Kevin Blick

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Frequent Flyers standing left to right: Boris Mavra, Rob Ouldcott, Kevin Blick, Robert Fisher, Samantha Mould, Mark Johansen

Kevin "Tricky Blicky" Blick is a British open water swimmer who successfully crossed the English Channel twice in two weeks in 2012 at the age of 52. He is a member of the Half Century Club.

Open Water Swimming Career Highlights

His first solo English Channel crossing was on 23 August in 14 hours 54 minutes.
His second English Channel crossing was on 8 September in 14 hours 6 minutes.
He was a member of the Frequent Flyers, a 6-person relay from Great Britain and Germany that attempted a 69 km (49 mile) all butterfly 6-person relay in Lake Geneva, Switzerland. They finished with an unratified time of 33 hours 34 minutes 9 seconds on 13-14 July 2016. The team consisted of Mark Johansen, Kevin Blick, Sam Mould, Robert Fisher, Rob Ouldcott, and Boris Mavra. Their unprecedented attempt using butterfly faced primal and dangerous conditions including predominant headwinds exceeding 32 knots. The relay decided to change to freestyle in the interests of safety after nearly 13 hours.
He was a member of the Cold Turkey, a six-person relay that crossed the English Channel on 2 December 2017 in 13 hours 18 minutes in 9°C water and 6°C air with Deirdre Ward, Boris Mavra, Mark Johanssen, Dani Lobo and Rob Ouldcott, all members of the Serpentine Swim Club and escorted by Sea Satin.

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