It took four hours, but he reached the end of its target. A sheer force of his legs in water at ten degrees, Thierry Corbolan managed to cross Lake Annecy swimming.
- France 3 Alpes with AFP
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© AFP Thierry Corbolan.
“the distance is not a concern, I train every day. the unknown was the temperature of the water. Finally it was cool but it was, I was also well assisted by two kayakers “said he to her out of the water.
Thierry Corbalan, nicknamed the” Corsican dolphin “, is a retired police officer of 57 years, lost both arms after an accident in which he . was electrocuted
for the sheer force of his chest and legs, equipped with a large carbon mono-palm, it has already made several achievements: a return Corsica-Sardinia (40 km) in 2010, the bond-Corsican island of Elba in Italy Cape (60 km) or the crossing of Lake Geneva (19km).
last year, he had launched tower of Corsica but had to give up because of the weather.
on Saturday, he was swimming in favor of a high-Savoyard association fighting against multiple sclerosis (Sep) called “SEPAS Impossible” that works including the construction of a support center in the Alps.
He founded the association “the Corsican Dauphin” to help disabled and sick and makes these races to raise money.
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