Bill Farley
Personal information | |
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Full name | William Winfield Farley |
Nickname(s) | "Bill" |
National team | United States |
Born |
Fort Devens, Massachusetts | November 10, 1944
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Club | Los Angeles Athletic Club |
College team | University of Michigan |
William Winfield Farley (born November 10, 1944) is an American swimming coach and former competition swimmer.
Farley represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[1] 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.[1][2]
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.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Bill Farley. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games, Men's 1500 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ↑ FairfieldStags.com, Men's Swimming & Diving, Coaching Staff, Bill Farley. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
External links
- Bill Farley – Coach profile at FairfieldStags.com
- Bill Farley – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
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