A Tribute to Fran Crippen, Open-Water Swimmer Who Died last Weekend

Over the weekend, Fran Crippen, the 26-year-old open-water swimming star, died of a heart attack during the last leg of the Marathon Swimming World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

Steve Bonini got the pleasure of photographing Fran Crippen before his untimely death and here are two of those shots.

A Tribute to Fran Crippen:

"I had the good fortune of photographing Fran during my 4 years shooting for TYR, and was saddened to hear he had died during a race last week. In addition to being a world class competitor and athlete, I also saw that he was kind, thoughtful, and a great guy to hang out with. No frills, no b.s, just the kind of guy this world needs more of." ~Steve Bonini

You can go to Fran Crippen's official website here.
Or read more details about the news from ESPN here.