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Passages: Fran Crippen, 26 - FINA, USA Swimming Release Statements -- October 23, 2010
FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates, October 23. SHORTLY after the FINA Open Water 10K World Cup swim today in the UAE, United States swimmer Fran Crippen, 26, passed away after falling unconscious during the race.
With the water in the mid-to-high 80s, the competitors all finished and noticed that Crippen had not crossed the finish line. Meet management brought in deep sea divers, who found Crippen unconscious just before the final buoy nearly two hours later. He was transported to the Fujairah Hospital and later died according to information provided to Swimming World. Conflicting reports state that he was found dead on the course.
Crippen had shown signs of slowing down during the third lap of the five-lap race. When Crippen did not immediately finish, a fact noticed by teammate Alex Meyer who screamed for help, the competing swimmers rushed back into the water to help with the search.
Information provided to Swimming World demonstrates that the water was likely too hot for the event as several swimmers were treated for heat exhaustion after the race....
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I did not see any Belugas myself but they were there. If you see near the end of fhe Wind Waves and Sunburn book there is a picture of Dennis Matuch and myself. Conrad asked us to stick out our stomachs then he took the photo. I was 6 feet three and 235 lbs and that was the first race of the year July 9th 1964. I ended that season at a skinny 180 lbs after a race in Egypt.
I don't think we were taken advantage of by the swim promoters we were there to win money. Yes we swam no matter what the conditions were, it was not like individual swims where you pick the water conditions. They were races and had a set schedule.
I did not see any Belugas myself but they were there. If you see near the end of fhe Wind Waves and Sunburn book there is a picture of Dennis Matuch and myself. Conrad asked us to stick out our stomachs then he took the photo. I was 6 feet three and 235 lbs and that was the first race of the year July 9th 1964. I ended that season at a skinny 180 lbs after a race in Egypt.
I don't think we were taken advantage of by the swim promoters we were there to win money. Yes we swam no matter what the conditions were, it was not like individual swims where you pick the water conditions. They were races and had a set schedule.
