"He was my friend and teammate," explained American Olympic marathon swimmer Alex Meyer at the Fran Crippen Sunset Mile last night during an impassioned speech to several hundred swimmers, coaches, parents, and administrators. "Fran touched so many people in so many different ways. The Fran Crippen Elevation Foundation is part of his legacy." Meyer held
From his high school senior year in southwest desert oasis of Phoenix, Arizona to 3 YMCA national titles in 2012 and his first year at the Naval Academy, it has been a whirlwind period for 18-year-old Noah Martin. And his first-year experiences will only continue. "Growing up in Pennsylvania and then Arizona, I never did any open water swimming," explains
Ron Mita has been running around a lot this week. As the race director for the Fran Crippen Sunset Mile and the 2013 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships, he has hundreds of details and many volunteers to oversee. And the opening events went smoothly last night on a warm, calm California evening. But perhaps nothing was as satisfying
Hundreds of ambitious teenagers and young adults are descending upon Castaic Lake near Santa Clarita, California to participate in the 2013 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships and Fran Crippen Sunset Mile. A few of them are odds-on favorites to swim in the lead pack, a handful of others have a realistic chance to earn a spot to
Emerging from Miromar Lakes after a tough 10 km national championship on Friday, Dan O'Connor and Ashley Twichell recovered just enough to win the Crippen Sunset Mile on Saturday night. The tribute to fallen superstar Fran Crippen, the Crippen Sunset Mile providing a cash prize, but was open to everyone who wanted to participate in the 79°F (26°C) flat
