Schulz: love wave pools but Olympic surfing should be at sea
Associated PressLIMA, Peru — American surfer Kevin Schulz loves wave pools but he’s on firm ground when it comes to his opinion on surfing at the Olympics: it should always be in the ocean. The inclusion of surfing on the program for next year’s Tokyo Olympics has generated a wave of excitement and a fresh dimension as the International Olympic Committee seeks younger audiences. “Surfing began in the ocean and it should be represented in its purest form in the Olympics,” said Schulz, who along with Canada’s Cody Young made history Monday as the first competitors in the ocean during the sport’s debut in the Pan American Games in Lima. Before surfing was included in the Olympics, the president of the International Surfing Association said that the introduction of wave pool technology would be a “game changer” for surfing and that would “drive us toward the goal of Olympic inclusion.” If wave pools were used, potentially any city hosting the games could have surfing on the sports program.
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