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Lindsay McQueen (Villajoyosa, Spain, 28 May 1979) is ahydroflight athlete. He has been involved with the companyFlyBoard since it was set up by a French watercraft rider, Franky Zapata, in 2011.
He has taken part in all World Championships to date, Qatar (2012), Qatar (2013) and Dubai (2014). His best result was in 2012, when he came in 5th place, disqualified by a head-to-head battle in quarterfinals by Stéphane Prayas from France, who went on to become the World Champion of that year.
He lives and trains in Ibiza.
At age 5 he started water-skiing at the Cable Ski Benidorm in his home town inBenidorm (Alicante) and at age 8 he started to compete for the Spanish water-ski team in the category ofslalom, achieving various Spanish champion titles.
At age 13 he moved toNottingham, UK to study. After finishing his studies atCarlton le Willows Academy, he moved back to Spain and at age 19 started water-skiing professionally again and working as an instructor at Cerro de Alarcón water-ski school in Madrid.
He was one of the firstwakeboarders in Spain, and was the winner of the first Spanish national Wakeboard Championship held at Casa de Campo, Madrid. At age 29 he moved to Ibiza, Spain where he worked with businesses related to water-sports, and in 2012 when French watercraft rider Franky Zapata invented the FlyBoard he signed the exclusivity for Spain.[clarification needed]
As a FlyBoard instructor, McQueen has instructed many celebrities, includingTom Cruise,Leonardo DiCaprio, andVin Diesel.[1]
In 2016, McQueen appeared in an advertisement forFisherman's Friend menthol lozenges.[2][3]
In 2022, McQueen hosted a FlyBoard show atTEKNOFEST Azerbaijan.[4]