Amerikanska Christine Jennings luttók eisini í havsvimjingini í Fujairah, har Fran Crippen doyði, og kom tá sjálv í so mikið stórar trupulleikar, at hon fyri at umganga at fáa ‘blackout’ legði seg ryggin at veitra eftir hjálp, ikki so langt frá málstrikuni. Men tá ið eingin kom at hjálpa, noyddist hon at stríða seg á mál, og endaði síðani á sjúkrahúsi. Hetta er sama Jennings sum herfyri vann the Tiburon Mile og $10.000. Lesið her í The Washington Post og á SwimNews.com.
The other American, Christine Jennings, said she vomited several times in the water. Jennings, 23, got dizzy and veered off course. Fearing she would black out, she turned over and swam on her back with an arm in the air to signal her distress to the safety boats that are supposed to follow the swimmers in such races.
But when no one responded, Jennings struggled to the finish, where she staggered out of the water with the help of a fellow swimmer and was taken to a hospital.
“It was a disaster,” she said. “I’m floating on my back for several minutes, thinking ‘Why isn’t anybody checking on me?’ “
Eg havi so gjørt mína niðurstøðu av hesum, vóni at rættu viðkomandi fáa hóskiligan straff.