Fran Crippen
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Francis Crippen (April 17, 1984 – October 23, 2010) was an American long-distance swimmer. After being a pool swimmer for most of his career, Crippen made the transition to open water swimming in 2006. In international competitions, Crippen won seven medals, five of which were in the open water and two in the pool. Crippen died during an open water swimming race in the United Arab Emirates in 2010 at the age of 26.[1]
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Full name | Francis Crippen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1984-04-17)April 17, 1984 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | October 23, 2010(2010-10-23) (aged 26) Fujairah, United Arab Emirates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Virginia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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