A map showing Dubai |140px A United States swimmer, Fran Crippen , drowned during an open-water race today in the United Arab Emirates. The cause of the drowning is unknown. However, Crippen told his coach that he was feeling ill eight kilometers (km) into the ten km race. The Philidelphian , who comes from a line of prominent swimmers, was participating in the FINA Open Water ten kilometer World Cup in Fujairah, Dubai . When Crippen did not finish the race, swimmers were the first to respond by returning to the water to search for him. Soon after the dive team arrived and found his body just before the last buoy of the two km triangular race course according to race officials.
A map showing Dubai |140px A United States swimmer, , drowned during an open-water race today in the United Arab Emirates. The cause of the drowning is unknown. However, Crippen told his coach that he was feeling ill eight kilometers (km) into the ten km race. The Philadelphian , who comes from a line of prominent swimmers, was participating in the FINA Open Water ten kilometer World Cup in Fujairah, . When Crippen did not finish the race, swimmers were the first to respond by returning to the water to search for him. Soon after the dive team arrived and found his body just before the last buoy of the two km triangular race course according to race officials.
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