William Winfield Farley (November 10, 1944 – September 2, 2018) was an American swimming coach and former competition swimmer.
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Full name | William Winfield Farley |
Nickname(s) | "Bill" |
National team | United States |
Born | (1944-11-10)November 10, 1944 Fort Devens, Massachusetts |
Died | September 2, 2018(2018-09-02) (aged 73)[1] |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg) |
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Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Club | Los Angeles Athletic Club |
College team | University 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]
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