Emerging surfer Jhonny Guerrero using sport to escape impoverished upbringing

Cameron Mee
Updated January 15 2018 - 7:09pm, first published 4:30pm
Rare opportunity: Emerging surfer Jhonny Guerrero has used the sport to escape an impoverished upbringing in Peru. Picture: Adam Brown.
Rare opportunity: Emerging surfer Jhonny Guerrero has used the sport to escape an impoverished upbringing in Peru. Picture: Adam Brown.

When the World Junior Surfing Championships concluded last Wednesday, athletes from around the world began to make their way back home.

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Cameron Mee

Cameron Mee

Sports Journalist

Sports reporter at the Canberra Times

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