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Meet Gwyn Haslock. She’s 70 years-old and she still surfs most days in Cornwall, UK, arguably the oldest surfer in Britain.
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She’s seen Britain’s surf scene grow right from the very beginning. She started bellyboarding on wooden board back when she was a child, before buying her own 10ft longboard in 1966 aged 21 called Big Bertha.
Gwyn went on to become the first female surf champion in the UK and a true pioneer for female surfers.
Just take a look at this neat video from Land Rover, capturing a snapshot of Gwyn’s life as an early British surfer – back before wetsuits were used! – to her experiences surfing today.
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