{"id":124500,"date":"2015-02-26T07:48:48","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T14:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=124500"},"modified":"2015-02-26T08:06:47","modified_gmt":"2015-02-26T15:06:47","slug":"swimming-community-rejects-finas-uae-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-community-rejects-finas-uae-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming Community Finds FINA&#8217;s UAE Open Water Decision &#8220;Disgusting&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX &#8211; Within minutes of <em>Swimming World<\/em> breaking the news to those in the English-speaking swimming community that <a title=\"FINA Confirms Open Water Race in UAE; Triples Prize Pool\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-confirms-open-water-race-uae-triples-prize-pool\/\" target=\"_blank\">FINA had not only elected to go forward with an open water stop in the country where Fran Crippen perished more than four years ago but also tripled the prize pool<\/a>, the swimming Twitter community lit on fire rejecting the move.<\/p>\n<p>One of the common words\u00a0used so far in response is that the community has found the move to be &#8220;disgusting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of those reactions:<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Throw money at it? This is disgusting. &quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwimmingWorld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SwimmingWorld<\/a>: FINA Confirms Open Water Race in UAE; Triples Prize Pool  <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/prJM9xBYlW\">pic.twitter.com\/prJM9xBYlW<\/a>&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tyler Clary, OLY (@TylerClary) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TylerClary\/status\/570955359478611969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shameful. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwimmingWorld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SwimmingWorld<\/a>: FINA Confirms Open Water Race in UAE; Triples Prize Pool <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/XlVhNe0Jcf\">http:\/\/t.co\/XlVhNe0Jcf<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/tAvUw8d5Ca\">pic.twitter.com\/tAvUw8d5Ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Liebhold (@timswim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timswim\/status\/570955242545803264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">@Bonnie_D_Ford <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwimmingWorld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SwimmingWorld<\/a> This make the Crippen Cup even more important to all of us involved with Open Water.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grant Holicky (@grantholicky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grantholicky\/status\/570955879580708864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/astern0087\/status\/570954905298599936<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/HollywoodinDC\/status\/570954323712204801<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClaireAnne12?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ClaireAnne12<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwimmingWorld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SwimmingWorld<\/a> Sad that $ trumps athlete safety for FINA.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Justine (@swimmerswammer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/swimmerswammer\/status\/570953741651673089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">@Bonnie_D_Ford <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwimmingWorld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SwimmingWorld<\/a> Disgusting and insenstive<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eliza (@eliza_jacobs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eliza_jacobs\/status\/570953587372769280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">@HollywoodinDC <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwimmingWorld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SwimmingWorld<\/a> disrespectful to Fran&#39;s memory and USA Swimming, and a danger to athletes, truly. I&#39;m very disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Claire Anne (@ClaireAnne12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClaireAnne12\/status\/570953505168494594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwimmingWorld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SwimmingWorld<\/a> really don&#39;t understand that considering the last time they held an open water event in UAE someone died. 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