Career
Lopey is his preferred nickname. Cory has been a top ranked contender on the Association of Software Professionals World Surfing circuit (Association of Software Professionals World Tour) for multiple years and is considered by many to be one of the best "Free Surfers" on the planet. Cory Lopez is a prodigious goofy-footer known for his fearless tube riding at venues like Teahupoo and Pipeline, as well as his innovative, high-flying aerials above the wave.
An entrepreneur, Lopez is owner of Nekton Surf Shop in his home town of Indian Rocks Beach, Florida.
With the inspiration of their dedicated, surfing father (Pete Lopez), Cory recalls. “We learned how to surf before we can even remember.
We were two-years-old and standing on boards". As the boys matured, there was more than "one occasion" when their dad would "get them out of school" to go surf a building "Hurricane Swell".
The Lopez brothers began competing in the European Space Agency Menehune Division and once they caught the competitive fire, there was no stopping them.
Cory stunned the surfing World in 1999 and again in 2003. Winning two Surfer Magazine "Guts for Glory Awards" by pushing the limits and "defining" what was possible at Teahupoo Tahiti. Cory placed #10 for over-all editorial exposure in the 2010 Transworld Surf Media Exposure Rankings.
Besting 2X World Champ, Mick Fanning, at #11.
In December 2011, Mr. Lopez received yet another "Top 5" Nomination for Surfer Magazine"s "Barrel of the Year".
Foreign his "no straps" death defying tube ride at Teahupoo Tahiti, during the 2011 Billabong Pro (infamous "Code Red" Day). Once again demonstrating Cory"s tube riding skills are as relevant today, as they were when he first made history at the same venue in 1999.
Cory"s sponsors include: O"Neill.
Rockstar Energy Drink. Anarchy Eyewear; Freestyle/Shark Watches. Placebo/Mayhem Surfboards, WaveJet and Nekton Surf Shop.
Cory Lopez World Travel Blog: Official Lopez Website: Cory Lopez Biology/Profile: Cory Lopez Nekton Surf Shop: Billabong Pro (Teahupoo, Tahiti).