In the end, Stephanie Gilmore proved victorious at the 2018 Corona J-Bay Open – surfing J-Bay’s iconic walls with the utmost style and grace. Still, it would seem Lakey Peterson’s road to the finals was one where even Mother Nature was in her corner.
In her quarterfinal heat against Johanne Defay, Lakey took off on a bomb with an entire pod of dolphins. Not one. Not two. An entire pod. The whole scene was reminiscent of Aquaman’s telepathic ability to summon sea creatures on demand. In other words, Lakey Peterson is Aquawoman.
