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 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.

weight: 165 lbs (75 kilos)

height: 6'2" (188 cm)

stance: Regular (natural) foot

sponsors: Insight clothing, Electric eyewear, Lee Stacey surfboards, Havaianas footwear, Body Glove wetsuits, SDS, Vertra sunscreen and Gorilla Grip

shapers: Lee Stacey

quiver: 6'1", 6'2"x3, 6'3" and 6'5"

favorite waves: At home and in the Mentawais

favorite maneuvers: Anything new school, anything old school

favorite surfers: Bruce Irons, Kelly Slater and Dane Reynolds

2008 Rating: 15

2008 Points: 3030

2008 earnings: $35,100.00

Career earnings: $380,700.00

highest ASP World Tour rating: 16th in 2007

years on ASP World Tour: 2008 will be Stedman's 5th season on the ASP World Tour (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007)

rating by year:
2007: 16th
2006: 25th
2005: 36th
2003: 37th

elite inception: 2003

hard yards: Luke competed on the ASP WQS in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2004

sabbatical: Luke had to requalify through the ASP WQS in 2004

filmography: Campaign 2, Doped Youth

drama: Featured in beer commercial with then fiancé Malia Jones

honor roll:ASP World Tour Rookie of the Year (2003)

elite tour victories:(0)