Defending Champion Is Remembered In the ISHOF Mile
Fran Crippen was remembered in many ways and at many levels at yesterday’s 41st annual Ft. Lauderdale Roughwater Swim. 3-time Olympian Ricardo Monasterio, the pre-race favorite, lived up to his billing and won going away, Ricardo in 18:04. Ryan Rosenbaum (18:14), Richard Andrews (19:38), Tyler McGrew (19:40), John Szerd (19:41) and Jacob Percy (19:45) followed.
On the women’s side, Ana Marcela Cunha won in 22:50 over Amanda Ford (24:21), Megan Moroney (24:59) and Nilsa Easta (25:13).
Sid Cassidy, one of the most experienced watermen in the world and starter at the 2008 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim, gave a touching tribute to Fran before the race that drew over 250 swimmers to the Ft. Lauderdale beach:
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Daily News of Open Water Swimming and founder of WOWSA. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010).
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