World Scene: France
China Daily | Updated: 2008-08-01 07:23
Agonizing Channel swim
A retired French carpenter came agonizingly close to becoming the first one-armed man to swim the English Channel, but was forced to abandon his bid within sight of the French coast.
Olivier Desmet, 56, whose left forearm was amputated after a motorcycle accident in 1976, said he had dreamt of attempting the 35-km crossing for the last five years.
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