PanPac and PanAm Open Water Swimming
PanPac and PanAm Open Water Swimming
Top U.S. Open Water Swimmers Swim at 2007 Pan American Games on July 14
America's top open water swimmers will face a field of international competitors Saturday at the 10K Olympic distance open water event at Copacabana Beach. The women's competition begins at 9 a.m. local time and features 2007 World Championship silver medalist Kalyn Keller, and 2007 Pan Pacific gold medalist Chloe Sutton. The men's competition starts at 9:35 a.m. local time and features 2007 National Champion Chip Peterson, and Fran Crippen.
Peterson and Sutton Win Gold Medals at the 2007 Pan Am 10K Open Water Swim
Chloe Sutton and Fran Crippen took home Team USA Swimming's first two gold medals at the 2007 Pan American Games with wins in the men's and women's 10K open water swimming competition at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on 14 July 2007. Swimmers Chip Peterson finished second in the men's race to win silver and Kalyn Keller finished fourth in the women's race.