Laura Louise "Lakey" Peterson (born September 30, 1994) is an American professional surfer. She has been ranked as high as #1 by the

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, the highest professional level of women's surfing, and #6 on the ASP Women's World Ranking. In 2009, Peterson landed the first-ever aerial in NSSA women's competition history and won the title.

Background

In 2000, when Peterson was just five 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 Peterson 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, Peterson did not continue surfing. It was at the age of 12 when she began surfing again. At the age of 16, Peterson 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.

Personal life

Peterson dated Australian surfer Thomas Allen for a number of years before they got married. On January 21, 2018, the couple got engaged, near Peterson's hometown in California, with close friends and fellow surfers near by. They were married on February 2, 2019. On February 14, 2010, Peterson started her

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channel dedicated to sharing her life,

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, and surfing.Peterson, Lakey
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format covering life in Bali surrounding a surfing competition.Peterson, Lakey (May 25, 2019)
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shares on YouTube.

Career

2018 World Championship Tour

For the 2018 World Surf League Championship Tour Peterson ranked second overall behind Australian surfer Stephanie Gilmore.Jhaveri, Hemal (November 30, 2018)
"Surfer Stephanie Gilmore shares the one piece of advice that made her a world champion"
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''. Retrieved July 12, 2021."2018 Women's Championship Tour Rankings"
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''. November 27, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2021. Peterson was the highest ranked female American surfer for the year's world championship tour.

2019 World Championship Tour

In the 2019 World Surf league Championship Tour, Peterson ranked third overall behind the

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and Caroline Marks."2019 Women's Championship Tour Rankings"
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2020 Summer Olympics

Peterson finished third out of female competitors for the United States at the qualifying event for the

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, the 2019 World Surf League Championship Tour, and only the top two finishers for the country qualified directly for the US Olympic Team."Carissa Moore, Caroline Marks earn U.S. Olympic surfing spots"
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''. December 1, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2021. Her third place overall finish behind two female American surfers qualified her indirectly for the US Olympic Surf Team as an alternate.Bricker, Tierney (July 10, 2021)
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Highlights

A few of Peterson's career highlights thus far include:

Filmography

External links

Facebook

Official Site

References

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