Winners crowned at World Championships of Skimboarding

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Blair Conklin soars his way off a wave en route to a first place in the Victoria Skimboard World Championships Pro division final day on Sunday.

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Past champion Sam Stinnett flares a wall of spray as he competes in the Victoria Skimboard World Championships Pro division final day on Sunday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Division winner Zach Henderson goes for a “wrap barrel” as he competes in the 12- to 14-year-old- amateur division during the Victoria Skimboard World Championships on Sunday.

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Former pro champion Austin Keen flies off a wave for equal third in the Victoria Skimboard World Championships Pro division semi-final day on Sunday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Blair Conklin goes to the air on a wave as he skims his way to a first place in the Victoria Skimboard World Championships Pro division final day on Sunday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Elijah Vinograd skims in one of the amateur division finals during the Victoria Skimboard World Championships on Sunday.

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Bryson Brockton skims in one of the amateur division finals during the Victoria Skimboard World Championships on Sunday.

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Timmy Vitella skims past the shoreline at the World Championships of Skimboarding Sunday in Laguna Beach.

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A frieze of boys watches the competition at the skimboard championships Sunday in Laguna Beach.

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Alexandra Badie rides a wave onto the beach Sunday at the World Championships of Skimboarding in Laguna Beach.

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Women competitors Kelsea Bloome, Jordan Sitea, Alexandra Badie and Diana Rosa Cordova pose before hitting the surf Sunday at the skimboard championships in Laguna Beach.

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Eduardo Matiasevigi in action at the skimboarding championships Sunday in Laguna Beach.

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Brandon Kishaba is about to wipe out at the skimboarding championships Sunday in Laguna Beach.

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Daniel Norris shoots the curl at the skimboarding championships Sunday in Laguna Beach.

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In the age 26-29 heat, Drayton Blunt shows how it’s done. (

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By Bryce Alderton

Aug. 21, 2017 4:35 PM PT

Laguna Beach residents swept the Pro Men and Pro Women division titles Sunday in the World Championships of Skimboarding, known as the VIC, at Aliso Beach Park in Laguna Beach.

Blair Conklin earned victory in the Pro Men division, the second time he has placed first in the division, and Jordan Sitea claimed the Pro Women division title, according to results provided by Jakob Hexberg, Victoria Skimboards employee and team rider.

Belmar, N.J., resident Amanda Fierro placed first in the Women Amateur division.

Ethan Vinograd of Laguna Beach claimed the 18-21 division title at the World Championships of Skimboarding Sunday at Aliso Beach Park.

First-place finishers in each age division are listed as follows: 8-and-under — Brock Thompson, Orange Beach, Ala.; 9-11 — Nelson Thompson, Orange Beach, Ala.; 12-14 — Zack Henderson, Laguna Beach; 15-17 —Timmy Vitella, Dewey Beach, Del.; 18-21 — Ethan Vinograd, Laguna Beach; 22-24 — Shane Webster, Santa Clara; 25-29 — Simon Avedissian, Newport Beach; 30-39 — Bryan Russick, San Clemente; 40-and-up — Paul Wade, Laguna Beach.

Most of the waves Sunday averaged 2 to 3 feet, with occasional sets to 4 feet, Hexberg added.

bryce.alderton@latimes.com

Twitter: @AldertonBryce

Bryce Alderton left Times Community News in 2018. He covered Laguna Beach City Hall, education and public safety for the Daily Pilot.

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