A French swimmer who has no arms or legs has announced his plans to swim around the world, Sky.com reported.

Philippe Croizon and his partner Arnaud Chassery plan to link the world's five continents, by swimming across the series of narrow straits that separate them.

The pair plans to leave France on May 6 for the first leg of their journey, linking Australasia and Asia by swimming from Papua New Guinea to Indonesia.

Over the summer, they will then cross the Red Sea (Asia to Africa), the Strait of Gibraltar (Africa to Europe), and the Bering Strait (Asia to America).

They plan to finish their tour by mid-August.

Having lost his limbs following an electrical accident, Croizon said he wants to prove he is still up for the challenge.

(China.org.cn May 3, 2012)

據英國天空廣播公司網站報道，一位四肢殘缺的法國男子要周“游”世界。

菲利浦·克勞森和伙伴阿諾德·喬瑟利計劃通過穿越幾條狹窄的海峽把被分開的五大洲連接起來。

二人將于5月6日開啟第一段征程——從巴布亞新幾內亞游到印度尼西亞，把大洋洲和亞洲連接起來。

夏天里，他們將游過亞洲和非洲之間的紅海、非洲和歐洲之間的直布羅陀海峽、以及亞洲和美洲之間的白令海峽。

環球“游”計劃于八月中旬結束。

據悉，克勞森在一次電擊事故中失去了四肢，他希望可以以此證明自己依然不懼挑戰。