EP 152: Lucca Mesinas - His start to the Challenger Series, Lessons from his rookie year on the Championship Tour, Making history for Peru, Competing in the Olympics, Perfect lefts, Heat strategy, and The top surf spots in South America

Lucca Mesinas, Olympian, Challenger Series competitor, and the
first Peruvian surfer to ever qualify for the men’s Championship
Tour, joins the podcast. He talks about qualifying for the tour in
2022 and making history for Peru, the experience of his first
season on the CT, the challenges, the elite level of surfing, and
what he learned most. He discusses his strong start to the
Challenger Series season at the Gold Coast, his preparation
throughout the summer at home, his increased confidence, and his
goals for 2023. He looks back at the highlights from his career so
far, starting off in the perfect left pointbreaks of Máncora and
Northern Peru, winning the 2019 Pan American Games in El Salvador,
and finishing fifth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Lucca also
touches on his motivation to qualify for the 2024 Olympics being
held in Tahiti, his heat strategy book, the need for more events in
South America, and the top three surf spots on his home
continent.   Learn more about Lucca and follow him here.
Watch him next at the GWM Sydney Surf Pro pres by Bonsoy live May
17-24 on worldsurfleague.com Visit surfranchpro.com to explore
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