TYR athlete Fran Crippen won his seventh national title on Friday, June 4th at the 2010 Open Water National Championships held in Long Beach, Calif. Finishing the 10K in 1:57:14.72, Crippen garnered the top qualifying position on USA Swimming’s roster for both the 2010 Open Water World and Pan Pacific Championships. Crippen wore TYR’s new Tracer Technology.

The race remained tight from the 4K mark until the finish, with the first six positions separated by less than a half-second. A 2009 World Championship bronze medalist in the event, Crippen relied on experience and back-end speed to pull ahead at the end and to win.

Crippen will represent the U.S. at the 2010 Open Water World Championships in Roberval, Quebec from July 17th-22nd. After winning the Pan Pacific Championship in 2007, Crippen will aim to regain the 10K title at this year’s Pan Pacific competition in Irvine Calif. on August 22nd.

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The night was filled with excitement as swimmers competed for their spots on the medal stand at the 2009 World Championships the evening of Friday, July 31-with TYR’s Amanda Weir, Amaury Leveaux, and Jeanette Ottesen represented in the mix.

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The 2009 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships and World Championship Team Trials in Indianapolis, IN kept getting better for TYR swimmers and coaches each night, ending Saturday evening on a high note. Amanda Weir added yet another individual race to her list for the championships in Rome, Italy, while coach Bill Rose of the Mission Viejo Nadadores was selected by USA Swimming to join the team’s coaching staff.

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On day three of the 2009 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships and World Championship Trials, TYR’s Amanda Weir exploded off the block and never slowed down in the finals of the women’s 50m freestyle, placing second by a hundredth of a second at 24.77 to add her name to the U.S. World Championship Team roster.

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