Fran Crippen Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year
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noun - The Fran Crippen Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year is awarded by United States Aquatic Sports to the best American open water swimmer of the year.
Namesake
Fran Crippen (17 April 1984 - 23 October 2010) was an American open water swimmer who was inducted as an Honour Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in the Class of 2010/2011. After being a pool swimmer for most of his career, Crippen made the transition to open water swimming in 2006 where he had tremendous success. In international competitions, he won seven medals, five of which were in the open water and two in the pool. Crippen died tragically during a FINA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup race in the United Arab Emirates in 2010.
External links
- Official web site of Fran Crippen
- Fran Crippen: April 17, 1984 - October 23, 2010 - Memorial 2013
- Fran Crippen: April 17, 1984 - October 23, 2010 - Memorial 2014
- Fran Crippen: April 17, 1984 - October 23, 2010 - Memorial 2015
- Ask The Experts, Fran Crippen Was One Of Them
- The Legacy of Fran Crippen
- USA Swimming athlete bio: Fran Crippen
- University of Virginia's bio of Fran Crippen
- The Legacy of Fran Crippen
- Team Fran Raises Awareness And Funds
- Yahoo Sports Page
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame website
- People Who Changed The World Of Open Water Swimming
- Working The Dream At USA Swimming Open Water Championships
- Alex Meyer Honors Fran Crippen
- Publicizing Heroes And Heroines Of Open Water Swimming
- Dealing With Tragedy In Triathlons vs. Open Water
- People Who Changed The World Of Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- The Perfect Female Open Water Swimmer
- The Perfect Male Open Water Swimmer
- Marsden Creates Open Water History
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- FINA Taking It To The Edge
- FINA Reaches Height of Ignorance
- FINA Taking It To The Edge - Part 2
- FINA Taking It To The Edge - Part 3
- Why 31°C FINA? - Part 4
- Commentary of The 25K FINA World Championships
- FINA Formally Approves 31°C Rule
- FINA To Fix Maximum Water Temperature At 31°C
- New FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee Announced
- FINA To Fix Maximum Water Temperature Rule
- Olympic Bond Showcases Alex Meyer And Fran Crippen
- 101 Movers And Shakers In The Open Water World
- Special Person, One Year Later
- Fran Crippen At The 2009 FINA World Championships
- The New Crippen Cup 10k Marathon Invitational
- Great Moves In Open Water Swimming - Marine Stadium
- Missing Swimmer Found In Midmar Dam
- Crippen Cup Competition
- Sonar Safety System For Swimmers
- UAE Bid Draws Criticism In Wake Of Fran Crippen Tragedy
- The Importance Of Symbolism In The Open Water
- FINA Proposes Return Of World Cup To UAE
- The Race Goes On
- Cold Half Is The Wright Thing To Do
- Triathletes Challenged To Sub-3² Marathon
- Darren Miller's Sub-3² Attempt Ends Up A Winning Cause
- 1990 Capri-Napoli, A Marathon Race Like No Other
- Fran Crippen: April 17th 1984 - October 23th 2010
- Eva Fabian Wins FCEF Work The Dream Grant
- Seven Years Ago, A Legacy Was In The Making
- Great Memories Of Fran Crippen, Great Decision By USA
- Japan Is Right On, But What Were Others Thinking?!?
- Commentary on 25K FINA World Championships
- Canada, Netherlands, Japan, USA Avoid Hot Water
- Team Wins Stands Up And Gets Out To Win Honors
- Jordan Wilimovsky Wins Fran Crippen Memorial Award
