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Felix Jeffrey Farrell (born February 28, 1937) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in multiple relay events.
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| Full name | Felix Jeffery Farrell | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Jeff" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 28, 1937 Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Santa Barbara Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Yale University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Farrell won a gold medal in the men's 100-meter freestyle at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago. In 1960, six days after having an appendectomy, Farrell qualified at the U.S. Olympic Trials.[1] He competed at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, where he received gold medals as a member of the winning U.S. teams in the 4×100-meter medley relay and the 4×200-meter freestyle relay.[2]
Farrell is a multiple U.S. Masters Swimming world-record holder, and has held the fastest national times in his age group in dozens of events over past decades.[3] He was photographed for and featured in ESPN's "The Body" issue in 2010.[1]
Farrell was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1968,[4] and the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame in 2011.[5] He is the only swimmer to be inducted in both halls.
He set world records for Masters Swimming up until 2011.[6] He has written a book about his Olympic experiences titled My Olympic Story, Rome 1960.[7]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of Yale University people
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
- World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
References
- ESPN Magazine The Body Issue 2010 – Jeff Farrell (the17thman). The17thman.typepad.com (2010-10-07). Retrieved on 2015-10-19.
- "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy– Swimming" Archived 2007-09-04 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 30, 2008)
- All American Listings for Jeff Farrell. Usms.org. Retrieved on 2015-10-19.
- "Jeff Farrell (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- Jeff Farrell (USA). Usms.org. Retrieved on 2015-10-19.
- Stories about USMS Swimmers – Jeff Farrell. Usms.org (1998-05-03). Retrieved on 2015-10-19.
- Home. Vintage Team Press. Retrieved on 2015-10-19.
External links
- Jeff Farrell – Biography at VintageTeamPress.com
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jeff Farrell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
- Jeff Farrell (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-04-02)
1960 USA Olympic swimming team | ||
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Pan American Champions in Men's 100 m freestyle | |
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Felix Jeffrey "Jeff" Farrell (né le 28 février 1937 à Détroit) est un nageur américain. Lors des Jeux olympiques d'été de 1960 disputés à Rome, il remporte deux médailles d'or lors des relais 4 x 200 m nage libre et 4 x 100 m quatre nages, battant à chaque fois le record du monde[1].[it] Jeff Farrell
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