Gwyn Haslock's guest appearances

Gwyn Haslock

Looking Sideways Action Sports Podcast

Waterpeople Podcast

David Carson

Jeff Johnson

Alex Honnold

Ross Edgley

Tom Carroll

Len Necefer

Jeremy Jones

Layne Beachley

Mickey Smith

Jon Taylor

Greg Long

Easkey Britton

Jenny Jones

Todd Richards

Chris Cote

OwlTail

Gwyn Haslock has nearly 6 decades of surfing under her belt. She was born in Cornwall in 1945, and is renowned as one of the UK’s original surfers. Gwyn holds many competitive surfing accolades, including multiple British National Champion titles.We first heard about – and wrote about  -- Gwyn’s story in 2015  after connecting with English bellyboarding enthusiast Sally Parkin, who said: “I am not sure who you would say started Men’s competitive surfing – but there is no doubt in my mind that Gwyn Haslock started women’s stand up surfing in England – she entered the first ever British National Championships in 1966 – she was the only female competitor and it was because of her that the surfing organisers started a Ladies National Championship in 1969 – there were six competitors and Gwyn won. She went on to win the first ever GB Ladies surfing championships in 1970, 1971, 1972 1973 and 1974 – came 2nd in 1975 and won again in 1976 – she also won the English Surfing Championships in 1990.”Gwyn joins us for a lighthearted chat about surfing beyond retirement, being happily unmarried, and staying fit for surfing. …Listen with Lauren L. Hill &amp; Dave RastovichSound Engineer: Ben Alexander Soundtrack By: Shannon Sol Carroll Additional music by Wave Brain  - Dave, Neal Purchase Jr. and Christian Barker Join the conversation: @Waterpeoplepodcast Waterpeoplepodcast.comGet monthly musings and behind the scenes content from the podcast by subscribing to our newsletter.  You'll get water-centric reading and listening recommendations, questions worth asking, and ways to take action for the wellbeing of Planet Ocean delivered straight to your inbox. 

Gwyn Haslock has nearly 6 decades of surfing under her belt. She was born in Cornwall in 1945, and is renowned as one of the UK’s original surfers. Gwyn holds many competitive surfing accolades, including multiple British National Champion titles.We first heard about – and wrote about  -- Gwyn’s story in 2015  after connecting with English bellyboarding enthusiast<a href="https://www.instagram.com/originalsurfboards/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Sally Parkin</a>, who said: “I am not sure who you would say started Men’s competitive surfing – but there is no doubt in my mind that Gwyn Haslock started women’s stand up surfing in England – she entered the first ever British National Championships in 1966 – she was the only female competitor and it was because of her that the surfing organisers started a Ladies National Championship in 1969 – there were six competitors and Gwyn won. She went on to win the first ever GB Ladies surfing championships in 1970, 1971, 1972 1973 and 1974 – came 2nd in 1975 and won again in 1976 – she also won the English Surfing Championships in 1990.” Gwyn joins us for a lighthearted chat about surfing beyond retirement, being happily unmarried, and staying fit for surfing. … Listen with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theseakin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lauren L. Hill</a> &amp; <a href="https://intl.startrek.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dave Rastovich</a>Sound Engineer: Ben Alexander Soundtrack By: <a href="https://shannonsolcarroll.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shannon Sol Carroll </a> Additional music by Wave Brain  - Dave, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nealpurchasejnr/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neal Purchase Jr.</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wispy_/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christian Barker </a>Join the conversation: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/waterpeoplepodcast/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Waterpeoplepodcast</a> <a href="https://waterpeoplepodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Waterpeoplepodcast.com</a>Get monthly musings and behind the scenes content from the podcast by<a href="https://waterpeoplepodcast.com/newsletter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> subscribing to our newsletter. </a> You'll get water-centric reading and listening recommendations, questions worth asking, and ways to take action for the wellbeing of Planet Ocean delivered straight to your inbox.

Gwyn Haslock: First Lady

Full episode and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comFor the second episode of my Cornish omnibus, I’ve got a beautiful tale for uncertain times: a lovely and heartwarming conversation with British surfer Gwyn Haslock. Chances are you won’t have heard of Gwyn. If that’s the case, I urge you to listen to this episode and discover her wonderful story.Kernow to the core, Gywn has a claim to be one of the UK’s original surfers and is certainly one of the first female surfers in the UK. Today, well into her 70s, she is one of the most loved and recognisable figures in the line-up; taking her pick from the north and south coast Cornish spots she’s been gracing with her presence for the best part of half a century. At the beginning of March 2020, I sat down with Gwyn to discuss her amazing surfing life. It’s a cockle-warming tale and a unique look at the early years of British and Cornish surfing from the perspective of somebody who’s been there since day one. Even better, her brilliantly blithe attitude to surfing is a welcome antidote to the amount of absolute rubbish that usually gets spoken about what is essentially a pretty simple pursuit. My thanks to Gwyn, Demi Taylor and the Watergate Bay Hotel for the help pulling this one today. Hope you enjoy it. Thanks to Matt Ward for the theme tune, and to my editor Fina Charleson. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lookingsideways.substack.com/subscribe

Full episode and Show Notes - <a href="http://www.wearelookingsideways.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.wearelookingsideways.com</a> For the second episode of my Cornish omnibus, I’ve got a beautiful tale for uncertain times: a lovely and heartwarming conversation with British surfer Gwyn Haslock. Chances are you won’t have heard of Gwyn. If that’s the case, I urge you to listen to this episode and discover her wonderful story. Kernow to the core, Gywn has a claim to be one of the UK’s original surfers and is certainly one of the first female surfers in the UK. Today, well into her 70s, she is one of the most loved and recognisable figures in the line-up; taking her pick from the north and south coast Cornish spots she’s been gracing with her presence for the best part of half a century. At the beginning of March 2020, I sat down with Gwyn to discuss her amazing surfing life. It’s a cockle-warming tale and a unique look at the early years of British and Cornish surfing from the perspective of somebody who’s been there since day one. Even better, her brilliantly blithe attitude to surfing is a welcome antidote to the amount of absolute rubbish that usually gets spoken about what is essentially a pretty simple pursuit. My thanks to Gwyn, Demi Taylor and the Watergate Bay Hotel for the help pulling this one today. Hope you enjoy it. Thanks to Matt Ward for the theme tune, and to my editor Fina Charleson. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://lookingsideways.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lookingsideways.substack.com/subscribe</a>

Episode 116: Gwyn Haslock - Golden Years