18 year old Cristobal de Col began surfing at the age of three with his father, two – time Peruvian National Surfing Champion Titi de Col. The elder de Col, mentor and coach through the years has had the sweet success of watching Cristobal become one of the stars of the future. In 2006, Cristobal won his first International title becoming the World Champion of the Rip Curl Grom Search Championship in Bali, Indonesia in the 14 and under division. Since then Cristobal has continued to amass several National titles for Peru and overseas in Hawaii.
2011 Gold Medalist Team Member of the 2011 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships
2011 Paddled in to Teahupo'o resulting in a Surfline 60-second feature.
2010 Red Bull Rising and Red Bull Surfing’s Elite Performance Trips – Australia and Mentawais
2010 Gold Medalist Team Member of the 2010 Billabong ISA World Surfing Championships