A panel investigating the death of open-water swimmer Fran Crippen of the United States (also known as ) File:Flag of the United States.svg during a race in 2010 in United Arab Emirates (also known as ) File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg said that there is an "urgent need" to improve the sport's safety standards. An independent task force appointed by FINA, swimming's governing body, following the drowning of the American said some rules were not followed by organizers or race officials in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.