Published on Aug 20, 2012 by NTDTV
A French swimmer who lacks legs and arms on Friday successfully swam the frigid waters separating Alaska and Russia, with the aid of paddle-like prosthetics.
Philippe Croizon, whose limbs were amputated after a 1994 electrical accident when he was just 26, swam from Alaska's Little Diomede Island, to the Russian maritime border near Big Diomede Island.
He completed the approximately 2.5 miles in just over an hour, despite the heavy fog and very cold water.
...Philippe Croizon, whose limbs were amputated after a 1994 electrical accident when he was just 26, swam from Alaska's Little Diomede Island, to the Russian maritime border near Big Diomede Island.
He completed the approximately 2.5 miles in just over an hour, despite the heavy fog and very cold water.
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