Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Steel Lafferty is now one of the top-ranked and leading wakeboarders in the world. Steel went pro in 2011 and quickly revolutionized the sport by being the first wakeboarder to land the Wake-to-Wake 1090, the Toeside Backside 900, and Heelside Backside 1080. The 27-year-old considers Lake Conway to be his hometown lake but has competed all over the world as an X Games Gold Medalist.