SoCal surfer takes first in women's division at the US Open of Surfing

Santa Barbara surfer Lakey Peterson boarded to victory in the women's final of the U.S. Open of Surfing, one of two surfers to score a perfect 10 last weekend.

Wins from Peterson, 17, and 23-year-old men's division winner Julian Wilson marked a new wave in the sport.

"The younger generation has come in and we're changing the sport for the better," Peterson told the L.A. Times. "I think it's a really positive thing and it's only going up from here."

Also the youngest female in the Association of Surfing Professionals, Lakey Peterson snagged $100,000 after besting last-year's competition winner.

The younger surfers spend more time out of the water with a newer style of surfing that involves more aerials, kickflips and 360s, according to the Times.

Thousands of swimsuit-clad spectators came to Huntington Beach to watch some of their favorite pro-surfers catch air.