Philippe Croizon Crossed Water Without Arms or Legs

The story

An electric shock cost Philippe Croizon his arms and legs. The future could have been a locked apartment.

He decided water would be a workplace. Training was ugly and public and full of logistics: prosthetics, crews, weather, doubt.

What happened next

He swam the English Channel and later connected continents in stages. French media followed the crossings. He talked about them as projects, not as proofs that he was superhuman.

A lesson you can use this week

Choose a goal that forces you to recruit help. Big physical goals are team sports even when one name is on the caption.

Sources

Agence France-Presse and BBC reports on Philippe Croizon’s Channel and intercontinental swims.