A Frenchman who lost all his arms and legs in a freak accident is preparing to swim cross the English Channel. He has flippers connected to his specially designed swimsuit and an extra long snorkel that runs straight up between his eyes.
Amazingly though, he was was barely able to swim two lengths of his local pool two years ago.The 42-year-old Frenchman, who is nicknamed ‘Iron Man’, lost his four limbs in 1994 when a TV aerial he was trying to mend touched an overhead power line.
He was immediately hit with 20,000 volts of electricity and had to have both arms and both legs amputated.Philippe has been swimming for up to 30 hours a week for the past two years, and building up his body strength in his local gym.‘This is a dream and I’m determined to fulfil it,’ he said
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