Traffic Skateboards Presents: SWILLS Raw Footage by John de Perrot

Loooong time Traffic Skateboards team rider Shaun Williams recently came out of the woodwork with a bangin new full part filmed and edited by John de Perrot titled “Swills”. And Theories of Atlantis were gifted all of the raw footage from the project and wanted to share it with their footy-hungry audience. This edit is filled with rugged & rad spots all around Philly and the surrounding area and it’s cool to see some of the battles and multitude of makes they captured along the way to finishing the part.

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THE GNARLIEST EVENT OF THE YEAR | SWAMPFEST 2025

Swampfest just escalated to a whole new level of pandemonium. The Monster Energy crew descended upon Waldo, Florida, and unleashed hell on the most unholy features imaginable: behemoth bowls, death-defying ramps, and concrete abysses. Oh, and let’s not forget the live alligators. Sit back & take a deep breath – you’re in it for a good one.

Riders featured: Tom Schaar, Liam Pace, Jake Yanko, Trey Wood, Kieran Woolley, Grace Marhoefer, Kaden Stone, and Leandro Moreira.

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Watts Skatepark Grand Opening Celebration – Watts, CA

On February 22nd, 2025, the Watts Skatepark project reached a milestone with its official grand opening, marking the successful culmination of a 15-year community effort. City officials joined local youth and community advocates to celebrate this transformative public space, reflecting the persistent dedication of neighborhood supporters who championed the project from conception to completion.

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The Platfrm First Person: Romel Torres’ Path to FA, Street Skating, and PHX AM

Romel Torres would not refer to himself as a contest skater by any measure, he did not grow up skating events. He has however found himself in the mix at the Cowtown’s PHX AM presented by Converse for the past three years. Raised around Portland, Oregon, Romel spent almost all of his time in the streets, so when it comes to the contest scene he admits to being out of his element a bit. But according to Louie Lopez, “he can hold his weight just street skating.”

Cruise the famed Cowtown event with Romel through practice and qualifiers. Spoiler Alert: He didn’t make it to the finals, but he was just fine with that. Also hear a few words from Louie about Romel’s roots, path to FA and some street footy we should be on the lookout for.

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Nate Sherwood | The Nine Club #361

Nate Sherwood discusses the pressure flip, hitting his head into the wall in p.e. class & was in a coma for 3 weeks, getting on Capitol Skateboards, when pressure flips went out of style, Airspeed shoes, his cameo in Girl Skateboards video “Yeah Right”, getting hip surgery, running his Eduskate Skateshop, people buying boards online then coming into his shop to put it together, nate’s skate language and much more!

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