A DISABLE SWIMS FROM AMERICA TO ASIA

The Frenchman, whose limbs were amputated after he suffered a freak 20,000 volt accident in 1994, has now completed his quest to cross the waterways connecting the continents of Oceania, Asia, Europe, Africa, and America in his Intercontinental Straits Swimming Challenge.

Croizon donned multiple body suits on Saturday to combat the icy waters, about 39 degrees Fahrenheit (4 degrees Celsius), along with wild waters, with swells of 6 to 8 feet (1.8-2.4 m). Heavy fog made navigating difficult as well.
The journey, from Alaska’s Little Diomede Island to the Russian maritime border near Big Diomede Island, measured about 2.5 miles (4 km) and took the swimmer about an hour and 15 minutes to complete.
‘Philippe said it was the hardest thing he ever did, even harder than crossing the English Channel,’ Marc Gaviard, coordinator for the expedition, told Reuters. When he had finished, ‘He was totally out of energy.’
Long distance swimmer, Arnaud Chassery, accompanied Croizon for the swim.
The 44-year-old Croizon is the second person to swim the Bering Strait from Alaska to Russia. American long-distance swimmer Lynne Cox was the first to swim the route in 1987.