O’Side For Life - Caitlin Simmers // Best Of

North County San Diego’s Caity Simmers burst onto the scene at 13, alongside a generation of female surfers unlike any before them, comprising of Sierra Kerr, Sky Brown, Erin Brooks, and more. All with consistent access to wave pools providing repetitive practice on air sections, Caity’s generation has quickly begun to close the performance gap between men and women above the lip. They’ve also demonstrated their generation’s comfort in heavy, hollow surf, with standout performances at Pipe and Teahupo’o over the last few years. Caity is the product of a wonderfully supportive surfing family. Traveling her first years on the ‘QS with her parents Ali and Jesse, and her little brother Timo, Caity qualified for the ‘CT in 2022, but decided to wait another year before joining in 2023 at 17 years old. If there were any doubt about the young, freckle-faced Californian’s ability to perform under international pressure, her performances the first two years on tour have silenced those critic’s concerns. Caity took home her first ‘CT win her third event, at the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal, then followed it up by winning at Saquarema, earning her the Rookie of the Year. Last year, she added three more major events to her trophy case. After a historic performance to win at the Lexus Pipe Pro, Caity went on to ring her first Bell at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, then defending her win at Saquarema going back to back. Caity’s runner-up finish at last year’s SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro makes her one of the favorites to watch at The End of the Road. #WSL Subscribe to the WSL for more action: https://goo.gl/VllRuj Watch all the latest surfing action of the world's best surfers in the world's best waves. Heats on demand, event highlights and exclusive interviews, right here on the WSL's Youtube channel. For More Visit: https://ift.tt/cyFjdWM Like the WSL on Facebook: https://ift.tt/a120q7d Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wsl Follow us on Instagram: https://ift.tt/Ttruyx9 World Surf League https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43GUl5tVolY