Above photo of the pool wall at the Germantown Academy, courtesy of Anthony McCarley. The legacy of Fran Crippen, an International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer and the only swimmer to die during a FINA competition (of any discipline), lives on at his home pool at the Germantown Academy. Copyright © 2008 - 2020 by World Open Water
The Fran Crippen Story With Sid Cassidy And Bonnie Ford Sponsored by Stories With Sid Cassidy. Sid Cassidy tells stories - funny stories, inspirational stories, untold stories as a great storyteller on his program Stories With Sid Cassidy. The Delaware native started his open water swimming career in Ocean City in New Jersey back in the 1960s and his
Sid Cassidy To Discuss The Life & Legacy Of Fran Crippen Sponsored by Stories With Sid Cassidy. Sid Cassidy tells stories - funny stories, inspirational stories, untold stories as a great storyteller on his program Stories With Sid Cassidy. The Delaware native started his open water swimming career in Ocean City in New Jersey back in the 1960s and his
Germantown Academy Coach Dick Shoulberg On WOWSA Live Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. In a throwback episode (from December 2010) of Open Water Wednesday (the precursor to WOWSA Live), Germantown Academy coach Dick Shoulberg talks about his career. Coach Shoulberg, who guided International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor
Hank Wise To Be Honored By Iconix Fitness Courtesy of WOWSA, Long Beach, California. Hank Wise, the reigning King of the Catalina Channel together with Samuel Neri and the captain of the fastest Catalina Channel relay in history, is a native of Long Beach, California. Wise will be honored by Iconix Fitness for his ocean-swimming exploits. Iconix Fitness
2020 Tokyo Olympics Appears To Be Postponed Courtesy of WOWSA, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. Three students from one high school in Huntington Beach, California - a surfer, a water polo player and a volleyball player - are among the 11,000 athletes whose Olympic dreams were officially pushed off sometime in the future. An interview with Kanoa
Courtesy of Matthew De George, Swimming World Magazine. The legacy of Fran Crippen, an International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee and the only swimmer to die during a FINA competition (of any discipline), lives on. At the University of Virginia vs. University of North Carolina dual meet, senior Ted Schubert set the pool record in the
Andrew Gemmell Speaks Out About FINA's Swimming World Courtesy of Craig Lord, Swimming World Magazine. Andrew Gemmell spoke with Craig Lord about the mindset and decisions of FINA executives and FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee (TOWSC) members in a recent hard-hitting article in Swimming World Magazine: read here (Andrew Gemmell’s Red Flag To
Fran Crippen’s Legacy Must Continue Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "They can't find Fran," said Shelley Taylor-Smith in a tone that immediately scared Steven Munatones who was in New York at the time of the telephone call. "What do you mean, they can't find Fran?" Munatones asked to the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee member
Fran Crippen’s Legacy Continues Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. October 23rd 2010 is a day never to forget in the open water swimming world. Fran Crippen (April 17th 1984 - October 23rd 2010) was a gentlemen. A hero. An inspiration. His legacy is not only as a world-class athlete, but as someone you would be proud to have as a son,
