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May 22, 2008 2:19 PM

VIDEO: Indoor surfing in the UK part one (Swansea LC)

Indoor surfing: is it the future or just plain daft? Following in the footsteps of the UK's artificial ski slopes (the dryslope brush variety and the indoor giant fridges), two technophile ways to get your surf fix have opened this spring. In a wave of publicity, including a visit by the Queen, the indoor Surf Rider opened in Swansea's LC after their £32 million re-opening in April.

Inspired by the huge artificial wave pools of Japan and beyond, it's the first of it's kind in the world, but has been greeted with mixed reactions. Locals love the standing wave machine as it provides a perfect way to learn, or practice, surfing. But a few others have experienced nasty wipeouts or worse - sixteen year under 18s champion Gwen Spurlock had an accident on the opening day, (read the BBC report), suffering bleeding of the brain.

Keep reading to check out a video of sponsored surfer Beth Mason to decide for yourself wether indoor surfing is weird, or wonderful...

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Posted by Gemma Freeman in Audio and Videocasts, Events, News, Surfing, Weird Stuff
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