VITALS

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Weight: 165 lbs (75 kg)

Stance: Natural

Sponsors: Insight clothing, Electric eyewear, Lee Stacery surfboards, Havaianas footwear, Body Glove wetsuits, SDS surf shop, Vertra sunscreen and Gorilla Grip

Shaper: Lee Stacey

Magic Stick: 6'2"

Training Ground: Northern Beaches

Favorite Wave: At home and in the Mentawais

Favorite Maneuver: Anything new school, anything old school

Inspirations: Bruce Irons, Kelly Slater and Dane Reynolds

CAREER

2010 Rating: 13

2010 Points: 5500

2010 earnings: $14,500.00

Career earnings: $452,566.00

Highest Rating: 11th in 2008

Elite Inception: 2003

Years on Tour: 2010 will be Luke's 7th year on the ASP World Tour

Sabbatical: Stedman fell off tour after 2003, but came right back to requalify for the 2005 installment. Last year, Luke missed most of the season due to injuries, but was awarded the ASP Wildcard for the 2010 season

Rating by Year:
2009: 45th ' ASP Wildcard for 2010 season
2008: 11th
2007: 16th
2006: 25th
2005: 36th
2004: N/A
2003: 37th

Filmography: Campaign 2, Doped Youth

Honor Roll: Coming soon�

Elite Victories: (0)

Other Victories: (1)
- O'Neill Pro, Anglet, France ' ASP 5-Star (2005)

BIO

2009:
Like a fine wine, journeyman campaigner Luke Stedman only seems to be improving with age. Cracking the 'QS code back in 2002, Stedman joined the elite ranks the following season, and (aside from a brief sabbatical in 2004) has improved his lot every year, capping it off with an ASP World No. 11 finish in 2008.

The likable lank from Mona Vale in Sydney has an arsenal of big hacks and even larger airs, and always puts his heart and soul into every wave he catches. Son of 70's surfer Shane Stedman, a veteran of the Australian surfboard industry, Luke grew up surfing on his dad's boards. As a grom, he was involved in a surfing accident that left him with fiberglass in his head, even after receiving stitches, proving that he literally and figuratively had surfboards in his blood. He's been known to do his best surfing in long right hand point breaks but is equally as dangerous in a punchy shore break.

Stedman can be described as a pro surfer completely dedicated to his work. Through special diets, three yoga sessions a week, chin-ups, flexibility stretches and a whole lot of surfing, he fine tunes his body, mind, and skills so that he can reach his highest potential. Adept in all conditions, Stedman highlighted last year with a 3rd at Mundaka and a 5th at Pipeline. The veteran's years of experience and dedication to his craft will see Stedman as a force in 2009.