Deaf & Blind Canadian 3 time World Champion Speed Skater. Kevin has Usher Syndrome Type 2 which means, he has 3.5 % vision left and 9% hearing left…. Kevin Frost and his Guide Dog “Lewis“ live in Ottawa, Ontario.
During the last 24 years, he has won 16 gold medals and set 9 World records in Blind speed skating. He is a three-time World Champion in Blind Long Track and Short Track-Speed Skating, he is also ranked 8th in the World against able-bodied Master – Speed Skaters. So far, winning 80 medals against able-bodied skaters.
In addition to speed skating, Kevin trained for 5 years on the Team Canada Development Rowing Team and two years with the Canadian Paralympics Blind Running Team. In 2017, Kevin also made the Canadian standard for tandem cycling for Road Racing. He competed at the indoor Velodrome in Milton, Ontario, on a Tandem Bike, winning a Silver Medal in 2017 and in 2018 winning a Silver Medal at the Canadian Road Race Time Trials in Montreal, Quebec. An advocate for the disabilities Kevin has given over 325 motivational talks around the world, has165 newspaper articles and documentaries done on his life journey, 50 TV interviews and a Para-Olympics commercial.
Life is always a challenge no matter what…. but you just have to pick up the pieces and keep going. I only have three senses left but I make the Best of Everything Every Day. “My success isn`t just about what I can accomplish in my life…it`s about what I can inspire others with some of my same conditions to do.“
Kevin Frost
