Surf Team. Fellow GoPro riders Alana Blanchard and Lakey Peterson are set to compete on the Women’s World Championship Tour this 2014 season.

The first stop on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour is the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast from March 1 – 12.