A Frenchman who lost all of his limbs in an accident braved hot weather and sharks on Thursday to swim across the Red Sea from Egypt's Taba to Aqaba in Jordan as part of a global challenge. Using prosthetic limbs with flippers attached, Philippe Croizon, 44, left Taba at 0630 GMT and arrived in Aqaba more than five hours later at 1150 GMT.
"I am very happy that I have made it. It is a great feeling to swim between Africa and Asia," Croizon told AFP. French swimmer Arnaud Chassery as well as two disabled Jordanians, Mohammad Smadi and Mohammad Sawaai, accompanied Croizon throughout the challenge.
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