Jeff Farrell

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Felix Jeffrey Farrell (born 28 February 1937) is an American pool and open water swimmer from California, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in multiple relay events.

Swimming Career Highlights

  • He 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.
  • He competed at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games 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.
  • He is a multiple United States Masters Swimming record holder, setting the fastest national times in his age group in dozens of events over past decades.
  • He was photographed for and featured in ESPN's "The Body" issue in 2010.
  • He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1968.
  • He was inducted into the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame in 2011.
  • He has written a book about his Olympic experiences titled My Olympic Story, Rome 1960.
  • He was the USA Olympic Swim Team captain of the 1960 Rome Olympic Games.
  • He is a long-time Semana Nautica board member.
  • He won a gold medal in swimming at the 1960 Rome Olympics merely two weeks after an emergency appendectomy.
  • He has won national championships at the U.S. Masters Swimming level.
  • He completed the first relay recognized by the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association together with Dr. Herb Barthels (USA), Beau Gatch (USA), Pam Barthels (USA), Keith Martin (USA), and Steven Snyder (USA). They swam 22.2 nautical miles across the Santa Barbara Channel in August 1981 from Hazards Cove to Shoreline Park in 11 hours 47 minutes.
  • He is the namesake for the Jeff Ferrell Sportsman Award, an award that is part of the Semana Nautical Sports Festival. It is given to those individuals who support and embody the spirit of Semana Nautica, usually through dedicated years of volunteerism, participation and/or support.

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