Thomas Edward Blake (March 8, 1902 – May 5, 1994) was an American athlete, inventor, and writer, widely considered to be one of the most influential surfers in history, and a key figure in transforming surfing from a regional Hawaiian specialty to a nationally popular sport. [1]

2018年7月6日 · Tom Blake (March 8, 1902-May 5, 1994) was a larger-than-life surf pioneer, a seminal force in the history of the sport, who almost single-handedly transformed surfing from a primitive...

1994年5月5日 · A record-breaking swimmer and surfing pioneer, Blake helped make surfing more accessible and more popular, provided a vital tool for ocean lifeguards and influenced the future of board design. Born in Milwaukee in 1902, Blake learned to swim at a young age and was naturally gifted in the water.

2013年7月18日 · Tom Blake was a man's man, a jack of all trades and one of modern surfing's most decorated forefathers. This book, Tom Blake: The Uncommon Journey of a Pioneer Waterman, is a comprehensive look at his life and legacy.

Tom Blake has had a tre...more. This film explores the thinking of Tom Blake, one of the great pioneers of surfing in the early and mid part of the 20th century. Focuses on how Blake was...

Brief film on the life and work of Tom Blake, the famous surfer who developed a unique philosophy on life based on his experiences in the ocean.

2025年1月15日 · Among the most influential first-generation California surfers of the early 20th Century, Tom Blake has been included on the list of 2025 inductees into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

2021年8月3日 · Born in Milwaukee and raised in Washburn, Blake would go on to design in the 1930s a lighter-weight surfboard that sported a fin, making it easier for people to learn how to surf and have more...

While Tom Blake can't be placed ahead of Duke Kahanamoku as the world's most influential first-generation surfer, his contributions to the sport—in terms of board design, wave-riding technique, competition, surf photography, and literature—are in many ways more tangible.

2010年7月22日 · When it came to surfboards Blake was a tireless, relentlessly curious innovator—the sport’s first modern designer and the first to study the ancient olos, applying the Hawaiian’s extraordinary hydrodynamic acumen to his own post-modern vehicles.