open water event. He represented Germantown Academy Aquatic Club in Fort Washington, PA. He also represented TYR Sport, Inc. http://www.youtube.com/v/04PgQ3o-2zQ?fs=1&hl=en_US Personal Crippen was born in Bryn Mawr , Pennsylvania , in 1984, the son of Pete and Pat Crippen. He is a 2002 graduate of Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania .