A French man, Philippe Croizon, without arms and legs had to swim from Papua New Guinea to the day Thursday, May 17th as part of its mission to swim to the five continents.
Philippe Croizon, 43, swam in the middle of a big wave and high winds. He swam from Wutung Village, Papua New Guinea to the Market Skow, Papua Province, Indonesia. "It's very, very difficult," said Croizon AFP news agency reported.
Successfully navigate a distance of 20 km / resources0.news.com.au
He added travel time exceeds the target set because he was swimming against the tide.The time required Croizon to the sea along 20 km to 7 hours 30 minutes.
Croizon prosthesis and affixed with a flipper or paddle-shaped swimming aids. Dozens of residents gathered on the beach Markets Skow to welcome Philippe Croizon.
The man who lost legs and arms in an accident in 1994 that states are not fortunate to meet with sharks or jellyfish. Through Twitter, she told me that he was accompanied by a man in Papua New Guinea, Zet Tampa, who swam with him to show solidarity.
Fortunately, no see sharks / taipeitimes.com
Swim from the Papua New Guinea is part of an effort to swim to Philippe Croizon five continents. Previous plans to Papua Croizon swim was delayed because of waiting for permission to enter the territory of Indonesia and the permit was received on Wednesday.
He next plans to swim from the Gulf of Aqaba, Jordan to the Egyptian coast in June, the strait between Gibraltar and Morocco in July and the Bering Strait which lies between Alaska and Russia in August.
source : http://www.apakabardunia.com/2012/05/tanpa-tangan-dan-kaki-pria-ini-berenang.html
He next plans to swim from the Gulf of Aqaba, Jordan to the Egyptian coast in June, the strait between Gibraltar and Morocco in July and the Bering Strait which lies between Alaska and Russia in August.
source : http://www.apakabardunia.com/2012/05/tanpa-tangan-dan-kaki-pria-ini-berenang.html
