Blair Conklin

Blair Conklin
Blair Conklin
Born	Laguna Beach, California
Occupations	Skimboarder; Surfer; Bodyboarder; Content creator;
YouTube information
Channel	SkidKids;
Years active	2018–
Genre	Watersports
Subscribers	3.88M
Views	3.74B
	Sports career
Sport	Skimboarding
Turned pro	2010
	Last updated: April 15, 2025

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.^[1] He surfed on his high school team but regularly skimmed because of the town's shore break.^[1] Conklin earned a bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley.^[1]

Career

Skimboarding

After routinely earning silver and bronze in the UST,^[2] 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.^[3] Conklin would go on to three-peat at UST champion, winning again in 2017 and 2018.^[4] 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.^[4]

Youtuber

Conklin runs a YouTube channel titled "Skid Kids".

Career victories

Year	Event	Venue	Country or State	Event Wins
UST Wins
2021	Exile Oktoberfest	Newport Beach, California	California	18°
2019	Exile Oktoberfest	Newport Beach, California	California	17°
2019	TAC Skimblast	Santa Cruz, California	California	16°
2018	The Vic at Aliso Beach	Laguna Beach, California	California	15°
2018	Zap Pro/Am	Dewey Beach, Delaware	Delaware	14°
2017	TAC Skimblast	Santa Cruz, California	California	13°
2017	Internacional de Skimboard	Torres Vedras	Portugal	12°
2016	Exile Oktoberfest	Newport Beach, California	California	11°
2016	TAC Skimblast	Santa Cruz, California	California	10°
2016	Zap Pro/Am	Dewey Beach, Delaware	Delaware	9°
2015	Exile Oktoberfest	Newport Beach, California	California	8°
2015	Sununga World Cup	Ubatuba	Brazil	7°
2014	Exile Oktoberfest	Newport Beach, California	California	6°
2014	TAC Skimblast	Santa Cruz, California	California	5°
2013	TAC Skimblast	Santa Cruz, California	California	4°
2013	The Vic at Aliso Beach	Laguna Beach, California	California	3°
2012	Zap Pro/Am	Dewey Beach, Delaware	Delaware	2°
2011	TAC Skimblast	Santa Cruz, California	California	1°

References

1 2 3 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.
1 2 "Points Standings Archive | Men's UST Points". unitedskimtour.org. Retrieved March 15, 2025.

External links

Skid Kids

[surfer_mag_interview-1] 1 2 3 Pierson, Daniel (August 11, 2024). "The Unconventional Surfing Life of Blair Conklin". Sufer Magazine. Retrieved April 15, 2025.

[ST2016-2] "Is Blair Conklin ready for a world title shot?". Surfer Today. June 6, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2025.

[3] "Blair Conklin wins maiden United Skim Tour title". Surfer Today. Retrieved April 15, 2025.

[UST-4] 1 2 "Points Standings Archive | Men's UST Points". unitedskimtour.org. Retrieved March 15, 2025.

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