philippe croizon took on the latest challenge. he had all his limbs amputated after he was electrocuted 19 years ago. he touched a high-voltage capable when he was removing a tv antenna. he dove to the bottom. >> i have never seen so many hands up. everybody had a smile on their face. a moment of sheer happiness. >> reporter: croizon has achieved a number of records. he swam the english channel between britain and france in 13 hours. >>> we'll be back in 30 minutes with more news. i'm gene otani in tokyo. from all of us here at nhk world, thanks very much for joining us. have a great day wherever you are. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

philippe croizon took on the latest challenge. he had all his limbs amputated after he was electrocuted 19 years ago. he touched a high-voltage capable when he was removing a tv antenna. he dove to the bottom. >> i have never seen so many hands up. everybody had a smile on their face. a moment of sheer happiness. >> reporter: croizon has achieved a number of records. he swam the english channel between britain and france in 13 hours. >>> we'll be back in 30 minutes with more news. i'm gene otani in tokyo. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com