Originally from St.Augustine Florida. Moved to San Diego in 1998. Continued to compete in the NSSA Southwest Region. Placed third in the 1998 NSSA Open Women's National Championships. Continued surfing amateur and started doing pro contents. Competed on the WQS and traveled to France, Australia, and Hawaii to compete. 
Nicole is an avid surfer with over 20 years of surfing experience. Along her travels, she took her camera with her and started documenting the people and places that inspired her. In the early 2000s Nicole began submitting her work to online magazines and print publications. Her photography and feature articles have been published in Surf Shot Magazine, Surfline.com, Surf Life for Women and SG Magazine. Published works include: ASP contest coverage, NSSA contest coverage, Home Break with Holly Beck, Home Break with Erica Hosseini, Ornella Pellizzari feature article, Alisa Schwarzstein-Cairns interview, Jenny Quam feature, Costa Rica and Santa Barbara travel stories.
Her photography has been exhibited at The Surf Indian Gallery, Gallery 104, The Huntington Beach Surf Museum, The California Surf Museum and the Surfing Heritage Museum.
While freelancing and surfing Trestles, Nicole earned a degree from California State University, Fullerton with a B.A. in Communications. After graduating, she decided to create an online magazine for women in action sports and co-founded DYLA Magazine. While launching the website, Nicole learned about managing online publishing through robust content management systems, search engine optimization, social media integration, and user-friendly web design.
She gained further experience at an interactive marketing/advertising agency in San Diego where she learned more technical aspects of search engine optimization, content marketing, link building, blogger outreach, local search optimization, lead generation, paid search marketing, and email marketing. She is now the Director of SEO at El Toro Interactive. 
https://nicolegrodesky.com/about-me/

I was an Olympic level gymnast growing up prior to becoming a pro surfer. Grew up surfing right hand point breaks in Santa Cruz, CA. Moved to Oceanside while on the WQS to trian in beach breaks. Currently live in Oceanside. Started competing on the Bud Tour and was on WQS  from 1994-2005. I have a 16 year old daughter (Lillia Carter) that loves to dance competitivly and surf longboards competitively. I love to surf with her. We both recently were the 1st mom and daughter duo that both competed at the WQS Supergirl event in Oceanside last month. Currently compete for fun with my daughter in WSA events up and down the Califonia coast. Took 3rd at Nationals this year and am US Champion in my division. Currently a sales rep and have been for 20 years for Body Glove Swimwear and several other brands.

love to surf with my friends and family

Allen Sarlo, aka "The Wave Killer", aka "The King of Malibu".  Allen was surfing by age 6, at 14 he was surfing the infamous "Cove" at the POP pier. The film, "Dogtown, Z Boys" documented his adolescence and captured a celluloid preview of his athletically intense surfing style. In 1974, at 16 Allen took first place at the prestigious Malibu 4-A contest, to the surprise of the older surfers. Allen's progressive surfing style challenged the Malibu old school of surfing, with his new age surfing.  That same year Allen went on to win the West Coast Junior Championships and his pro surfing career was launched. By 1977 Allen was sporting the media given nickname "Wave Killer" and surfing around the world on the Pro-circuit. He made featured appearances in the surf films "Wave Warriors" and "Following the Lotus". The experience was priceless. Allen's bonds with fellow watermen Mark Foo, Peter Townsend, Shaun Tomson and many others were forged forever. By the 1980's Allen finished surfing the Pro-tour and realized that in order to continue surfing all over the world, he needed to finish his college education. The concept of 'work to surf' was formed with his friend Mark Foo. Allen went to work in his family business and started his real estate career.  He has received innumerous accolades for his real estate professionalism over the years, one being "Top Producer" for Coldwell Banker, 12 years running. In 1986 Allen married his high-school sweetheart Deborah Barrett. Their daughter Sophia Oceana Sarlo was born in 1989 and son Colton James Sarlo in 1993. In June 1998 the cover of Surfing Magazine shocked the surfing world with a photo of Allen doing a bottom turn on a 20+ ft wave. Until that cover came out, big wave surfing was all about taking the drop and getting out alive. His powerful style made the dramatic feat look easy and graceful. In 2000 Sarlo placed 5th in the Quicksilver's World Masters, held in Hossegor, France. He won the Malibu International 2008 and 2009. Allen continues surfing big waves in Hawaii enjoying towing in at the outer reefs. Sarlo also is an expert kite surfer. He gained his SAG standing doing the stunt doubling for Heath Ledger in the Lords of Dogtown and a Bank of America/Ameriprise commercial.  Allen the film Maker: The surf life style film "Work to Surf" is an adventure; it's a bio documentary with a 'feel good' message. The "Allen Sarlo Super 8 Time Capsule " is a film shot in Super 8 footage of life on the Pro surfing ciruit in late 70 early 80's, Its a vibe and currently touring the Surf Film festival circuit. Allen is an appointed Steward of  The Malibu World Surfing Reserve. He has rallied over the years for cleaner water at Malibu's "Surfrider Beach".  Allen is a family man and proud grandpa to Aurora James.