Fran Crippen

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Medal record
Fran Crippen
Men's Swimming
Competitor for the United States
Pan American Games
Silver	2003 Santo Domingo	400m Freestyle
Silver	2003 Santo Domingo	1500m Freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver	2006 Victoria	10km Open Water

Fran Crippen (born April 17, 1984 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania) is a freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won two individual silver medals at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He did so in the 400 and 1500m freestyle. He represented the United States at the Pan Pacific Championships in 2006 where he earned a silver medal in the 10k open water swim. In 2007 he earned a gold medal in the 10k distance event at the Pan American Games in in Rio, Brazil. He has three sisters who are competitive swimmers. His sister, Maddy Crippen, was a 2000 Olympian in the 400 individual medley and swam for Villanova University. His sister, Claire Crippen, is a national finalist and NCAA all-american and currently competes for the University of Virginia. His third sister, Teresa Crippen, is a Pan American Games Champion in the 200 meter Backstroke and US national team member. Crippen himself swam for the University of Virginia where he was an 11 time all-american and a two time conference swimmer of the year. Crippen currently represents the Mission Viejo Nadadores and coach Bill Rose.