A French swimmer, who has no arms or legs, has announced his plans to swim around the world.
Philippe Croizon and partner Arnaud Chasseryplan to link the world's five continents by swimming across narrow straits that separate them. Having lost his limbs in an electrical accident, Croizon said he wants to prove he is still up to the challenge.
He also wants to send a more universal message. "We are going to symbolically link the five continents, two little men, we're going to be able to build a bridge between the continents," Sky News quoted him as saying.
Croizon has already swum the English Channel. The pair plans to leave France on May 6 for the first leg of their journey , linking Australasia and Asia by swimming from Papua New Guinea toIndonesia.
Over the summer they will then cross the Red Sea (Asia to Africa), the Strait of Gibraltar (Africa to Europe) and the Bering Strait (Asia to America). They plan to finish their swim-trip in mid August.
Philippe Croizon and partner Arnaud Chasseryplan to link the world's five continents by swimming across narrow straits that separate them. Having lost his limbs in an electrical accident, Croizon said he wants to prove he is still up to the challenge.
He also wants to send a more universal message. "We are going to symbolically link the five continents, two little men, we're going to be able to build a bridge between the continents," Sky News quoted him as saying.
Croizon has already swum the English Channel. The pair plans to leave France on May 6 for the first leg of their journey , linking Australasia and Asia by swimming from Papua New Guinea toIndonesia.
Over the summer they will then cross the Red Sea (Asia to Africa), the Strait of Gibraltar (Africa to Europe) and the Bering Strait (Asia to America). They plan to finish their swim-trip in mid August.
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