Lindsey Baldwin has literally spent her entire life within the surfing industry. She spent her early days competing around the US as an amateur and won such titles, as East Coast Champion and National Scholastic Champion three consecutive years. After high school, she attended the University of North Florida where she completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Marketing. During college she began her training to compete on the Association of Surfing Professionals World Qualifying Series. Upon graduation she began competing internationally as a full time professional athlete. She had a peak rating of 4^th in the world her first year on tour. She continued to surf the world tour for another two years, then retired to begin teaching full time and using her degree to work within the industry. She has been teaching for 7 years, and has studied the art of power surfing and other advanced maneuverability techniques. She has studied different breaks throughout the world and always knows current swell conditions and forecasts. One of her greatest passions is teaching others to catch and ride waves in many different conditions and as safely as possible