Tod Swank Explained
Tod Swank is an American former professional skateboarder, company owner (Tum Yeto distribution and Foundation skateboards), photographer, and musician. His mid-1980s skateboard 'zine, Swank Zine,[1] was among the original wave of underground xeroxed press.[2]
Career
Swank achieved notoriety as one of the earliest American skaters to compete in European contests, placing third in the 1985 French Open (hosted by the SCAF, the Skateboard Club of Fontainbleu) and seventh place that same year in the Scandinavian Open '1985.[3]
In 1987 Swank was featured on the cover of Transworld Skateboarding as the subject of iconic photo titled The Push, an image shot by J. Grant Brittain, then senior photo editor of the magazine.[4]
External links
Notes and References
- No Nothing Issue . Swank Zine . Internet Archive.
- Christopher, Roy (March 29, 2004). Foundation's Edge: Tod Swank. Follow for Now
- Mosberg . Jamie . 1985 . French Open '85 . Death Zone . English . Gütersloh, Germany . Todd Swank from the U.S. clinched third spot with long consistent runs. . Internet Archive.
- Web site: Brittain . J. Grant . November 12, 2019 . The Story Behind "The Push" (and How It Almost Didn't Become One Of The Most Classic Skateboarding Magazine Covers) . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324082341/https://jgrantbrittainphotos.com/blogs/behind-the-lens-j-grant-brittain-talks-skate-photography/the-story-behind-the-push-and-how-it-almost-didn-t-become-one-of-the-most-classic-skateboarding-magazine-covers . March 24, 2023 . March 24, 2023 . J. Grant Brittain Skate Photography.
