1.0Swimming Worldhttps://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/newsEmma Fosterhttps://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/author/emma-foster/#30MostSwimfluential: Fran Crippenrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="cQQM2R8jT3"><a href="https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/30mostswimfluential-fran-crippen/">#30MostSwimfluential: Fran Crippen</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/30mostswimfluential-fran-crippen/embed/#?secret=cQQM2R8jT3" width="600" height="338" title="“#30MostSwimfluential: Fran Crippen” — Swimming World" data-secret="cQQM2R8jT3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fran-crippen-e1484531333832.jpg1013800Fran Crippen’s influence on the swimming community was and is profound. Known to be an amazing teammate who supported those around him, Crippen proved often that he would put his own goals on the line to help his teammates.