Philippe Croizon

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Philippe Croizon in November 2015

Philippe Croizon (born March 20, 1968 in Châtellerault ) is a French disabled athlete .

Philippe Croizon had both legs and arms amputated after an electrical accident . On September 18, 2010, he swam through the English Channel . On August 17, 2012, he swam the stretch from the Little to the Big Diomedes Island in the Bering Strait .

Works

  • J'ai décidé de vivre. Gawsewitch, Paris 2006.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Crossing the English Channel without arms or legs
  2. ↑ Swimmer crosses seas between five continents
personal data
SURNAME Croizon, Philippe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French disabled athlete
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Châtellerault