Bill Farley

William Winfield Farley (November 10, 1944 September 2, 2018) was an American swimming coach and former competition swimmer.

Bill Farley
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Winfield Farley
Nickname(s)"Bill"
National teamUnited States
Born(1944-11-10)November 10, 1944
Fort Devens, Massachusetts
DiedSeptember 2, 2018(2018-09-02) (aged 73)[1]
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight176 lb (80 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubLos Angeles Athletic Club
College teamUniversity of Michigan

Farley represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2] He advanced to the event final of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle, and finished fourth overall with a time of 17:18.2.[2][3]

Farley attended the University of Michigan, and swam for the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1963 to 1965. He was a ten-time All-American as a college swimmer.[4]

See also

References

  1. Bill Farley at Olympedia
  2. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Bill Farley. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  3. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games, Men's 1500 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  4. FairfieldStags.com, Men's Swimming & Diving, Coaching Staff, Bill Farley. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  • Bill Farley Coach profile at FairfieldStags.com
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Farley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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