"When people come to the swimming pool, they're surprised that I can swim with one leg and they wonder how I will be able to deal with the children. But when I get into the water with the children, I ...

You take the gear needed for the mission. And for Marine Staff Sgt. Adam Jacks – a company gunnery sergeant at The Basic School at Quantico, Va. -- that means selecting the correct prosthetic leg. He ...

WISSANT, FranceWISSANT, France — Just days after swimming across the English Channel, quadruple amputee Philippe Croizon is already dreaming of a new challenge: crossing from Europe to Africa in the ...

A former engineer who underwent a life-saving amputation has built his own prosthetic limb for swimming. Alex Young, 46, from ...

A wide variety of people, including a wounded veteran and Olympic medalist, made a stop at the Triangle Aquatic Center on Sunday to raise money for cancer research. An Olympian, a wounded warrior, ...

Quadruple amputee Philippe Croizon swam between islands in the icy Bering Strait Friday, August 17, to cross from America to Asia in the final part of a quest to link all continents. The Philadelphia ...

The quadruple amputee who swam across the English Channel to inspire other physically challenged people around the world has his sights on an even bigger feat. Philippe Croizon is training to swim ...

LONDON, England, September 20. FRENCHMAN Philippe Croizon swam across the English Channel on Saturday in 13.5 hours, becoming the first quadruple amputee to complete the swim, according to a report in ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. GILFORD, N.H. (AP) – A Massachusetts man who lost part of one leg in a ...

Australian Paralympic swimmer Ahmed Kelly thought his quest for redemption from the Tokyo Games was over when he was briefly disqualified in the 150m medley SM3 at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris ...

An Egyptian adventurer has become the first amputee to swim from Egypt to Jordan, crossing a 20-kilometre (12.4 miles) stretch of the Red Sea's Gulf of Aqaba last month in under nine hours. Omar ...

1. Marine Staff Sgt. Adam Jacks was the first amputee to complete the Marine Corps’ Combat Instructor of Water Survival course. (Marine photo, Eve Baker) 1. Marine Staff Sgt. Adam Jacks was the first ...