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 Conklin was raised in Laguna Beach. He surfed on his high school team but regularly skimmed because of the town's shore break. Conklin earned a bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley.
Career Skimboarding After routinely earning silver and bronze in the UST, 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. Conklin would go on to three-peat at UST champion, winning again in 2017 and 2018. 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.
Youtuber Conklin runs a YouTube channel titled "Skid Kids".
Career victories UST WinsYearEventVenueCountry or State Event Wins 2021 Exile Oktoberfest Newport Beach, California 18° 2019 Exile Oktoberfest Newport Beach, California 17° 2019 TAC Skimblast Santa Cruz, California 16° 2018 The Vic at Aliso Beach Laguna Beach, California 15° 2018 Zap Pro/Am Dewey Beach, Delaware 14° 2017 TAC Skimblast Santa Cruz, California 13° 2017 Internacional de Skimboard Torres Vedras 12° 2016 Exile Oktoberfest Newport Beach, California 11° 2016 TAC Skimblast Santa Cruz, California 10° 2016 Zap Pro/Am Dewey Beach, Delaware 9° 2015 Exile Oktoberfest Newport Beach, California 8° 2015 Sununga World Cup Ubatuba 7° 2014 Exile Oktoberfest Newport Beach, California 6° 2014 TAC Skimblast Santa Cruz, California 5° 2013 TAC Skimblast Santa Cruz, California 4° 2013 The Vic at Aliso Beach Laguna Beach, California 3° 2012 Zap Pro/Am Dewey Beach, Delaware 2° 2011 TAC Skimblast Santa Cruz, California 1°
References
External links Skid Kids