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Jeff Farrell

Full name: Felix Jeffrey "Jeff" Farrell
Gender: Male
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Weight: 154 lbs (70 kg)
Born: February 28, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan, United States
Affiliations: New Haven Swim Club
Country: USA United States
Sport: Swimming

Medals: 2 Gold (2 Total)

Biography

Farrell started out at the University of Oklahoma but transferred to Yale, where his swim career was haunted by injury and illness. He swam on the 1960 U.S. Trials only six days after an appendectomy graciously having declined an offer made by U.S. officials to allow him to try to qualify, based on time, a few weeks later. Though he would have been the favorite in the 100m free, he finished fourth at the Trials, and made only the relay teams. But by the time of the Olympics, he had recovered sufficiently to anchor the U.S. teams to world records in both events. Farrell won five AAU titles and was the 100m freestyle champion at the 1959 Pan-American Games.

Results

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Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1960 Summer 23 Roma Swimming Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay United States USA 1 Gold WR
1960 Summer 23 Roma Swimming Men's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay United States USA 1 Gold WR

Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay

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Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T IST CTAS
1960 Summer 23 Roma Swimming United States USA Final 1 WR 8:10.2 2:02.0 8:10.2

Men's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay

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Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T IST CTAS
1960 Summer 23 Roma Swimming United States USA Final 1 WR 4:05.4 54.9 4:05.4