Francis Crippen, a long distance swimmer from the United States of America United States (also known as USA) passed away during the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup race that took place in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (also known as UAE) on Saturday 23 October 2010.
In order to better understand the circumstances surrounding the tragic accident, the International Swimming Federation (FINA) appointed a Task Force to address all the issues related to the death of open water swimmer Francis Crippen.