Lakey after wining the U.S. Open in 2012 at the Huntington Beach Pier. (LakeyPeterson.com Photo)
EDITOR?S NOTE: Lakey Peterson, who wrote a blog for Presidio Sports from 2009 to 2012, is one of the top athletes on the World Surf League’s Championship Tour.?A Santa Barbara native,?Peterson is the 2012 U.S. Open of Surfing champion and star of the film Zero to 100.
Lakey’s blog posts chronicle her life as a?rising?star in her early years of competitive surfing. She travels for contests to the South Pacific, to Europe, to Hawaii, to Bali, and more, and of course talks about her hometown in California.
For up to the minute Lakey news, be sure to check out?LakeyPeterson.com or follow her on Twitter.
LAKEY’S LINES:
May 23, 2012: A little help can make BIG difference
April 11, 2012: Southern Hemi offers up three more tour stops
March 13, 2012: Life on the WCT
January 2, 2012: Looking back, looking forward to 2012
December 6, 2011: A surfer’s holiday wish list
November 6, 2011: In Hawaii with Smith Optics
September 16, 2011: Portugal, Spain, and More!!
August 22, 2011: Summer has been good
June 15, 2011: Europe trip ends on high note
June 10, 2011: Revisiting France 11 Years Later
May 23, 2011: In love with ISA World Juniors
March 29, 2011: Back home from Newcastle
March 22, 2011: Thoughts and Prayers for Japan
February 28, 2011: New Zealand on my mind, in my heart
February 8, 2011: Nike 6.0 Movie Rocks
December 28, 2010: All I want for Christmas is for Justin Bieber to follow me
November 25, 2010: Black Friday Surfer Style
October 14, 2010: Oakley World Junior was Awesome!
September 30, 2010: Off to Bali
July 25, 2010: U.S. Open Here I Come
July 2, 2010: Contest Connection
June 19, 2010: Nike Headquarters
June 9, 2010: Stoked on the Mentawais
April 19, 2010: FuelTV & La Vida Pura
April 5, 2010: Home Sweet Home
March 20, 2010: From Oz to Florida, now back in SB
Feb. 22, 2010: Adventures in Oz
Feb. 15, 2010: Continuing Down Under
Jan. 28, 2010: All the way to the Final on final day in NZ
Jan. 26, 2010: Taking Team USA into final day
Jan. 25, 2010: Team USA staying strong in Piha
Jan. 21, 2010: Shark visits ISA lineup!
Jan. 19, 2010: Team USA makes it to New Zealand
Jan. 11, 2010: Big Waves in ’09
Dec. 13, 2009: North Shore
Dec. 8, 2009: A Surfer’s Holiday Wish List
Nov. 30, 2009: Puppy Love
Nov. 23, 2009: Oh-so close at Rip Curl Grom Search
Nov. 13, 2009: Santa Cruzin
Oct. 26, 2009: My First Top-10 List
October 13, 2009: Let’s get this thing going!
