A French quadruple amputee successfully swam across the Straits of Gibraltar to Morocco on Thursday as part of an effort to swim between all the world's continents.

Philippe Croizon made the 14-kilometre crossing from Tarifa, Spain, in just over five hours, accompanied by able-bodied friend Arnaud Chassery.

Philippe lost his arms and legs in an electrical accident, has already swum the English Channel as well as between Indonesia and Papua-New Guinea, and between Asia and Africa in the Gulf of Aqaba.