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	130lbs
Surfing career
Best year	ASP Women's World Tour
Career earnings	$317,475
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
Surfing specifications
Stance	Regular

Peterson at 2011 U.S. Open of Surfing

Laura Louise "Lakey" Peterson (born September 30, 1994) is an American surfer and is ranked #3 by the World Surf League 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 Also she is featured in a Toyota Tacoma commercial.

Filmography

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