Blair Conklin
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Blair Conklin is an American professional skimboarder and youtuber. Conklin won the United Skim Tour championship title three consecutive years from 2015 to 2017.
Early life and childhood
[edit]Conklin was raised in Laguna Beach.[2] He surfed on his high school team but regularly skimmed because of the town's shore break.[2] Conklin earned a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley.[2]
Career
[edit]Skimboarding
[edit]After routinely earning silver and bronze in the UST,[3] Conklin won his first United Skim Tour title in 2016, finishing in at least the top four of every competition he participated in along the tour.[4] Conklin would go on to three-peat at UST champion, winning again in 2017 and 2018.[5] In 2019, Conklin finished second on the UST. In 2021, Conklin only competed part-time in UST, and since then has not participated in the UST.[5]
Youtuber
[edit]Conklin runs a YouTube channel titled "Skid Kids."
Career victories
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "About SkidKids". YouTube.
- ^ a b c Pierson, Daniel (August 11, 2024). "The Unconventional Surfing Life of Blair Conklin". Sufer Magazine. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
- ^ "Is Blair Conklin ready for a world title shot?". Surfer Today. June 6, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
- ^ "Blair Conklin wins maiden United Skim Tour title". Surfer Today. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
- ^ a b "Points Standings Archive | Men's UST Points". unitedskimtour.org. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
External links
[edit]- 1995 births
- Living people
- American surfers
- American skimboarders
- American Internet celebrities
- American male web series actors
- American YouTube vloggers
- People from Laguna Beach, California
- Bodyboarders
- Sportspeople from Orange County, California
- Sportspeople from California
- YouTubers from California
- University of California, Berkeley alumni