Fran Crippen death report condemns the race safety

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — examines the Open-water swimmer and Fran Crippen, United Arab Emirates, during October-race to the death on Friday, the Panel said, is "urgently" to improve security standards of the sport in the Chronicles. Dario Lopez-Mills, AP

Fran Crippen, this 2007 photo will appear in the died in the heat of the water occurs in the open swimming event in the United Arab Emirates last October.

Dario Lopez-Mills, AP

Fran Crippen, this 2007 photo will appear in the died in the heat of the water occurs in the open swimming event in the United Arab Emirates last October.

FINA, swimming's governing body, following the 26-year-old American said an independent task force appointed by drowning, some rules were followed by the organizers of the Dubai or race officials.Werner, Swedish lawyer and former Director of the INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING FEDERATION, Member of the Panel, led by Gunnar for five of the leaders of the Organization to respond to the challenges of about 60 recommendations.The working groups of the task force called on FINA to help to create and update the rules in the "sport should stay as Olympic sport."Crippen, U.s. national champion six times, starting from the suburban Philadelphia died in the nearly 10-kilometer Marathon-World Cup event at the end of the warm temperatures. No one noticed him on the surface of the packing list below, and his body was not found until two hours later. "There is an urgent priority for the Organization's commitment to the safety of the athlete," the report says.Crippen's death was the first fatality in the history of competitive SWIMMING FEDERATION. The publication of the report of the FINA website and news release Friday without comment, came two days after scathing former International Olympic Committee President Dick pound, who leads the United States of America Swimming. Crippen bus, Dick Shoulberg kritiikkiäsanoi a separate study, on the contrary, FINA disclosed only to report when the pound complained that his five-member Commission received, in cooperation with the international governing bodyDespite numerous requests, the swimmer's death. "I think the SWIMMING FEDERATION after Dick pound comments are not realized, and for all, saying, it was a big black eye to give FINA, they came to the realization that they speak up," Shoulberg told the Associated Press. "I am so glad that they did speak."But he said Shoulberg and Crippen: n family intend to keep the pressure on FINA until safety recommendations. "We may not be issued until all is certain, "the coach said. "We want the safety of the Open water. We want to make sure that someone is a set of eyes for each kid. "FINA to reconsider Shoulberg is also known as the holding of the Open-water races in Shanghai this summer, aquatic animals, as part of the World Championships.Already, he said, the United States swimming is the possibility of reconsidering the notified applicable June qualifying match in Fort Myers, Florida, is concerned with the since the temperature may exceed those recommended by the Commission of the GBP, the limit values for the temperature of the water — 87.8 degrees Fahrenheit or the combined water and air temperature 145.4 degrees. "The need to move the race to FINA in Shanghai," said Shoulberg. "Does not in any way, it can not be hot in Shanghai."FINA, the report found that Crippen was the swimmer, who was in the United States, and most importantly his family with the utmost devotion, pride and honor to all of what he did. "A detailed report on the autopsy, which found that he died from drowning, and heat. However, in the report, that the heart failure could have been the author or "uncontrolled Exercise effectiveness of asthma" unfavorable competitive situations.Tested the Werner Panel examined the "many factors" that have contributed to the creation of a dangerous race.FINA open water settings were "too vague" leaves, the status of the report said. Although these inadequate rules was "not properly addressed or implemented by the Organizing Committee of the Dubai event and FINA-representative."The course was not mandatory health and safety certificate and the organizers had not liability insurance task force, with the SWIMMING FEDERATION said.Although Dubai providing the SWIMMING FEDERATION meets the standard, rescue boats not provided for in the rules of contracts and how they should be placed in the lifesaving skills or require pilots. "Inadequate supervision and security measures have been difficult and sometimes impossible to identify and track and field athlete who specialises in response to distress, "the report said.The autopsy report noted that the water temperature in the last October, 26 were in the mid-80s, with an air temperature of more than 100. Tested the Werner Group stated that the FINA rules, was not the recommended upper limit of the temperature of the re-entry.The report called on FINA to prevent racing on the water above 82.4 degrees and search for a safe, a combined air and water temperature. Also, the quality requirements for pipe joint seals used in water and the strengthening of international organizations.FINA should be put at the disposal of the organizers of the action plans and to consider the medical, GPS technology, you can use to keep track of the swimmers, the report stated.World Cup-the legislation, which requires to perform the final swimmers in the open water race also should be scrapped. Crippen continued "despite feeling distressed or create" expire at the end of the Dubai event because of a rule might be proposed in the report.SWIMMING FEDERATION to investigate the events and how do I bid strategically to maximize the bidding procedure to require better services before the entry into force of the cities and associations could be considered.Tested the Werner group was requested to provide an independent, impartial and "transparent" and proposes "a useful, effective and to improve the company's recommendations" of the sport.