Lakey Peterson

Lakey Peterson
Personal information
Born Laura Louise Peterson[1]
(1994-09-30) September 30, 1994
Santa Barbara, California
Residence Montecito, California
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight 130 lb (59 kg)
Surfing career
Best year WCT 1th place - 2018, 2018, 2017
Career earnings $60749,74
Sponsors Nike 6.0, and Hurley, Channel Islands surf boards
Major achievements 3rd place at US Open of Surfing, 1st place, ASP North American Champ, 1st place Roxy Pro Gold Coast, 2nd Place oi rio women’s pro, 1st place Corona Bali Protected
Surfing specifications
Stance Regular
Shaper(s) Channel Islands – Al Merrick
Peterson at 2011 U.S. Open of Surfing

Laura Louise "Lakey" Peterson (born September 30, 1994) is an American surfer and is ranked #1 by the World Surf League [2] and #6 on the ASP Women's World Ranking.[3] In 2009, Lakey landed the first-ever aerial in NSSA women's competition history and won the title.[4]

Background

In 2000, when Lakey was just 5 years old, her parents, David and Sue, rounded up their youngest child and her two older siblings —Whitney, then 13, and Parker, 10 — and set out on a year-long, around-the-world adventure. It was during this trip that Lakey learned to surf. For three months, the Petersons set up shop in Manly Beach, Australia, where their littlest member instantly earned the nickname "Lakey Legend" from the locals for effortlessly catching wave after wave on her boogie board. However, once returning home to the US, Lakey did not continue surfing. It was at the age of 12 when she began surfing again. At the age of 16, Lakey was surfing on the ASP World Qualifying Series, she qualified for the ASP Women's World Championship Tour that year and began her rookie year on tour in the 2012 season, at age 17. Peterson is of Christian faith.[5]

She is currently ranked the #1 women's surfer in the world after winning the 2018 Roxy Pro.

Personal Life

Lakey has been dating Australian surfer Thomas Allen for the past few years. On January 21, 2018, the couple got engaged, near Peterson's hometown in California, with close friends and fellow surfers near by. [6]

Career

Highlights

Surf Career Highlights
YearPlacedEvent
201616thWorld Surf League Ranking
20154thWorld Surf League Ranking
20153rdTrestles Women Pro – California
20152ndCascais Women’s Pro – Portugal
20159thWomen's Maui Pro – Hawaii
20146thWorld Surf League Ranking
20137thWorld Surf League Ranking
20121stUS Open Surfing - California
20112ndUS Open Surfing - California

[7]

Sponsors

Lakey Peterson currently is sponsored by Hurley, Nike, Channel Islands, Homegrown Surf Shop, Smith Optics Also she is featured in a Toyota Tacoma commercial.

Filmography

Year Title Portrayal Notes
2011 Leave A Message Herself
2013 Lakey Peterson: Zero to 100 Herself


References

  1. ↑ Edhat Bio
  2. ↑ ASP North America Profiles
  3. ↑ Presidio Sports
  4. ↑ National Scholastic Surfing Association
  5. ↑ ESPN RISE
  6. ↑ http://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/291756/lakey-peterson-engaged-to-australian-surfer-thomas-allan
  7. ↑ Surfer Girls: Lakey Peterson bio page
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