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A Frenchman became the first limbless person to swim the Channel.

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A Frenchman became the first limbless person to swim the Channel.

Guardian, 19 Sept 2010.

Philippe Croizon set off from Folkestone, in Kent, at around 6am yesterday, expecting to reach France within 24 hours, but managed to complete the feat in only 13 and a half.

The 42-year-old's arms and legs had to be amputated after he suffered an electric shock while removing a television aerial from a roof 16 years ago.

He taught himself to swim in the last two years, and does so using prosthetic legs and a snorkel and mask.

Earlier, Croizon's spokeswoman said he was swimming faster than expected after completing his first 12 miles in just eight hours.

After completing the 21-mile challenge last night, Croizon told the BBC he had never felt that he was not going to make it, despite aches and pains all over his body.

Croizon's father said his son had been helped by favourable wind conditions and had even had three dolphins swimming alongside at one point, which he said was a "sign of good luck".

A blindman drives without a co-pilot…

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A blindman drives without a co-pilot…
Metin Senturk is a well known Tv presenter in his home country of Turkey. He drove his F430 Ferrari on his own, at a speed of 292km/h on a runway of the Ourfa airport, east ot Turkey. He was radio-guided by Volkan Isik who followed him in another vehicle.

International wheelchairs athletics in Avignon

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International wheelchairs athletics in Avignon

Handisport En Durance organizes, the 1st of may, the 3rd international wheelchairs athletics in Avignon. It is qualifying in the athletics world championships 2011. We receive this year 10 countries and a part of the best world athletes who will participate in all the tests of the meeting. This day will leave this mark on the mind because the difference will not exist any more. Come on and talk about it around you.

The results of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic games

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The results of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic games

Please find hereunder the results of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic games for the American, Canadian and Australian athletes:

USA won 13 medals: 4 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze.

Canada won 19 medals: 10 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze

Australia won 4 medals : 1 silver and 3 bronze

ehandicap World Records would like to congratulate all these athletes for their sportive involvement.

Expert qualified

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Expert qualified

One of our experts, Yohann Taberlé, specialist of achievements on snow, has been qualified for the winter paralympic games in Vancouver.
Jean Yves Le Meurs, whom we mentioned in our challenge section when he climbed the Mont Blanc, will also be part of the journey to represent France at these winter games.

e-Handicap-World-Records wishes all athletes great winter games

The association para side racing team

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The association para side racing team

The association para side racing team opened its doors in 2008 in order to understand the government and the French Motorcycle Federation (FFM) that a driver with a physical disability may satisfy his passion for motor sports at the same like any other able-bodied person.
Our association is open to any driver disabled (paraplegic, amputation etc ...), who validated his motorcycle license, and willing to engage in competition, whatever the field (motorcycle solo track, rally, sidecar speed of trial or cross)
physical disability should not be a handicap in the competition ! THE COMPETITION FOR ALL, that is our motto! And we hope many of you follow us in this new adventure.
If you are a disabled driver and motivated contact us for more information. Denis will continue our historic pilot to show his skills in the championship of France Rally, but we hope many of us.

Denis participates championships France rallies road side car category. Denis shows every rally he is as capable as a valid driver's arranged for ZX12R disability (paraplegia).

Arnaud, left femoral cut, began competing in the category sidecar trial

Thierry Pichon paraplegic involved in sidecar racing speed (Basset)

Have members of your family, friend (s) with disabilities who dream of motorcycle competitions, do not tell them it's impossible. The side-PARA-RACING-TEAM is proof

See you soon
The team PSRT


En savoir plus :

www.para-side-racing-team.fr

Congratulations to Delphine Le Sausse

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Congratulations to Delphine Le Sausse

Delphine Le Sausse, sports expert for our website, has returned from the World Disabled Water Ski Championships which took place in Vichy, France. She comes back holding new titles after an already successful time in Australia in 2007.

In 2009, she became:

- Slalom and combined World Champion
- Runner-up in the tricks, jump and super combined World Championships
- Bronze medal per team

And recently on 11 November 2009 she was named World Disabled female Skier of the year.

We wish her luck for the European Championships in 2010.

The ehandicapworldrecords.org team

Three disabled athletes from Spain have reached the South Pole

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Three disabled athletes from Spain have reached the South Pole

Three disabled athletes from Spain have reached the South Pole unassisted by animals or machines, in what a Spanish newspaper said Sunday was a world first.

The three, Jesus Noriega, Eric Villalon and Xavier Valbuena, accompanied by two guides, arrived at the world's most southerly point after a 12-day journey across Antarctica in January, El Pais reported.
The expedition was aimed at showing that nothing is impossible for those with disabilities. But it also had a scientific objective, to collect samples from the polar ice over the 250-kilometre (400-mile) route.
Villalon, a paralympic skier, is practically blind, while Valbuena lost one leg in a motorcycle accident and Noriega was born without his right hand.
Enduring temperatures of minus 40 C and strong winds, they crossed the ice pulling sleds of around 60 kilogrammes (130 pounds).
It is the first time that disabled people have reached the South Pole without help from animals or machines, El Pais.
The expedition was financed by a foundation set up by the Spanish bank La Caixa and by the government of Spain's eastern region of Catalonia.

AFP - 3/2/2009