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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