The first person in history!British Disabled Women Swimming Crossing the British Geely Strait

According to the British "Metropolis Daily" reported on August 8, recently, a disabled woman in the UK swims through the British Geely Strait without wearing a diving clothing, becoming the first person in history.

The woman's name is Paula Craig, 59 years old, from Fishgard town from Wales, a retired police officer and a marathon. 21 years ago, she was knocked down while riding a bicycle, causing paralysis below her waist. She participated in the challenge to raise funds for a spine injury charitable institution called ASPIRE.

Within 14 hours and 3 minutes, Paula and six other swimmers jointly completed a journey of nearly 34 kilometers. Each swimmer took turns to travel for an hour until he arrived in France, and Paula was reaches 2 hours in the case of spinal cord completely damage.

Paula said: "The reason why I can support ASPire is because I have been paralyzed by my spinal cord injury, this charity has given me a lot of support, including providing me with obstacle -free accommodation after I was discharged. Can return to work within one year of the accident. "

Aspire's fundraising director and members of the swimming team Paul Parrish said: "Her T12 spine is completely broken, so her legs should be very inconvenient, but she manages her core forces to prevent her leg sink. This is amazing , Very great, her bravery is admirable. "

In 2002, Paula became the first woman to complete the London wheelchair marathon. At that time, she was injured for less than a year. In addition, she also completed three international competitions of wheelchairs. (Compilation report of China Youth Network)

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