On 4 September 2013, Kevin Blick left England and successfully swam to France. This was Kevin's third crossing of the English Channel.
Kevin swam from Dover to France in a time of 17 hours and 40 minutes.
The time will be officially confirmed at a later date by the Channel Swimming and Piloting Federation.
Congratulations from all your friends at Serpentine SC.
Kevin was guided by 'Suva' on his way to France. His support crew included fellow Serps SC club member Rob Ouldcott.
Kevin's Twitter account is here
Kevin's previous swim accounts are referenced below:
4 Sept 2013 17:40
As usual, nothing in the channel goes to plan writes Kevin Blick, whether its the wind, waves, tide or yourself, all plans normally go out the window early on. In this case, I could certainly not complain about the conditions which appeared relatively calm. Strangely my wheels fell off after only four hours after really bad sea sickness, plugged on hoping I would get stronger but actually got weaker and after missing the cap, had to call on my mental reserves. Turned into a real struggle for me, and having done a solo before, my only motivation was to ensure the Serps got another success. I ended up literally crawling up the beach in the dark. Not to plan at all, but still very satisfying and happy to finish
Cheers
Kevin
