Croizon, Philippe
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| born on | 20 March 1968 at 01:20 (= 01:20 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Châtellerault, France, 46n49, 0e33 | ||||
| Timezone | MET h1e (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   29°28'   10°26 Asc. 09°29'
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Biography
French athlete and the first quadruple amputee to swim across the English Channel.
His amputations were required due to a severe electric shock accident which occurred on 5 March 1994. At the time, Croizon was employed as a steelworker at Fonderie du Poitou. At his home in Saint-Rémy-sur-Creuse, Vienne, while standing on a metal ladder on the roof to work on a television antenna, Croizon received a severe electric shock from a high-voltage power line which earthed (grounded) through the ladder, to which he became adhered. Twenty minutes passed before a neighbour could raise the alarm. He was hospitalized in Tours, where doctors removed his left arm above the elbow, his right arm below the elbow, then his right leg above the knee. Surgeons had thought that the left leg could be saved, but later that also required removal.
On Saturday, 18 September 2010, at the age of 42, he swam, with the help of artificial limbs, across the English Channel in less than 14 hours. He set off from Folkestone at 06:45, arriving at Cap Gris Nez at 20:13, a distance of 21 miles (34 km).
Relationships
- associate relationship with Dubernard, Jean-Michel (born 17 May 1941)
- compare to chart of Curin, Théo (born 20 April 2000)
- compare to chart of Gretarsson, Felix (born 25 May 1972)
Events
- Health : Accident (Non-fatal) 5 March 1994 in St. Rémy-sur-Creuse (severe electric shock, resulting in quadruple amputation)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
- Social : Great Publicity 18 September 2010 at 06:45 AM in Folkestone (crossed over the Channel swimming)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Source Notes
from Paddy de Jabrun, birth certificate
Categories
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Arms (and legs amputated)
- Vocation : Sports : Swimming
