Name: Lucia Martino de la Arena
Birthdate: January 6, 1994
Origin: Gijón, Asturias. (Spain)
Height: 1.67m
Profession: Professional surfer.
Studies: Business Administration and Management
First contact with surfing: 11 years
Favorite waves: Rodiles, The Mongol (Gijon) and Xago
Web: https://www.luciamartino.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucia_martino/
“I love to travel, to enjoy every country and culture, and to meet people who are very different from me. I live in the moment doing what I like most: surfing.”
Lucia Martino It is one of the surfers She is one of the most recognised and awarded young surfers in Spain. She began competing in her home country, Spain, before going on to compete in the World Juniors competition at the age of 14. She is a Spanish Junior Champion and Spanish Absolute Champion on multiple occasions. Until the age of 20 she participated in the European Junior Professional Circuit where her best result was 3rd in the final ranking of the circuit. Recently she has participated in the World Surf League QS world circuit where she has been within the top 45. Her sporting career has not been interrupted by her studies in Business Administration.
“Since I was little, I enjoyed playing sports, whatever they were, swimming, karate, skiing, athletics… I tried to do my best to do them in the best way possible. Until I was 11 years old, when I first came into contact with a surfboard.”
“It all started as a game, and little by little, without realizing it, I got into the world of competition.”