Will Skudin is a native of
Long Beach, NY
Long Beach is an oceanfront city in Nassau County in New York, United States. It takes up a central section of the Long Beach Barrier Island, which is the westernmost of the outer barrier islands off Long Island's South Shore. As of the 2020 C ...
and a professional
surfer. Skudin is a third-generation surfer and along with his brother, Cliff, is the co-founder of Skudin Surf and Surf for All, a nonprofit organization.
Education
Skudin graduated from
Long Beach High School in 2003. Skudin is a long-time friend to
Balaram Stack
Balaram Stack is a professional surfer. He was born on September 5, 1991. The youngest of three surfing brothers, Stack was born in Sebastian, Florida, where he began riding waves on a boogie board at three. His family relocated to Long Island when ...
, another professional surfer from Long Beach.
Professional career
Skudin is currently ranked number 24 in
Big Wave Surfing and is on tour with the 2017 Big Wave Tour in the
World Surf League
The World Surf League (WSL) is the governing body for professional surfers and is dedicated to showcasing the world's best talent in a variety of progressive formats. The World Surf League was originally known as the International Professional ...
. In 2015, Skudin caught one of the biggest waves ever recorded at
Nazare.
In 2013, he was named Eastern Surf Magazine's Surfer of the Year.
He also qualified for Billabong's XXL Ride of the Year.
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American surfers
Big wave surfers
World Surf League surfers
People from Long Beach, New York
Sportspeople from New York (state)
Long Beach High School (New York) alumni