In 1997 Crippen earned a silver medal as a part of Team USA at the Pan Pacific Championship in Fukuoka, Japan.

Her brother Fran won a bronze in the 10-kilometer open water race at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships.

He swam for the University of Virginia where he was an 11-time All-American and two-time Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) swimmer of the year in 2006 and 2008.

He died on October 23, 2010, due to exhaustion after he did not pass the line during a race with inadequate safety measures.

Her sister, Claire Crippen, is a national finalist, an NCAA All-American, and swam for the University of Virginia.