Lakey Peterson
Lakey Peterson | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born |
Laura Louise Peterson[1] September 30, 1994 Santa Barbara, California |
| Residence | Montecito, California |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Surfing career | |
| Best year | ASP Women's World Tour |
| Sponsors | Nike 6.0, Channel Islands surf boards |
| Major achievements | 3rd place at US Open of Surfing, 1st place, ASP North American Champ |
| Surfing specifications | |
| Stance | Regular |
| Website |
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Laura Louise "Lakey" Peterson (born September 30, 1994) is an American surfer and is ranked #3 by the Association of Surfing Professionals in North America[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]
Sponsors
Lakey Peterson currently is sponsored by Hurley, Nike, Channel Islands, Homegrown Surf Shop, Smith Optics
Filmography
| Year | Title | Portrayal | Notes |
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| 2011 | Leave A Message | Herself | |
| 2013 | Lakey Peterson: Zero to 100 | Herself |