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The lack of risk communication at an elite sports event : a case study of the FINA 10 K marathon swimming world cup / John J. Miller, John T. Wendt.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: London : Human Kinetics, Inc., 2012Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781526437556 (ebook) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 797.21 23
Online resources: On October 23, 2010 in the city of Fujairah, east of Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United States medal winning swimmer Fran Crippen failed to finish the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) 10 Kilometer Marathon Swimming World Cup open water race. The conditions of the water and exterior temperature were relevant factors contributing to the death of Fran Crippen. A discussion of risk communication, as an integral part of the risk management process, describes how this tragedy could have been avoided. This case study will address how the proper authorities could have employed the risk communications to prevent this tragedy.
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Originally published in Miller, J. J., & Wendt, J. T. (2012). The lack of risk communication at an elite sports event: A case study of the FINA 10 K Marathon swimming world cup. International Journal of Sport Communication, 5(2), 265-278. DOI:.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

On October 23, 2010 in the city of Fujairah, east of Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United States medal winning swimmer Fran Crippen failed to finish the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) 10 Kilometer Marathon Swimming World Cup open water race. The conditions of the water and exterior temperature were relevant factors contributing to the death of Fran Crippen. A discussion of risk communication, as an integral part of the risk management process, describes how this tragedy could have been avoided. This case study will address how the proper authorities could have employed the risk communications to prevent this tragedy.

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