Fran Crippen, 26, is a United States swim star that won bronze in the 2009 FINA World Championships and gold in the 2007 Pan American Games in a ten kilometer swim race. The swimmer died Saturday during the Marathon Swimming World Cup. The official word on the death is drowning. Doctors are divided on the cause of the death citing either fatigue from the race or a heart attack to cause the drowning. The drowning has caused outrage at event organizers from fans and family members about the safety of the race. The water and air temperatures were all above normal for the event and all participants should have been closely monitored. A fellow swimmer commented that he could not remember seeing boats or other safety personal monitoring athletes as the race went on. Race organizers objected and said that they maintained supervision on the athletes. The International Swimming Federation is under fire for the event, but has stated that it has ran fourteen events and never had such a problem. All of the fighting aside, the article speaks to the mourning family and necessity for sports safety at all levels.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/10/25/uae.swimmer.death/index.html
By: Kyle Coia
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