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| RIP Crippin |
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| Skrevet af Michael Flarup |
| Mandag, 25. oktober 2010 12:54 |
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Åbent-vandssvømmeren Fran Crippin mistede livet under et stævne i weekenden. Årsagen til hans død er endnu ukendt.
læs mere: http://www.usaswimming.org/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=0&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&ItemId=3029&mid=9874 og http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-UhEoH19eE
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In Memory of Fran Crippen
On this day, Saturday, October 23, 2010, 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 comp…etitors 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. The water was likely too hot for the event as several swimmers, including USA's Eva Fabian and Christine Jennings, were treated for heat exhaustion at the hospital after the race. FINA does not have a maximum temperature allowed, but does have a minimum temperature for an open water swim to take place. This was the last open water swim of the year for Crippen, and he had planned to take a vacation to Italy. Citater
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